Vice President - Media Relations Officer

About the Role

The Marketing and Communications group handles all marketing and communications for BNP Paribas in the Americas, including corporate events, sponsorships, and external and internal communications.

Candidate success is measured on four performance drivers:

• Results and Impact: Able to influence peers and team. Demonstrates good judgement when making decisions of high complexity and impact. Exercises appropriate autonomy in execution and delivery of work. Drives outcomes with meaningful effect on team or department.
• Leadership and Collaboration: Creates trust with colleagues. Acts in a leadership capacity for projects, processes, or programs.
• Client, Customer and Stakeholder Focus: Builds relationships with colleagues and clients. Interacts regularly with management and department leaders. Demonstrates ability to influence stakeholders at the team level.
• Compliance Culture and Conduct: Takes full responsibility for personal actions and demonstrates courage in facing problems and conflicts. Upholds corporate values and displays high ethical standards.

Responsibilities

• Promotes BNP Paribas via print, broadcast, radio, and podcasts, and builds relationships with reporters in these areas.
• Arranges and coordinates interviews for key spokespeople with TV and streaming news channels in North America and other locations as needed.
• Provides assistance to press relations or communications managers in Brazil, Hispanic LatAm, Canada, and international offices.
• Writes and distributes press releases and media communiqués for bank appointments, deals, and other news.
• Organizes meetings with business line executives and their counterparties at key financial media.
• Tracks editorial calendars to ensure BNP Paribas' inclusion in relevant articles for target publications.
• Assists in managing the awards process in the U.S.
• Arranges media training for BNP Paribas executives, business managers, research teams, economists, and analysts.
• Complies with all internal and external rules and regulations as they pertain to BNP Paribas.
• Helps monitor and distribute daily financial news regarding the firm and its subsidiaries.
• Builds and maintains a media list of key contacts in their business lines.
• Maintains contracts and renewals for providers.
• Covers for colleagues when needed.
• Helps manage projects with colleagues, especially reports and databases.
• Works on ad hoc projects as needed.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in media relations, preferably in the buy-side or sell-side.
• Excellent network and relationships with the media.
• Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to negotiate and influence others both internally and externally, as well as arrange meetings with spokespeople and press.
• Project management experience.
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to anticipate the impact of various situations and transactions and proactively handle them.
• Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced and challenging environment.
• Ability to network transversally across the organization and maintain high standards of professionalism.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work well independently and within a team.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and news retrieval systems.

Preferred: Bachelor’s Degree.

Pay

The expected starting salary range for this position is between $150,000 to $175,000 annually. The actual salary may vary based on relevant skills, experience, time in role, base salary of internal peers, prior performance, business line, and geographic/office location.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• 401(k) Savings Plan.
• Backup childcare.
• Life, accident, and disability insurance.
• Mental health support.
• Paid time off.
• Eligibility for a discretionary bonus.

About BNP Paribas

BNP Paribas is a leading bank in Europe with an international reach across the U.S., EMEA, and APAC. It has a presence in 65 countries, with nearly 190,000 employees, including over 3,500 in the U.S. across 10 states. The bank offers a full value chain for clients, from trading to financing, clearing, and custody in the U.S. with an international footprint. BNP Paribas is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, fostering a workplace where employees feel empowered to drive change and be true to themselves.