Senior Associate - Corporate Communications, NY Life Investment Management

Location Designation: Hybrid - 3 days per week
This position is hybrid - Tuesday - Thursday in the New York Office and Monday and Friday work from home.
Job Title: Senior Associate, Communications, New York Life Investment Management (NYLIM)
Location Designation: Hybrid - 3 days per week
When you join New York Life, you're joining a company that values career development, collaboration, innovation, and inclusiveness. We want employees to feel proud about being part of a company that is committed to doing the right thing. You'll have the opportunity to grow your career while developing personally and professionally through various resources and programs. New York Life is a relationship-based company and appreciates how both virtual and in-person interactions support our culture.
Business Overview:
New York Life Corporate Communications is seeking a dynamic communications professional to join the team and support New York Life Investment Management, an $800 billion, diversified global asset manager.
This person must be able to execute on a combination of judicious and tactical external and internal communications efforts to shape and position announcements including firm news, organizational changes, operational updates, promotional stories, business development, and targeted trade and industry media relations programs.
Key to success will be the ability to quickly cultivate important relationships with corporate communications teammates, internal business partners, including the Office of the CEO, product development, marketing, distribution and HR.
The right person for this promising opportunity must be focused, yet adaptable and agile enough to succeed in a fast-paced environment as part of a tight-knit team that supports an award-winning business. This role reports to the communications lead for New York Life Investment Management.
What You'll Do:

• With the guidance of the communications lead for NYLIM, help deliver NYLIM's objectives by building and executing on internal and external communication strategies, while maintaining alignment with New York Life's overall goals and objectives.
• Collaborate with business partners and agencies to build, execute, and maintain an ongoing calendar of judicious and tactical communications initiatives.
• Create and manage the drafting, review, and approval of external and internal communications materials including press releases; website, social media, and intranet content; town hall scripts; key messages; and Q&As.
• Implement communications plans and strategies that promote NYLIM's objectives and drive employee engagement with the business and its leadership.
• Develop, maintain, and manage key relationships with investments media.
• Prepare spokespeople for media interviews, including preparing briefing documents.
• Maximize the reach and effectiveness of PR campaigns by collaborating with teams across the organization overseeing digital and social media content.
• Monitor news and trends within the investments and personal finance space to identify and leverage emerging issues.
• Manage workflow with the PR agency, including monthly reporting.
• Work with the team and vendors to measure and monitor communications to inform our storytelling tactics.
• Collaborate with Corporate Communications team colleagues to ensure alignment of all communications.
• Leverage - and stay current with - communications best practices and emerging technologies, including generative AI tools, to enhance team capabilities and content quality.

What You'll Bring:

• Professional with minimum of 5 years' media-relations experience, and at least 2-3 years of strong experience in the asset management space.
• Strong media relations skills and strong experience engaging financial press.

• Superior written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills.
• Creative and strategic thinker with a growth mindset.
• Experience using AI-powered communication tools to optimize engagement and support organizational goals.
• Ability to multi-task and work under pressure to deliver to multiple deadlines.
• Proactive and self-motivated.
• Strong partnering skills and a collaborative approach to working with colleagues across corporate communications.
• Comfort and experience with AI and emerging digital tools for content development and communications automation.
• Strong project management and organizational skills.
• Exemplary attention to detail.
• Demonstrated knowledge and interest in newsworthy investment trends, issues, milestones and events.
• Bachelor's degree or higher.

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Pay Transparency
Salary Range: $79,000-$113,000
Overtime eligible: Exempt
Discretionary bonus eligible: Yes
Sales bonus eligible: No
Actual base salary will be determined based on several factors but not limited to individual's experience, skills, qualifications, and job location. Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. In addition to base salary, employees may also be eligible to participate in an incentive program.
Company Overview
At New York Life, our 180-year legacy of purpose and integrity fuels our future. As we evolve into a more technology-, data-, and AI-enabled organization, we remain grounded in the values that drive lasting impact.
Our diverse business portfolio creates opportunities to make a difference across industries and communities-inviting bold thinking, collaborative problem-solving, and purpose-driven innovation. Here, you'll find the rare balance of long-standing stability and forward momentum, supported by an inclusive team that honors tradition while embracing progress.
As a Fortune 100 mutual company, we offer a place to grow your skills, contribute to meaningful work, and deliver solutions that matter. Your ideas drive what's next, and your growth powers it.
Our Benefits
We provide a full package of benefits for employees - and have unique offerings for a modern workforce, including leave programs, adoption assistance, and student loan repayment programs. Based on feedback from our employees, we continue to refine and add benefits to our offering, so that you can flourish both inside and outside of work.Click hereto discover more about our comprehensive benefit options or visit our NYL Benefits Site.
Our Commitment to Inclusion
At New York Life, fostering an inclusive workplace is fundamental to who we are and how we serve our communities. We have a longstanding commitment to creating an environment where individuals can contribute their best and succeed together. This foundation is rooted in our core values of humanity and integrity, ensuring that every employee feels valued and supported. By embracing a broad range of perspectives and experiences, we achieve greater success and fulfill our promise of providing financial security and peace of mind to families across all communities. Click here to learn more about New York Life's leadership in this space.
Recognized as one of Fortune's World's Most Admired Companies, New York Life is committed to improving local communities through a culture of employee giving and volunteerism, supported by the Foundation. We're proud that due to our mutuality, we operate in the best interests of our policy owners. To learn more about career opportunities at New York Life, please visit the Careers page of www.NewYorkLife.com.
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Job Requisition ID: 92984