Director, PR Corporate Communications at Equifax Inc. in Atlanta, Georgia

Job Description:

The role of the Director,  Corporate Communications supports the VP External Communications and Chief Communications Officer by developing proactive and reactive communications that reinforce the company’s story.  This position is responsible for primary management of the company media line, developing messaging for company leaders, drafting statements/press releases, creating social media messages, generating reports on media coverage/social media conversation and identifying trends.

The successful candidate comes with experience managing business and financial communications, understanding regulatory requirements, working in a highly matrixed and change-oriented environment, meeting short deadlines and being a strong relationship builder across the communications function and with other internal stakeholders. 

Who is Equifax?

At Equifax, we believe knowledge drives progress. As a global data, analytics and technology company, we play an essential role in the global economy by helping employers, employees, financial institutions and government agencies make critical decisions with greater confidence.

We work to help create seamless and positive experiences during life’s pivotal moments: applying for jobs or a mortgage, financing an education or buying a car. Our impact is real and to accomplish our goals we focus on nurturing our people for career advancement and their learning and development, supporting our next generation of leaders, maintaining an inclusive and diverse work environment, and regularly engaging and recognizing our employees. Regardless of location or role, the individual and collective work of our employees makes a difference and we are looking for talented team players to join us as we help people live their financial best.

The Perks of being an Equifax Employee?

• We offer excellent compensation packages with market competitive pay, comprehensive healthcare packages, 401k matching, schedule flexibility, work from home opportunities, paid time off, and organizational growth potential.


• Grow at your own pace through online courses at Learning @ Equifax.

What You’ll Do

• Develop proactive and reactive communications with trade, local and top tier media publications (i.e. American Banker, AJC, WSJ, USAToday, Business Week, CNBC) with oversight from the VP External Communications


• Manage and regularly contribute written content to company’s online Newsroom


• Manage press release distribution with PR Newswire 


• Serve as primary lead for the Corporate Media Line following established guidelines and determine backfill as needed


• Work with broader corporate team and BU communications leads to craft media responses that build and protect company reputation


• Support VP External Communications on development of enterprise issues management plan and crisis resolution team


• Create materials in support of preparing executive spokespeople for media interviews and other public speaking opportunities


• Manage monitoring and reporting tools to generate reports on coverage, track social media conversation, identify trends, measure content performance and capture external share of voice


• Develop and maintain content calendar of planned earned media pitches and releases within BUs and Enterprise, in coordination with VP External Communications


• Support VP External Communications in preparing and executing thought leadership plan with key executives


• Support efforts preparing and distributing investor-related communications working closely with the company’s Investor Relations team

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree – Journalism or Communications preferred


• 5-7 years of experience in public relations or communications, or similar, in corporate environment


• Experience with communications team of publicly-traded, matrixed company a plus


• Experience creating messaging focused on company reputation and executive communications


• Fast learner with understanding of business and experience working on earnings reports and investor communications


• Demonstrated ability to assess risk and anticipate and manage issues and crises that can affect company reputation

Extra Points for any of the Following

• Developing expertise in working with online media, understanding social media challenges


• Strong project management  and organizational skills; ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously 


• Demonstrates potential and is developing skills to work with the company’s senior leadership 


• Agency, government or journalism experience a plus


• Demonstrated ability to be creative in problem-solving

Success Attributes of an Equifax employee; does this describe you?

• Accountability


• Bravery


• Curiosity


• Collaboration


• Think and act differently


• Trust


• Ownership


• Decide-Execute-Ship

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

If this sounds like somewhere you want to work, don’t delay, apply today - we’re looking for you!

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