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About the Role
The Senior Media Manager will strengthen awareness, understanding, and coverage of the Forum’s initiatives, research, and impact across the United States, with a particular focus on technology, AI, and related sectors. You will join a leading international communications team responsible for conveying the Forum’s mission and messages and engaging global audiences in its work.
Responsibilities
- Advising on and delivering media strategies that grow the Forum’s impact in the U.S. and globally, including technology, AI, sustainability, financial and institutional priorities, with an ambition to increase interviews and coverage.
- Developing proactive storylines, messages and pitching strategies; identifying appropriate spokespeople; and translating complex Forum work into clear, newsworthy narratives.
- Maintaining and expanding relationships with regional, national and international media, including mainstream outlets, trade press, broadcasters, digital publishers, media influencers and technology journalists, with particular attention to the Silicon Valley and wider Bay Area ecosystem.
- Developing and managing media partnerships with broadcasters, print and digital outlets for Forum events, research and campaigns, and coordinating Forum activities with media and relevant constituents.
- Leading high-quality media content such as press releases, media advisories, media kits, newsletters, press-conference structures and opinion pieces around Forum milestones and research.
- Managing interview requests and media enquiries; maintaining a media database mapped to Forum topics including technology, AI, urban governance, sustainability, energy, environment and finance.
- Preparing regular media analysis and monitoring U.S. coverage from New York to San Francisco, using insight to inform the Media Engagement team and Forum leadership.
- Using media monitoring, analytics and digital marketing tools—including CMS, Mailchimp, Salesforce Marketing Cloud or equivalent platforms—to support distribution, campaigns and decision-making.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in journalism, communications, international relations or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
- 8+ years of relevant experience in media relations, public relations, communications, journalism, research or a similar field, ideally in an international or mission-led organization.
- Established media network and strong knowledge of the U.S. media landscape, particularly technology, AI, business and innovation media and journalists in Silicon Valley, San Francisco and other major U.S. markets.
- Excellent knowledge of current affairs and the evolving media environment, with the judgement to identify relevant opportunities and manage reputational sensitivities.
- Outstanding written and verbal English; additional languages are an advantage.
- Strong organizational, project-management and digital skills.
- A proactive, collaborative and quick-learning professional who demonstrates maturity, flexibility, sound judgement and the ability to work under pressure across multiple priorities.
Skills
- Media strategy
- Media relationships
- Stakeholder engagement
- Media content
- Media campaigns
- Event delivery
- Media monitoring
- Media analysis
- Media planning
- Coordination
- Administration
- Digital tools
- Project management
- Digital marketing
Location
- New York
Work Type
- On-site (3 days per week)
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 8+ years
Education Level
- Master's degree or equivalent professional experience
Salary/Compensations
- $150,000-170,000
About the Company
- The World Economic Forum is the international organization for public-private cooperation, committed to improving the state of the world.
- The Forum engages foremost political, business, cultural and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas.
- Join an independent and impartial organization with over 55 years of connecting leaders to make sense of global challenges and move the world forward together.