Vice President, Global Communications & Media Relations

This is a Full Time Job

Working alongside the Head of Global Communications and Media Relations, the VP of Global Communications will help manage trade and business media relations and assist with developing and implementing strategic business and communications efforts for the studio, executive communications, and crisis/issues management. This individual will work closely with senior leadership, studio partners, and support all lines of business for Paramount Pictures as well as partner across Paramount Global’s brands, including Paramount ! Does this sound like you?

Responsibilities

• Works with the Communications team to develop and successfully implement a comprehensive proactive & essential communication plan that reinforces Paramount’s position as an industry leader and advances the company’s strategic business goals with a variety of internal and external audiences including business, general and trade media.
• Along with the Head of Communications, provide communications counsel and executive support to C-Suite, including identifying and securing appropriate speaking engagements and opportunities that position the company’s senior executives as leaders in the industry.
• Oversees day-to-day transactional media relations and box office reporting, maintaining strong relationships with business and trade reporters, to manage incoming project requests and announcements.
• Regularly serve as a spokesperson for the company.
• Supports the team to manage crises communications. Act as a key partner in reactive communications strategy.
• Write and shape key communications materials, including talking points, pitches, strategy documents, presentations, and other written materials.
• Closely collaborate with all departments across the studio to keep consistent and aligned messaging and identify new opportunities to turn into marketable stories.
• Contribute to corporate events, such as town halls, and industry events.
• Manage and mentor a proactive, strategic, resourceful media relations team.
• Travel & staff events as assigned.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience
Requirements
• Bachelor’s Degree
• 10 years related experience preferred in the media or entertainment space.
• Strong existing relationships with entertainment/business journalists.
• Extensive knowledge of the media landscape.
• Must be proficient with Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, internet software.

Desired Characteristics

• Must have excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strategic, proactive, collaborative, energetic, innovative problem solver with a big picture mentality.
• Knowledge of a wide range of communications experience in subject areas that may include internal communications, corporate communications, publicity, and crisis communication management.
• Passionate about the entertainment landscape with experience around building a strong narrative.
• Ability to influence across the organization and work effectively with all levels of management and staff â€'' understands that productivity and employee commitment are strongly affected by clear, ongoing, candid dialogue with all the company’s internal constituencies.
• Ability to develop and implement both strategic programs and supporting tactics.
• Ability to effectively handle and prioritize multiple high-pressure tasks.
• Demonstrated success in crafting a substantive and cohesive set of messages for an organization, which has been successfully communicated to key audiences and resulted in measurable difference.

The film studio’s iconic logo has opened some of the most successful and beloved films in cinematic history, including timeless classics such as The Godfather, Chinatown, Forrest Gump and Titanic; and blockbuster franchises such as Star Trek, Transformers, Mission: Impossible and Sonic the Hedgehog. R