Corporate Media Relations and Issues Communications Manager

Texas Instruments Incorporated•Dallas, TX

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About The Position

This role offers a unique opportunity to help drive TI's company-level media relations strategy and shape public narratives while also driving the issues communications strategy and response process at TI. The ideal candidate will be a strategic communicator with strong media savvy, sound instinct for connecting dots to uncover stories that resonate with media, and have experience navigating matrixed, global organizations to generate positive, high-profile earned media coverage while protecting TI's reputation. The ideal candidate will have strong communications skills and experience in media relations, crisis communications and public relations. What You Will Gain from This Role Opportunity to guide TI's global corporate media relations strategy to position TI as a technology leader, trusted supplier and great employer among existing and new audiences. Deep knowledge of internal and external crisis and issues management communications and response strategies. Experience serving as a spokesperson for the company. High-visibility relationships with senior leaders and functional experts across the company, coaching them on how to effectively communicate with media. Experience leading a multi-functional team. Experience understanding and influencing TI's public relations strategy.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in communications, journalism, public relations, and/or related field.
8+ years of related experience in an external communications role, with experience in semiconductor or technology related media relations highly preferred.
Self-starter with a high degree of initiative and the ability to manage multiple tasks, work calmly and confidently under pressure and meet dynamic deadlines as required.
Strong written and oral communication skills. Ability to communicate in a way that creates clarity and simplifies messages.
Excellent, adaptable interpersonal skills and a demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative team environment.
Proven ability to work with top-tier national press.

Nice To Haves

High level of professionalism and discretion in handling confidential information.
Excellent communication and execution skills, heightened attention to detail.
Prior experience building relationships and working with top-tier national media.
Prior experience working with PR agency partners.
Prior people management experience.
Experience working globally and with colleagues in multiple locations.
A journalistic mindset with a deep curiosity to understand new things and uncover newsworthy stories.
Ability to evaluate and improve existing processes and develop/simplify new processes where appropriate.

Responsibilities

Corporate media relations strategy: Develop and lead TI's corporate media relations strategy, guiding on the use of various tactics such as press releases, media interviews, media tours, pitches and messaging on company-level topics.
Enhance company reputation: Deliver innovative external communications strategies that strengthen and protect TI's brand and reputation.
Issues communications leadership: Drive TI's issues and crisis communications processes and strategy: oversee day-to-day management of issues triage and response, connecting dots across functions and regions and execution.
People management: Lead issues communications team and coordinate with agency partners.
Issues preparedness: Oversee optimization of TI's crisis communications processes and playbooks; train communicators, executives and other stakeholders on their role in the event of a crisis.
Message and strategy development: Develop proactive and reactive media strategies, statements and content on short deadlines. Serve as a media spokesperson.
Executive consultation: Counsel leaders and functional experts on recommended approach for responding to issues and media inquiries and interviews.
Benchmarking and optimization: Continually assess the media landscape, analyzing news for trends that would influence TI and proactively provide recommendations. Use analytics to identify areas of success and opportunities for improvement to help further refine company-level media relations efforts.
Relationship building and stakeholder alignment: Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with key media contacts. Demonstrate agility, creativity and hustle to move projects forward and help connect dots across the company.
Sense of urgency: Effectively navigate multiple and shifting deadlines across projects in a fast-moving environment. Respond to intermittent or unexpected issues as they occur.
Set clear direction and expectations for the team and connect dots for how the individual and team's work supports broader organization or company objectives.
Foster an inclusive work environment and team culture where people are inspired to perform at their best.
Proactively develop people by providing timely and specific feedback as well as establishing clear development plans that include a balance of experiences, exposure and training.