Director, PR & Communications Homes.com Job at CoStar Group, Inc. in Washington
CoStar Group, Inc., Washington, DC, United States, 20022
Director, PR & Communications Homes.com
Job Description
CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP) is a leading global provider of commercial and residential real estate information, analytics, and online marketplaces. Included in the S&P 500 Index and the NASDAQ 100, CoStar Group is on a mission to digitize the world’s real estate, empowering all people to discover properties, insights and connections that improve their businesses and lives. We are seeking a Director of Communications to develop and implement a comprehensive communications strategy that will grow awareness, engagement, media impressions, and share of voice for the Homes.com brand.
Key Responsibilities:
- Position Homes.com as the leader in the residential real estate industry.
- Target key industry, business, financial and news publications, educating them on the scope and breadth of the company’s reach and analytics.
- Develop written materials, including press releases, report summaries, and media talking points.
- Create a robust public relations strategy; oversee public relations agency and annual PR plan.
- Aggressively pitch and elevate in-house experts for interviews, speaking engagements, and events.
- Communicate Homes.com view of the residential market to media outlets by securing interviews, TV appearances, and news article collaborations.
- Collaborate with leads in Product Marketing, Corporate Marketing & Communications, social media teams, Product teams and Content teams to identify potential media narratives and stories.
- Monitor day-to-day PR activity and provide analysis to optimize media strategy.
- Work closely with the data team to develop unique insights/angles for media coverage.
- Answer media requests for data and executive interviews.
- Track current events to create timely, newsworthy releases promoting the company’s offerings.
- Produce 3-5 data-driven press releases per month.
- Work with analysts to develop story ideas or talking points for press releases and interviews.
- Work with a design team on visual elements (charts, social media images, etc.).
- Work closely with external PR firms to coordinate activity.
Desired Skills:
- Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism or related field; Master’s degree preferred.
- Minimum 3 years in a role focused on residential real estate.
- A minimum of 10 years of professional experience in communications strategy and execution.
- Deep understanding of the current media landscape with excellent news judgment.
- Established media relationships with key financial services and economic reporters.
- Proven track record in creative pitching.
- Experience working with executive-level staff on written communications.
- Ability to manage multiple projects with tight deadlines.
- Proven success and passion for securing media coverage.
- Strong work ethic, writing and oral communications skills.
- Experience with Microsoft suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Familiarity with social media platforms (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter).
This position offers a base salary range of $157,400-$282,200, based on relevant skills and experience and includes a generous benefits plan.
CoStar Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer; we maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.
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