Director Analyst, Reputation and Brand Management, Public Relations and Social Media, Gartner Resear

Company: Gartner
Location: Redwood City
Posted on: June 8, 2021

Job Description:

What makes Gartner Research & Advisory a GREAT fit for you? When you join the world's leading Research & Advisory company, you'll be part of a team that values curiosity, expert insights, bold ideas and intellectual courage, while driving partnerships with global organizations to make the right decisions on their key initiatives. Through constant learning, discovery and collaboration, you'll not only help clients accomplish their mission-critical priorities, but also grow your career and the scope of your impact across industries. Our culture demands dedication- and rewards it with opportunity. If you're always looking for what's next in business and technology, Gartner is looking for you.

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What makes Gartner Research & Advisory a GREAT it for you? When you join the world's leading Research & Advisory company, you'll be part of a team that values curiosity, expert insights, bold ideas and intellectual courage, while driving partnerships with global organizations to make the right decisions on their key initiatives. Through constant learning, discovery and collaboration, you'll not only help clients accomplish their mission-critical priorities, but also grow your career and the scope of your impact across industries. Our culture demands dedication- and rewards it with opportunity. If you're always looking for what's next in business and technology, Gartner is looking for you.

About this role:

As part of Gartner's Marketing and Communication practice, you will help equip CMOs and Heads of Communication with what is needed to grow their organizations and map their path to mastery of reputation and brand management, crisis communications, public relations, and social media.

What you'll do:

* Create insightful and actionable research in multiple formats (i.e. writing, video, infographics) on best practices in brand, reputation, public relations (including agency management), crisis communications, and social media * Deliver high quality actionable advice and represent thought leadership to marketing and communications leaders through video-based presentations and discussions with clients * Remain ahead of the curve on developments and issues within these specified areas as well as applicable adjacent areas * Lead webinars and present at Gartner live and virtual events on mission critical marketing and communications topics

What you'll need:

* The candidate must have significant experience gained from working for 10+ years in a role building and leading strategies to establish or shape organizational brand and reputation (either as a Communications/Marketing leader or in an agency setting managing multiple accounts)

This role requires subject matter expertise in:

* The development of national and international public relations campaigns with an eye towards demonstrating measurable business impact * Brand and reputation management leadership * Effective crisis management and prevention * Agency relationship management * The effective use of corporate social media * The communication channels that power the modern media landscape * The technologies and representative vendors that support brand management and corporate communication delivery * Content management expertise, e.g. strategies to cohesively manage earned, owned, shared, and paid media * Beyond subject matter expertise, the right person for this role is willing to challenge conventional norms and views by creating unique, compelling research that will change the way communications and marketing leaders solve problems and build strategies for tomorrow

Additional proven skills required include:

* Strong business and financial acumen as well as analytical skills

Articulate and succinct communication skills, both verbally and in writing, with public speaking experience.

* Demonstrated ability to piece together fragments of information, applying conceptual models, recognizing patterns, and drawing and framing conclusions in real-time, with clients and during meetings. * Impeccable time management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities independently * Bachelor's or equivalent experience, Master's degree preferred * Ability to conduct occasional travel, regionally and globally

Who you are:

* To thrive in this role, it helps if you are obsessed with your topic. Gartner analysts are correctly viewed as THE experts. This means you need to live and breathe your subject matter while also adapting your expertise to meet client maturity level. * Excellent collaborator with researchers, sales and other analysts with the ability to quickly build rapport and gain client trust * Confident presenter with a high level of executive presence (prior experience with speaking engagements is a plus) * Analytical thinker with the ability to process information quickly and make actionable recommendations

About Gartner:

Gartner is the world's leading research and advisory company, offering information, advice and tools for business leaders. We provide objective and invaluable insights to our C-level executive clients, where we guide them to achieve the mission-critical priorities of their organization. We've grown exponentially since our founding in 1979 and now employ over 17,000 associates globally and support 12,000 clients in more than 100 countries.

Our awards and accolades:

* Fortune World's Most Admired Companies 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 & 2021 * Forbes America's Best Employers 2018, 2019; Best Management Consulting Firms 2017, 2018, 2019 * Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index Best Places to Work for LBGTQ Equality 2018, 2019, 2020 & 2021 * Careers & the disABLED Magazine Top 50 Employers 2021

Gartner is committed to diversity, inclusion and engagement across all aspects of our business. We foster an environment of exceptional professional development to ensure each of us can reach our full potential. This includes embracing diversity and actively removing barriers to support inclusion, engagement and growth at Gartner. Learn more at https://jobs.gartner.com/inclusion

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