Director of Strategic Communications, Emerging Tech

• 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 sophisticated 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 strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world.

• 10+ years of experience working in communications, with a preference for a background in technology, intellectual property and other  legal communications.
• Knowledge and understanding of trends in tech and media industries, Generative AI developments in recent years, and public, government and stakeholder approaches towards the technology.
• Exceptional writing and editing skills; experience developing and executing communications strategies, from framing and goal-setting to media relations.
• Experience supporting senior executives in high profile external comms opportunities, from planning to execution.
• You have exceptional stakeholder management skills, with experience developing consensus and alignment on a strategic point of view across a diverse and matrixed organization.
• Experience preparing communications plans around high profile litigation, including working on legal issues related to intellectual property, including specifically copyright.

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