Vice President, Media Relations - Remote

Vice President, Media Relations - Remote + Job ID: 28975 + Functional Area: Communications + Position Type: Full-Time Exempt + Experience Required: More than 10 years + Location: Georgia - Atlanta Pennsylvania - Philadelphia Illinois - Chicago + Department: Communications & Marketing + Education Required: Bachelors Degree + Relocation Provided: Email a Friend Save Save Apply Now Position Description:***This is a permanently remote position which can be home-based anywhere in the U.S.*** Save lives. Fulfill yours.At the American Cancer Society, we're leading the fight for a world without cancer. Our employees and 1.5 million volunteers are raising the bar every single day. We actively seek candidates from diverse backgrounds including communities of color, the LGBTQ community, veterans, and people with disabilities. The greater the diversity of our people, the better we can serve our communities. The people who work at the American Cancer Society focus their diverse talents on our lifesaving mission. It is a calling. And the people who answer it are fulfilled.The Vice President, Media Relations advances the American Cancer Society's mission, goals, and objectives by leading a comprehensive media relations program that delivers measurable results toward business objectives. He/she serves on the leadership team for the Communications & Marketing department.+ Serves as a member of the Communications & Marketing leadership team that partners with key Advocacy, Discovery (Research), Patient Support, and Development colleagues and business owners to deliver integrated marketing and communications tactics that advance the organization's mission and revenue objectives with the full range of the American Cancer Society's audiences.+ Serves as a senior-level strategic adviser on issues of the highest importance to ACS.+ Leads the nationwide media relations program and is accountable for consistently delivering high-quality results that maintain and expand the American Cancer Society's media presence, reputation, relevance, and mission impact. Continuously innovates the media relations program, including use of online, social media, new media and emerging platforms and techniques. Creates and maintains appropriate policies, procedures and assets to ensure an effective media relations program.+ Serves as a player-coach to directly develop and execute media relations strategies and tactics for the highest level organizational initiatives. Develops and maintains relationships with top-tier national reporters, while continuously growing the number, strength, and diversity of media contacts. Serves as an organizational media spokesperson.+ Leads a team that develops and executes nationwide earned media relations strategies and tactics to advance Advocacy, Discovery, and Patient Support objectives. Builds capacity and empowers team members' success and professional growth. Ensures inclusion and diversity of perspectives among the team and throughout all aspects of the team's work.+ Provides counsel, coaching and media training for top executives. Develops, implements, and maintains an organization-wide media training program.+ Protects and enhances the reputation of the American Cancer Society in the media. Delivers effective issues management and crisis communications on issues in the media or that could be issues in the media.+ Maintains and enhances the level of expertise and current knowledge about the evolving media landscape and field of media relations. Develops and maintains a strong knowledge of the American Cancer Society, its programs and its positions on key issues. + Demonstrates measurable results and impact toward business objectives through meaningful metrics and reporting.+ Handles other duties as assigned. Position Requirements:+ Bachelor's degree in communications, public relations, journalism, marketing or a related field.+ At least 11 years of experience in a communications-related field, including several years in a management/supervisory capacity.+ Additional formal knowledge, skills and experience that would position this individual as a strategic communications leader for ACS are highly desirable. Such knowledge and experience may include experience in health care, corporate or nonprofit media relations; advanced degree; professional affiliations; diverse professional or overall life experiences; and other experience or training.+ Deep knowledge and understanding of the media, the newsroom environment and evolving dynamic of today's journalism through direct experience as a journalist and/or relevant public relations experience.+ Experience delivering media relations results to advance business, marketing, and revenue objectives.+ Fluency and experience managing a team that communicates about cancer, health care or other public health issues, science or equivalent transferable experience with equally complex issues.+ Experience advising senior executives.+ Demonstrated relationships with national media, plus proven ability to engage media with whom there is no prior relationship.+ The American Cancer Society especially values candidates who add to the diversity of perspectives.COMPETENCIES/SKILLS:Demonstrates Leadership Competencies: Builds effective teams, Collaborates, Courage, Drives engagement, Ensures accountability, Manages ambiguity, Manages complexity, Strategic mindsetOTHER SKILLS/PHYSICAL DEMANDS:+ Results-oriented strategist and tactician with exceptional professional judgement.+ Superior written and verbal communications, including knowledge of AP style.+ Energetic, proactive, creative and collaborative leader and team member; Outstanding management skills.+ Highest ethical standards.+ Limited physical activity required.+ Some travel may be required on as-needed basis. ACS provides staff a generous paid time off policy; medical, dental, retirement benefits, wellness programs, and professional development programs to enhance staff skills. Further details on our benefits can be found on our careers site at: jobs.cancer.org/benefits. We are a proud equal opportunity employer. The compensation range established for this position begins at a minimum of 136,400 annually.* *This minimum rate is specific to Colorado and is required by CO law to list. Actual starting pay may differ based on non-discriminatory factors including, but not limited to, geographic location, experience, skills, specialty, and education.