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Your Role and Responsibilities

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We have a rare opportunity for a rising media relations pro with a great news nose and strong media contacts. You love turning complex ideas into inspiring stories - stories that often shape conversations about technology in Australia. While you know how to get things done on your own, you also love working in a team, bouncing around ideas and then bringing them to life. You bring integrity, curiosity and passion to your work, and love it when no two days are the same.

Role & Responsibilities

As the IBM Media Relations Specialist you will be an important member of the Marketing & Communications team, which is responsible for protecting and enhancing IBM's brand in Australia.

You will play a key role in moving IBM's business forward by inspiring key audiences.

These audiences include private and public sectors, business partners, influencers, alumni and citizens. In your role, you will design narratives and strategies with support from your team. You will have get to flex your creativity as you showcase IBM's leadership across technologies, including AI, Cloud and Quantum, and the way technology is shaping industry sectors, policy and the national agenda, as well as 'Good Tech' and Corporate Social Responsibility.

In return you will get... .. A great team, flexible work, opportunities to travel, and a chance to work with people and countries all around the world.

Other Responsibilities will include;

• Develop and strengthen relationships with key journalists across tech trades and tier one outlets.

• Create and maintain a pipeline of inspiring story ideas; translating technical and business innovations into clear, compelling narratives.

• Prepare and media train spokespeople.

• Establish deep understanding of IBM's priorities and offerings, market trends, the ecosystem, competitive landscape, and IBM's points of differentiation and competitive advantage.

What skills will I need?

• Curious thinker with a growth mindset

• Leadership attributes

• Creative and compelling storyteller.

• Strong research, writing and editing skills and the ability to translate core ideas into relevant and digestible content.

• Ability to apply IBM's strategy, values and brand to shape perception and build external advocacy.

• Adept at collaborating and working well with others across the organisation.

• Able to build cross-disciplinary networks of subject matter experts to contribute detailed content and expertise as needed for effective communications.

• Track record of successfully delivering quality content, ethically, professionally and on time in the face of demanding deadlines.

• Knowledgeable about broader communications trends and how different mediums are evolving.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• 5+ years of proven experience developing and delivering media relations programs in a corporate, government or agency setting.

• Superb writing style including the ability to turn complex technical announcements into stories that highlight the critical role technology plays in all our lives.

• English fluency

• Significant experience building and advancing media strategies to support organisational business objectives.

• A key understanding of the technology media landscape.

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• 5+ years of proven experience developing and delivering media relations programs in a corporate or agency setting.

• Experience driving media engagement via social media platforms a plus.

• Experience working in a complex multinational organisation with numerous internal stakeholders

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Being an IBMer means you'll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you'll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.

Are you ready to be an IBMer?

About IBMIBM's greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we're also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 50 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business. At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it's time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

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Being You @ IBMIBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.