Public Relations Associate

Location: Columbus, United States (Remote options available in Kentucky, Indiana, Wisconsin, Arkansas, Maryland, Virginia, Rhode Island, Missouri, Louisiana, Kansas, Vermont, Tennessee, Florida, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Texas, Connecticut, West Virginia, New Hampshire, Michigan, Montana, New Jersey, Mississippi, Iowa, Idaho, Georgia, Delaware).

About the role

Hitachi Vantara is looking for a Public Relations Associate to support the company’s presence in North America. This role focuses on storytelling, generating media coverage, and tracking content to bolster Hitachi Vantara’s reputation as a provider of technology solutions for AI-enabled data storage. The position reports to the Senior Director of Global Communications and sits within the Global Corporate Marketing and Communications organization. This is a remote role.

Responsibilities

• Drive Hitachi Vantara’s PR programs for technology, infrastructure, and partner programs to address business, tech, and vertical media (with a focus on North America).
• Cultivate and maintain positive relationships with technology and channel partner media.
• Develop thoughtful and engaging content for communications opportunities, including press releases, messaging documents, FAQs, blogs, byline articles, and speaking opportunity abstracts and presentations.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product and revenue marketing, executive communications, customer advocacy, partner marketing, analyst relations, and social media to proactively engage on communications content and media opportunities.
• Work closely with PR agency partners to develop media strategies and execute program elements.

Requirements

• 3-5 years’ experience supporting public relations programs; in-house and/or public relations agency experience required.
• Experience in global B2B technology, software, or services companies is a plus.
• Strong writing and storytelling skills to draft compelling messaging for press releases, messaging documents, press presentations, bylines, blogs, and FAQs.
• Knowledge of technology and data trends to develop rapid responses to breaking situations requiring messaging or external media activity.
• Demonstrated ability to create high-quality work calmly and with good judgment in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

Pay

Expected base salary for this position is $60,000 to $70,000. Expected on-target earnings range from $64,000 to $75,000. The expected pay is determined based on depth of experience and other factors. Employees are eligible to participate in Hitachi Vantara’s bonus/variable/commission pay programs, where applicable.

Benefits

Hitachi Vantara offers industry-leading benefits, support, and services that look after holistic health and wellbeing. Flexible work arrangements are available (role and location dependent). The company fosters an inclusive culture based on mutual respect and merit-based systems, promoting autonomy, freedom, and ownership.