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Job Title: Communications Director – Real Estate
[Contract Length] 7-8 months
[Location] Newark, NJ
[Work Setup] Hybrid, flexible
Overview
One of the world's largest real estate investors, is seeking a Communications Director for a fixed-term contract to provide maternity cover. Reporting to the Vice President, Head of Private Markets Communications, this role is instrumental in shaping and executing strategic communications across U.S. real estate platform.
This high-impact position collaborates with senior leadership and regional teams to elevate executive visibility, manage media relations, and execute digital, crisis, and strategic messaging that supports business objectives.
Responsibilities
This is a hands-on opportunity to shape the public profile of a global real estate leader. If you're a strategic communicator with a passion for finance and real estate, we’d love to hear from you.
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[Contract Length] 7-8 months
[Location] Newark, NJ
[Work Setup] Hybrid, flexible
Overview
One of the world's largest real estate investors, is seeking a Communications Director for a fixed-term contract to provide maternity cover. Reporting to the Vice President, Head of Private Markets Communications, this role is instrumental in shaping and executing strategic communications across U.S. real estate platform.
This high-impact position collaborates with senior leadership and regional teams to elevate executive visibility, manage media relations, and execute digital, crisis, and strategic messaging that supports business objectives.
Responsibilities
- Drive and implement the U.S. communications strategy for Real Estate
- Build relationships across business functions to identify opportunities for communications support
- Manage external communications planning and earned media campaigns
- Direct and coordinate with U.S.-based PR agencies
- Create and amplify narratives using property trends and macroeconomic data
- Establish media relationships and identify creative news angles
- Act as spokesperson and oversee issues/crisis communications
- Prepare executives for media engagements, including training and briefing
- Track and report on communications effectiveness through key metrics
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
- 8 years of communications experience, preferably within asset management or financial services
- Strong executive presence with experience advising senior leaders
- Excellent writing, editing, and media relations skills
- Strategic thinker with strong project management capabilities
- Existing media relationships and ability to build new ones
- Knowledge of real estate investment and macroeconomic trends
- Experience in a matrixed, global organization
- Flexible writing style—from press releases to op-eds
- Data-driven mindset with a focus on identifying growth opportunities
- Diplomatic, persuasive, and network-savvy professional
This is a hands-on opportunity to shape the public profile of a global real estate leader. If you're a strategic communicator with a passion for finance and real estate, we’d love to hear from you.
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