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Senior Communications Specialist - Imaging Solutions

PlayStation$84K — $112K *
Consumer Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of public relations experience
  • Strong writing, verbal, and presentation skills
  • Experience in consumer technology PR preferred
  • Excellent multi-tasking and attention to detail
  • Entrepreneurial mindset and innovative problem-solving abilities

Responsibilities

  • Plan and execute media relations and product launch plans
  • Manage PR agencies for product launches and ongoing PR activities
  • Write and adapt press releases and media materials
  • Build relationships with top-tier press and influencers
  • Manage media review and loan programs for positive editorial coverage
  • Collaborate cross-departmentally for unified messaging
  • Plan and execute Imaging events, including media management
  • Work with influencer teams on paid projects and product briefings

Benefits

  • Comprehensive healthcare benefits (medical, dental, vision)
  • Paid medical leave
  • 401k plan with matching contributions
  • Vacation time and paid sick leave
  • Education assistance and student loan assistance
  • Up to twelve weeks paid parental leave
  • Annual corporate bonus plan based on performance
Full Job Description
Our Imaging Solutions team is seeking an entrepreneurial Senior Communications Specialist to join the Marketing team driving innovation in the camera industry. Based at our San Diego headquarters, this role owns the consumer-facing PR strategy for our cameras, lenses, and more - spanning media relations, social media, and creator programs.

We're looking for a strong writer and creative thinker who thrives in a fast-paced environment, balances multiple priorities with ease, and brings a solutions-oriented, entrepreneurial mindset. Our ideal candidate has a genuine passion for technology and experience distilling technical features into stories for a variety of audiences. Our future Senior Communications Specialist is organized, thorough, thoughtful and great at taking initiative. They have experience working in complex organizations and understand the approach needed to collaborate cross functionally.

Responsibilities

  • Plan and execute media relations and launch plans, tracking against KPIs and reporting to key stakeholders
  • Manage PR agencies to hit goals for product launches and evergreen PR activities, including reviewing media materials, collaborating on reports, and supporting media inquiries
  • Write and adapt press releases, FAQs, and media materials, coordinating reviews with global stakeholders
  • Build and maintain relationships with top-tier press and influencers across technology and lifestyle verticals
  • Manage media review and loan programs across Imaging products to secure positive editorial coverage
  • Partner cross-category, cross-department, and with Corporate Communications to ensure unified messaging and activities
  • Support Imaging events planning and execution, including on-site media and influencer management. Travel required.
  • Collaborate with influencer and Ambassador team for paid projects and content
  • Partner with product experts on influencer and media briefings for product education


Minimum Requirements

  • 5 years of related public relations experience
  • Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills


Preferred Skills

  • Consumer technology PR experience
  • Excellent multi-tasking and attention to detail
  • Innovative, self-starter, and problem solver


The anticipated base pay range for this position is $84,014 to $112,017. The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors, which may include as applicable, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.

In addition to a competitive base salary, this position is also eligible for an annual corporate bonus plan, which is based on company performance and is not guaranteed, and a comprehensive benefits package including healthcare benefits (medical, dental, and vision), paid medical leave, a 401k plan with matching company contributions, vacation time, education assistance, student loan assistance program, eighty hours of paid sick leave time annually, and up to twelve weeks paid parental leave.

Honesty, integrity, and ethical conduct are material requirements for the responsibilities outlined above.

About PlayStation

PlayStation is a video game brand that consists of four home video game consoles, as well as a media center, an online service, a line of controllers, two handhelds and a phone, as well as multiple magazines. The brand is produced by Sony Interactive Entertainment, a division of Sony, with the first PlayStation console released in December 1994, followed by the PlayStation 2 in 2000, the PlayStation 3 in 2006, the PlayStation 4 in 2013, and the PlayStation 5 in 2020. PlayStation also has a strong online presence, with the PlayStation Network (PSN) which provides online gaming, streaming services, and access to the PlayStation Store. The PlayStation brand has become one of the most successful video game brands in history, with over 500 million consoles sold worldwide.
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