Media Relations Associate, Corporate Communications
Company: Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC
Location: Chicago
Posted on: February 25, 2021
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Job Description:
Media Relations Associate, Corporate Communications Chicago The
Mindset: We are serious about candidates who are serious about
disruptive thinking, especially as it applies to traditional
communication approaches. You're a communications professional
itching to help solve complex communication issues in a globally
connected world and fast-evolving news media landscape that is
outgrowing traditional media relations tactics. You are someone
excited by a challenge to truly engage media through strategic
planning, and you're a big picture thinker who is prepared to help
bring media along in the journey to empower investor success.
You're not afraid to pick up the phone and talk to media or
Morningstar experts, dig into detailed research to better under the
challenges our industry and investors, or try different methods in
order to get results. Your values align with ours, and you want to
be part of an entrepreneurial Corporate Communications team at a
company that puts independence and transparency first.
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The Team: The Corporate Communications team is part of
Morningstar's Marketing & Communications function and is
responsible for protecting Morningstar's reputation, strengthening
the company's brand awareness, and amplifying Morningstar's mission
to empower investor success.--
The Role: We're looking for a passionate communications
professional who can partner with all areas of the business to tell
our story externally and support financial journalists who rely on
Morningstar for context and independent opinions. You should
ideally have connections with the financial services and fintech
industries, but know that we want more than a walking contact list.
We are looking for someone who can understand complex businesses
and mine them for stories that reporters and editors want.
As Media Relations Associate, you'll be supporting our
communications team to help share our data- and research-driven
insights with media to help educate investors, strategize and
execute global media campaigns, shape our organization's
narratives, and train our team of 200+ researchers and other
spokespeople throughout Morningstar to represent the company. We
are seeking strong, strategic minds who can diagnose communication
needs and serve as a liaison to media with excellent writing and
editing skills. This position offers a terrific opportunity for
growth and is based in Chicago.Responsibilities:
Work closely with director of corporate communications and U.S.
media relations lead to own and develop new and existing internal
relationships, cultivate new external media contacts, and serve as
a primary contact for U.S. media--
Provide communications counsel to our business partners with
confidence, including counsel on interacting with broadcast, print,
online press and social media commentators
Draft wide-range of materials with minimal editing help - from
press materials, PR plans, to support business and reputation
objectives, and talking points
Bring a creative and non-traditional approach to the development
and execution of PR campaigns
Balance a large and varied workload while building excellent
working relationships with business partners and teams across the
company Requirements:--
Bachelor's degree with 2-4 years of experience in corporate
communications and media relations--
Industry experience in financial services communications strongly
preferred--
Exceptional writing, editing, proofreading, and verbal
communication skills--
Strong leadership qualities; ability to take initiative as a
roll-up-your-sleeves leader and "doer"
Employ a strategic approach to determining the right mix of
communication channels--
Passion for Morningstar's mission of creating great products that
help investors reach their financial goals
Excellent time management skills to balance high volume of inbound
media queries with proactive media campaigns and long-term
projects--Please submit a cover letter and 2-3 writing samples in
addition to your resume. Submissions without writing samples will
not be considered.--001_MstarInc Morningstar Inc. Legal Entity
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and we're a good fit for you, we'll schedule time for you to meet
with multiple staff members at all levels of the company. Expect to
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representative from Morningstar will contact you with the results
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plans for the position. Applicants With Disabilities Who Need
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