Temp Director, Corporate Communications

OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANY

FOX Entertainment

With a legacy spanning more than 35 years, FOX Entertainment is one of the world’s most recognizable media brands and a prolific content producer across its iconic broadcast network and both owned and third-party streaming platforms. Known for its independent, innovative spirit and provocative, groundbreaking storytelling, the company was reinvented in 2019 with the formation of FOX Entertainment. While maintaining its leadership in broadcast television (9-1-1: Lone Star, The Simpsons, The Cleaning Lady, Hell’s Kitchen, LEGO Masters), the company is actively building a portfolio of businesses and library of owned original content. To date, FOX Entertainment’s long-term growth strategy has included the acquisitions of award-winning animation studio Bento Box Entertainment (Bob’s Burgers, The Great North, Krapopolis, Grimsburg), entertainment platform TMZ, and global production studio MarVista Entertainment (The Way Home, Rescuing Christmas), as well as the formation of the culinary and lifestyle content venture Studio Ramsay Global (Next Level Chef, Gordon Ramsay’s Food Stars) in partnership with Gordon Ramsay. The company also established its in-house unscripted studio FOX Alternative Entertainment (The Masked Singer, Snake Oil, I Can See Your Voice, Name That Tune), FOX Entertainment Studios (Animal Control) to develop scripted content, and worldwide content sales unit FOX Entertainment Global.

JOB DESCRIPTION

We are seeking a strategic and highly organized Director, Corporate Communications with a focus on executive visibility efforts (i.e., panels,  speaking opportunities) and managing editorial planning across key industry publications. The Director, Corporate Communications focuses on identifying and securing high-impact speaking engagements, panel opportunities, and thought leadership placements for senior executives, both domestically and internationally.

A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Proactively identify and secure executive speaking opportunities at relevant industry conferences, panels, and events worldwide
• Build and maintain a comprehensive calendar of upcoming events and speaking engagements aligned with the company’s strategic goals
• Collaborate with leadership and subject matter experts to craft compelling speaker submissions, abstracts, and panel proposals
• Develop and manage the editorial calendar across key trade and business publications, ensuring alignment with PR and marketing objectives
• Monitor and evaluate media and event landscapes to identify emerging opportunities for executive visibility
• Provide briefing materials and support for executives participating in speaking engagements or media opportunities

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

• 6+ years of show publicity experience
• Television network, studio, streaming service, or agency experience leading and project managing TV show publicity campaigns
• Exceptional interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills with the ability to work as a team player and an independent contributor in an environment where multi-tasking is key
• Management and strategic planning experience, and the ability to operate independently; be a team player while demonstrating leadership and good decision-making skills
• Creative thinker who ideates with proven ability to implement comprehensive publicity campaigns for all types of TV series, including scripted, unscripted, animation, event, single-camera, and/or multi-camera series
• Ability to work well with different levels of management, as well as with talent, managers, producers, publicists, agents, and studio executives.  
• Strong writing skills to prepare show synopsis, talent biographies, releases, pitch letters, media alerts, episodic log lines, and itineraries 
• Bring strong relationships with press outlets (electronic, print, online, talk show bookers, podcast, and new media, etc 

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We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable law.

Pursuant to state and local pay disclosure requirements, the pay rate/range for this role, with final offer amount dependent on education, skills, experience, and location is $125,000.00-135,000.00 annually.