Media Relations Manager

Job Description:

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. Responsible Growth is how we run our company and how we deliver for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.

One of the keys to driving Responsible Growth is being a great place to work for our teammates around the world. We’re devoted to being a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone. We hire individuals with a broad range of backgrounds and experiences and invest heavily in our teammates and their families by offering competitive benefits to support their physical, emotional, and financial well-being.

Bank of America believes both in the importance of working together and offering flexibility to our employees. We use a multi-faceted approach for flexibility, depending on the various roles in our organization.

Working at Bank of America will give you a great career with opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact, along with the power to make a difference. Join us!

Job Description:
This job is responsible for providing external communications support, working closely with enterprise and business leaders. Key responsibilities include developing and executing media relations strategies supporting lines of business, subject matter experts, products and platforms, thought leadership, and awards. Job expectations include developing relationships with financial and mainstream media, handling media inquiries, preparing spokespeople for and facilitating interviews, and maintaining integration across the media team, with leaders and support partners throughout the company.

Located in New York, NY, this individual will be responsible for providing external communications support for Bank of America’s Global Corporate and Investment Bank and Global Markets businesses, as well as play a critical role supporting the company’s quarterly earnings and corporate finance announcements and disclosures. The person in this role will work closely with these lines of business and media relations colleagues to further enhance proactive media engagement and initiatives that drive brand awareness and business growth.

Responsibilities:

• Serves as a trusted external communications advisor to enterprise and business leaders and other internal stakeholders
• Builds and deepens relationships with members of financial and mainstream media
• Develops and executes media relations strategies within a highly proactive team, promoting subject matter experts, products and platforms, thought leadership, new initiatives, and awards
• Handles incoming media inquiries and interview requests; prepares spokespeople for and facilitates interviews
• Develops and edits content for external use, including press releases, award submissions, briefing materials, and more
• Maintains consistent integration and interaction with colleagues across external and internal communications, marketing, public policy, human resources, and legal
• Serves as day-to-day contact for agency to provide direction, feedback, and guidance on the execution of various external communications campaigns
• Work collaboratively across the Bank’s business units to research and communicate key financial information and regularly interact with media on topics including the bank’s financial statements

Skills:

• Critical Thinking
• Executive Presence
• Issue Management
• Oral Communications
• Written Communications
• Business Acumen
• Customer and Client Focus
• Influence
• Innovative Thinking
• Strategy Planning and Development
• Collaboration
• Consulting
• External Resource Management
• Networking
• Problem Solving

Required Qualifications:

• 5-7 years of relevant media relations experience with a demonstrated history of driving results
• Strong writing skills and financial experience
• Knowledge of Investment Banking/Global Markets businesses and finance industry generally
• Understand financial statements and have the ability to simplify statements to communicate key messages to the media
• Risk, crisis and issues management abilities
• Integrate work in a fast-paced and highly matrixed environment, establish priorities and achieve results.
• Strong relationship management and communication skills, with a sense of urgency and thoughtfulness
• Individual who thrives in a high intensity environment with multiple and competing priorities
• Unquestionable business and personal integrity and values in line with those of the organization

Minimum Education Requirement: High School Diploma / GED / Secondary School or equivalent

Shift:

1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week:

40

Pay Transparency details

US - NY - New York - 1114 Avenue Of The Americas - Grace (NY1544)

Pay and benefits information

Pay range

$130,500.00 - $180,700.00 annualized salary, offers to be determined based on experience, education and skill set.

Discretionary incentive eligible

This role is eligible to participate in the annual discretionary plan. Employees are eligible for an annual discretionary award based on their overall individual performance results and behaviors, the performance and contributions of their line of business and/or group; and the overall success of the Company.

Benefits

This role is currently benefits eligible. We provide industry-leading benefits, access to paid time off, resources and support to our employees so they can make a genuine impact and contribute to the sustainable growth of our business and the communities we serve.