Communications Senior Specialist 🔥
About the team
Zillow Group’s Communications team comprises a mix of communications professionals working together to grow brand awareness through both proactive and reactive media relations. This role will report to the Director of Brand Communications and will work side-by-side with the rest of the communications team. This person will often work cross-functionally with Zillow economists, marketing, design, business and product groups.About the role
- Develop and implement a comprehensive and strategic media plan to drive consistent national and in-market coverage around the housing market and Zillow tech that excites consumers and attracts talent.
- Leverage journalistic news sense to write high quality press releases, owned content and pitch narratives that establish Zillow as a tech leader and drive consumers and job candidates to our businesses.
- Build and champion relationships with journalists and outlets covering tech and the housing market.
- Serve as a company spokesperson; mentor other Zillow leaders on interview techniques and prepare them for interviews and meetings with journalists.
- Develop messaging, strategies and story angles to make Zillow’s tech and products accessible and relevant.
- Position Zillow’s experts as tech industry leaders with vision.
- Understand our customers and their needs to help guide business decisions.
- Lead the Zillow Tech Hub.
Who you are
- A self-starter who can develop strategic plans, build consensus among stakeholders, solve problems and get results
- Roots out and tells good stories, knowing how to turn sophisticated information into compelling and understandable narratives.
- Multifaceted media relations authority with tech journalist contacts and experience with securing consistent coverage top-tier outlets.
- Regularly jumps into projects from conceptualisation to execution with great results.
- A proven track record, motivated and innovative individual who has a passion for keeping up with the news agenda and spotting trends or opportunities.
- An outstanding collaborator who can share ownership of success.
- A detailed professional who can effectively communicate technical complexities.
- Someone who can successfully handle up and across to leaders and peers.
- Is strategic but also an executor, should be able to chip in and implement. Can take a big idea and make it bigger.
- Knows how to win, but isn’t scared of failure.
- Excels in a fast-paced environment.
Skills
- 5-7 years of strategic public relations or communications experience, with experience working as a journalist or directly with journalists, with growing responsibility.
- A goal-oriented critical thinker with strong media-relations skills and experience in consumer-facing public relations/communications, with emphasis on relationships/shown results with tech storytelling and coverage.
- A curious, natural storyteller who can find and tell relevant, accessible and compelling stories that drive curiosity about our businesses.
- A strong writer and communicator with editing experience and proficient knowledge of AP Style.
- Ability to move very quickly, balance multiple urgent priorities and work on a tight deadline.
- Excellent interpersonal and relationship skills. Get to know us
Get to know us
Zillow is reimagining real estate to make it easier to unlock life’s next chapter.
As the most-visited real estate website in the United States, Zillow® and its affiliates help movers find and win their home through digital solutions, first class partners, and easier buying, selling, financing and renting experiences. Millions of people visit Zillow Group sites every month to start their home search, and now they can rely on Zillow to help make it easier to move. The work we do is helping people move from dreaming to transacting — and no matter what job you're in, you will play a critical role in making this vision a reality.
Our efforts to streamline the real estate transaction are supported by a deep-rooted culture of innovation, our passion to redefine the employee experience, a fundamental commitment to Equity and Belonging, and world-class benefits. We’re also setting the standard for work experiences of the future, where our employees are supported in doing their best work and living a flexible, well-balanced life. But don’t just take our word for it. Read recent reviews on Glassdoor and recent recognition from multiple organizations, including: the 100 Best Companies to Work For in 2022 list, Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award, honoring the Best Places to Work in 2022, Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index 2022, Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Corporate Equity Index and Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality 2022, and TIME 100 Most Influential Companies list.
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