What you will do: Reporting to the Senior Manager of Public Relations & Media, as a Specialist on the global Public Relations & Media team, you support the development and implementation of effective media relations strategies to protect and enhance the company's reputation. You will work closely with an enterprise Public Relations & Media team supporting Johnson Controls as a global leader in thermal management, mission-critical building systems, energy efficiency, and decarbonization.
Your passion for compelling storytelling, combined with attention to detail and ability to work across the organization will help to ensure long term results and success.
Working with the broader PR, Communications and Marketing teams, you will learn, participate and shape communications strategies and execution, while bringing new and innovative ideas to the table.
How you will do it: - Support the enterprise PR team in the creation of press releases, key messaging, toolkits, and omni channel content.
- Advance corporate reputation by supporting integrated communications efforts about Johnson Controls awards workstream, reaching audiences both external and internal to the company. Includes tracking of awards, developing communications plans and execution.
- Proactively monitor media coverage and regularly analyze public perception to inform strategic adjustments. Help manage suite of media monitoring tools and support regular metrics reporting to measure effectiveness of communications efforts.
- Experiment with and apply AI enabled tools to accelerate content creation, insight generation and media planning, while maintaining editorial rigor and brand integrity.
- Interface with third-party agencies to support PR activities, working closely with enterprise team.
- Monitor incoming media inquiries.
- Support the global PR community cadence, content and outcomes, best practice sharing.
- Stay updated on industry trends and best practices in PR and media relations.
- Support key media events, as needed.
What we look for: - Bachelor's degree in Communications, Public Relations or Journalism, or a related field.
- Two years of experience in corporate communications or public relations agency experience, with a focus on media relations or executive communications.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey complex ideas simply and effectively.
- Comfort using AI and emerging technologies to enhance storytelling, accelerate workflows and push creative boundaries, paired with strong editorial judgment.
- Experience in the technology or building solutions industry. Global, B2B experience preferred.
- Experience in media monitoring platforms and measurement.
- Experience in Microsoft 365 applications.
- Ability to travel as required
HIRING SALARY RANGE: $85,000-$100,000 (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.) This position includes a competitive benefits package. The posted salary range reflects the target compensation for this role. However, we recognize that exceptional candidates may bring unique skills and experiences that exceed the typical profile. If you believe your background warrants consideration beyond the stated range, we encourage you to apply. To support an efficient and fair hiring process, we may use technology assisted tools, including artificial intelligence (AI), to help identify and evaluate candidates. All hiring decisions are ultimately made by human reviewers. For details, please visit the About Us tab on the Johnson Controls Careers site at https://jobs.johnsoncontrols.com/about-us
This will be a hybrid position at our Glendale, WI office.
#LI-Hybrid
