Vice President, Media Relations – Global

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Lead and establish Vantage's global media relations function.

• Create and implement a proactive, narrative-focused global media strategy that aligns with corporate growth, reputation, public affairs, and business goals.

• Shift media engagement from a reactive response approach to proactive narrative formulation and thought leadership.

• Set annual media goals, strategic priorities, and measurable results.

• Build a scalable global media relations framework, encompassing organizational design, operating model, governance, and agency management.

• Act as Vantage's senior spokesperson for media relations and provide counsel to executive leadership.

• Assist in corporate announcements, transactions, milestones, events, and issues management.

• Cultivate relationships with journalists, editors, producers, analysts, influencers, and local media.

• Develop educational programs for reporters on data centers, digital infrastructure, energy consumption, sustainability, economic impact, and community benefits.

• Create and promote stories that highlight the advantages of data centers for communities, economies, customers, and society.

• Position Vantage and its executives as thought leaders in AI infrastructure, sustainability, energy innovation, economic development, workforce development, and public policy.

• Oversee media strategy and response planning for business challenges, crises, and reputation concerns.

• Monitor and address misinformation, disinformation, and inaccuracies in the media.

• Collaborate with Public Policy, Government Affairs, Sustainability, Legal, Operations, regional marketing, and executive leadership teams.

• Secure media opportunities such as interviews, profiles, editorial board meetings, podcasts, and speaking engagements.

• Develop strategies for executive media engagement and media training programs.

• Strengthen media connections in local communities where Vantage operates and develops data centers.

• Establish media monitoring and intelligence programs to track coverage, sentiment, share of voice, message penetration, spokesperson visibility, journalist engagement, and reputation trends.

• Build, lead, and mentor a global media relations team that is expected to grow to around four professionals within 18 months.

• Manage relationships with agencies and external partners.

• Support special projects and represent Vantage externally with media, associations, industry groups, and stakeholders.

⛳️ Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, Public Affairs, Political Science, Marketing, or a related field is required.

• Over 15 years of progressive experience in media relations, corporate communications, public affairs, or reputation management.

• At least 7 years of leadership experience managing teams and complex communication programs.

• Proven track record of developing and leading proactive media relations initiatives within large, global organizations.

• Established connections with national business, trade, technology, and policy media are highly preferred.

• Experience in complex, highly visible, highly regulated, politically sensitive, or scrutinized industries is strongly preferred.

• Demonstrated success in influencing public narratives and managing high-profile issues.

• Exceptional skills in media relations, storytelling, executive communications, and strategic planning.

• In-depth knowledge of crisis communications, reputation management, and stakeholder engagement.

• Experience operating across global markets and within matrixed organizations.

• Strong executive presence with the ability to advise and influence senior leaders.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Familiarity with digital media monitoring and analytics platforms.

• Knowledge of the data center, digital infrastructure, technology, energy, telecommunications, industrial, real estate, or related sectors is preferred.

• Proficiency in Associated Press (AP) Style is strongly desired.

• Travel may be required up to 25%, potentially increasing as the business evolves.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.

• Life and AD&D coverage.

• Short- and long-term disability coverage.

• Paid time off.

• Employee assistance program.

• 401(k) program with company match.

• Additional voluntary benefits.

• Competitive total compensation package above market standards.

• Opportunities for recognition, training, and development.

• Comprehensive health and welfare, retirement, and paid leave benefits.