Corporate Communications Associate

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day media operations, including monitoring the media inbox, developing pitches, supporting media outreach, maintaining master media lists, and tracking coverage and online conversations.
• Support external storytelling and writing across press releases, newsroom articles, and other external communications content.
• Maintain and update Miller Knoll’s online newsroom and related tools.
• Conduct research and develop submissions for brand and corporate awards.
• Provide ad hoc external communications support for brand teams for product launches, events, and other business priorities as needed.
• Performs additional responsibilities as requested to achieve business objectives.

• Bachelor's degree in communications, journalism, English, business administration, or related field.
• 1 - 3 years of experience in corporate, employee, or marketing communications.
• Strong external-facing storytelling skills with experience developing press releases, media pitches, and newsroom content.
• Solid understanding of media relations fundamentals, including media list development, pitching, coverage monitoring, and supporting journalist relationships.
• Ability to track and interpret media coverage and conversation to understand where and how the brand shows up and identify emerging trends or opportunities.
• Comfortable working across communications tools and platforms, including Co-pilot/ChatGPT, Microsoft Office, and media and content management systems such as Cision.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented self-starter with the ability to manage multiple projects, collaborate across teams, and communicate clearly and professionally with senior leaders and stakeholders.