Senior Communications Manager

At Realtor.com®, we have among the most comprehensive and accurate coverage of real estate listings and the most engaged users across all the online real estate portals. Our mission is to make buying, selling, renting, and living in homes easier and more rewarding for everyone.
Building your career? Build it better at Realtor.com®. Join us and help change the world of real estate, one home at a time.
Senior Communications Manger at Realtor.com (View all jobs)
Location:Austin, Texas
Are you a communication expert? Are you eager an experienced communications professional with a passion for consumer-focused, product and data storytelling and strong project management skills? If you want to pursue your professional goals as you help grow an innovative real estate tech company , this work is for you. Join us as our newest S enior Communication Manager role and help change the world of real estate, one home at a time.
What you'll do:
The Senior Communications Manager will be responsible for driving and executing Realtor.com 's consumer PR program, which includes a significant element of data storytelling. They will be primarily responsible for delivering our value propositions to buyers, sellers, owners and renters via mainstream consumer media. They will also leverage Realtor.com 's proprietary data/trend information and spokespeople to inform home buyers, sellers, renters and owners about what's going on in the housing market. This individual will work closely with the company's product and marketing teams as well as the economic team, to identify news and trends and insert Realtor.com into the news cycle, building on the company's already strong media relationships.
Previous PR experience using data (such as: surveys, website insights, or economic trends) is a must, as well as the ability to manage multiple media requests, interviews, and written deliverables on a daily basis. A passion for media relations and superior written and verbal communication skills are required.
Primary Responsibilities:
-Work closely with the product and marketing teams to identify innovation and campaign opportunities to tell consumer-focused stories.
-Work with the Realtor.com economics team to create a proactive calendar of impactful research that informs consumers about what's going in the housing market so they can make educated "home" decisions.
-Develop a deep understanding of the housing market in order to identify newsworthy themes, trends, topics, data points to proactively share with the media.
-Partner with other PR team members so they can leverage the latest trends/data to better tell their stories too.
-Expand/build on existing relationships with national and local real estate and economic press on behalf of Realtor.com through regular touch points.
-Coordinate and manage consumer-focused and product media inquiries and custom data requests, as well as media interviews with the product team and our chief economist and her team of economists/analysts.
-Identify opportunities for Realtor.com to insert its point of view into news of the day.
-Serve as a company spokesperson and first point of contact for consumer and media inquiries.
-Manage media monitoring agency and reporting to ensure reports are accurate and our largest priorities are being measured. Create plans to improve results.
-Ad hoc travel for industry events and media meetings.
What you'll bring:
-Bachelor's degree in Journalism, Communications or Marketing.
-8-10 years of related PR experience in a corporate or agency environment. Data/economic PR experience required. Experience with or a willingness to learn the ins and outs of the real estate industry.
-A robust track record of building and maintaining strong media relationships.
-Experience as a company spokesperson dealing with product launches and/or data.
-A knack for spotting news trends and turning them into proactive story pitches
-Exceptional, articulate communicator with superior journalistic and business writing skills, as well as strong verbal and presentation skills.
-Self-starter who is able to manage multiple projects, prioritize effectively and consistently execute with excellence.
-Strong collaboration skills and ability to influence stakeholders across all levels and functions, from front-line teammates to senior management.
-Possesses an eye for what will resonate with various types of media and has the ability to work with internal teams to obtain necessary resources, collaborate and share constructive feedback.
-Demonstrated business acumen and ability to translate business strategy into clear and compelling communications.
-Thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and operates with a sense of purpose and urgency
How we work
We balance accelerated creativity and innovation on a foundation of in-person collaboration and flexibility, from inside and outside of our office walls. For most roles, our employees work three days of their choice in our offices and the remaining two days from home.
At Realtor, we recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result, we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to attract the best candidates.
Do the best work of your life at Realtor.com
Building your career? Build it better at Realtor.com®. Here, you'll partner with a diverse team of experts as you use leading-edge tech to empower everyone to meet a crucial goal: finding their way home. And you'll find your way home too. People are our foundation-the core that drives us passionately forward. At Realtor.com, you'll bring your full self to work as you innovate with speed, serve our consumers, and champion your teammates. In return we'll provide you with a warm, welcoming, and inclusive culture; intellectual challenges; and the development opportunities you need to grow.
Diversity is important to us, therefore, realtor.com is an Equal Opportunity Employer regardless of age, color, national origin, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, status as a disabled veteran and/or veteran of the Vietnam Era or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, realtor.com will provide reasonable accommodations for otherwise qualified disabled individuals.