Media & Brand Consultant

At Corteva we play a critical role in feeding the world by helping farmers protect their crops against harmful pests, diseases and weeds.  We strive to bring our best selves to work every day: inspiring each other, acting boldly, and staying curious. We’re looking for a communicator who thrives working in a fast, rapidly changing business landscape to support us on this journey.

As a member of our Media team, the Media & Brand Consultant will be responsible for the day-to-day activities required to manage the Corteva brand as well as helping promote, protect and shape the company’s reputation through various forms of media.

Key Responsibilities:

Media

• Build relationships with key reporters.
• Build and strengthen public narratives in the media to support key desired business and policy outcomes.
• Develop and deploy compelling media stories through appropriate outlets and spokespeople.
• Convey scientific information in a relatable, impactful way; ensure accuracy in reporting.
• Proactively monitor and respond to issues and crisis, in collaboration with regional and global team members, to ensure coverage is balanced and accurate.
• Lead proactive counsel with leaders, colleagues, and stakeholders on media relations guidance.
• Train executives for media interactions.
• Lead media monitoring of relevant issues.
• Support social media strategy and content development.
• Lead and support ad-hoc media projects and activities.

Brand

• Manage brand guidelines across assets (presentations, social media, web, etc.); ensure guidelines are up-to-date and relevant.
• Lead proactive counsel with leaders, stakeholders, and subject matter experts on proper implementation of brand guidelines for a wide range of activities and initiatives.
• Collect stakeholder feedback and integrate into recommendations for improvement.
• Lead project management activities for brand projects, campaigns, and initiatives.
• Administer and maintain brand training to ensure brand consistency and accuracy.
• Lead and support ad-hoc brand projects and activities.
• Oversee Brand Center: Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, including agencies, to ensure brand assets are loaded and managed appropriately, conduct usage audits to ensure ADA compliance and effective user experience.

Professional Experiences/Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree.
• Communications professional with 10+ years of experience supporting communications, media and/or marketing efforts in a corporate environment.
• Brand management experience, including executing brand guidelines.
• Media relations experience, including developing media stories.
• Experience establishing relationships with business reporters; on-the-record spokesperson experience preferred.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to quickly adapt to changing needs; organized and efficient in completing tasks.
• Ability to successfully navigate competing objectives and deadlines; drive results with minimal guidance.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills across various platforms, including websites, social media platforms, press releases and talking points.
• Experience influencing and consulting with internal and external stakeholders.
• Advanced knowledge of core Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Effective collaborator who fosters innovative, creative thinking.
• Strong adherence to deadlines, working well under time constraints.
• Fluent in English.

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Benefits – How We’ll Support You:

• Numerous development opportunities offered to build your skills

• Be part of a company with a higher purpose and contribute to making the world a better place

• Health benefits for you and your family on your first day of employment

• Four weeks of paid time off and two weeks of well-being pay per year, plus paid holidays

• Excellent parental leave which includes a minimum of 16 weeks for mother and father

• Future planning with our competitive retirement savings plan and tuition reimbursement program

• Learn more about our total rewards package here - Corteva Benefits

• Check out life at Corteva! www.linkedin.com/company/corteva/life

Are you a good match? Apply today! We seek applicants from all backgrounds to ensure we get the best, most creative talent on our team.

Corteva Agriscience is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to embracing our differences to enrich lives, advance innovation, and boost company performance. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, military or veteran status, pregnancy related conditions (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), disability or any other protected status in accordance with federal, state, or local laws.