Director of Strategic Communications, Emerging Technology (Temp)

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About the Role

To help us do this essential work, The Times is hiring a Temporary Director of Strategic Communications, Emerging Technology to lead our strategic communications approach to emerging technologies such as Generative AI. We are looking for a communications professional who has experience working with a broad range of executive-level stakeholders to deploy communications strategies and plans on high-profile issues at major brands. You have experience creating compelling long-term campaigns and leading short-term responses to crisis situations.

As a member of our corporate communications team, you will partner with leaders across the company and you will report to the Sr Vice President of External Communications. This is an individual contributor role.

This is a Temporary Hybrid role and is based in our NYC Headquarters office with a requirement of 2-3 days in the office.

Responsibilities:

• Strategic Communications: In collaboration with senior stakeholders and others in the corporate communications team, you will lead the emerging technology communications portfolio including intellectual property / generative AI, gain alignment across leadership, prepare and deliver communications plans to convey internal and external initiatives, work with trade associations on legal and policy issues, and updates on new developments.

• Executive Communications: In collaboration with senior leadership and others in the corporate communications team, you will spearhead a comprehensive executive communications strategy and messaging for engaging on emerging technologies internally and externally, creating talking points and identifying and securing impactful speaking engagements. You will provide regular messaging guidance to senior leaders, including making recommendations and advising decisions.

• Rapid Response and Media Relations: In collaboration with the Managing Director for External Communications, Newsroom & Opinion and the corporate communications team, you will work with a rapid response team to help with the management of new issues, articulate and advocate for a course of action, and prepare for issues before they happen.

• Messaging: In collaboration with the Director of Strategic Messaging, you will lead on the core strategic messaging and the messaging strategy for The New York Times around emerging technologies, ensuring that the messaging approach aligns with The New York Times strategy and maintaining messaging consistency across the communications teams working on this portfolio.

• Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and a commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world.

Basic Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience working in communications, with a preference for a background in technology, intellectual property and other legal communications.

• Understanding of trends in tech and media industries, Generative AI developments in recent years, and public, government and stakeholder approaches towards the technology.

• 10+ years editing experience, implementing communications strategies, including framing, goal-setting, and media relations.

• 10+ years experience supporting senior executives in high profile external comms opportunities, from planning to execution, stakeholder management skills, with experience developing consensus and alignment on a strategic point of view across a diverse and matrixed organization.

• 10+ years experience preparing communications plans around high profile litigation, including working on legal issues related to intellectual property, including specifically copyright.

The rate of base pay for this role is between $120.00 and $125.00 per hour. This is a Temporary role and is not eligible for NY Times Full time employee benefits.

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