Hiring: Senior Director for Global Media Relations - University Communications and Marketing Company: Carnegie Mellon University Location: Pittsburgh, PA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-16 12:43:11 Employment Type: Full-time Target Skills & Keywords : AI, REST About the job Required Skills: •Global and Local Strategy: Build, maintain, and expand deep, trusted relationships with elite national, international, regional, state, and local news media outlets, as well as non-traditional and emerging news media platforms. •Proven Placements: Drive a continuous track record of high-impact news placements highlighting CMU's distinct research, innovations, and academic milestones. •Issues Positioning: Work with the university’s crisis response team, UCM’s reputation management lead, the president’s office, and key academic and administrative units to proactively craft media messaging that best positions the university when sensitive issues arise that could adversely affect the university’s reputation and operations. •Campaign Architecture: Design and deploy comprehensive external media campaigns that tie directly into the broader university brand strategy. •National Thought Leadership Development •Executive & Faculty Positioning: Proactively identify and package specialized faculty research, academic expertise, and executive perspectives into compelling national narratives. •Content Innovation: Collaborate, edit, curate and at times, write, sophisticated media packages, op-eds, press pitches, and multimedia content optimized for national newsrooms. •Speakers Bureau: Oversee media training infrastructure to prepare internal leaders and researchers for high-profile national interviews and public events. Qualifications: •Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, Marketing, or a related field required (Master’s degree preferred). •Eight (8) years of progressive professional experience in media relations, public relations, or strategic communications in a complex and/or high-profile organizational or media environment. •Track Record: Documented success in cultivating relationships and securing consistent placements with top-tier national news editors, producers, and journalists. •Leadership: Five (5) years of demonstrated leadership experience, with a proven ability to lead, upskill, and inspire diverse communication professionals. •A combination of education and meaningful experience from which comparable knowledge is proven may be considered. Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!