Corporate Communications Specialist Jobs

Looking for a company that inspires passion, courage and creativity, where you can be on the team shaping the future of global commerce? Want to shape how millions of people buy, sell, connect, and share around the world? If you’re interested in joining a purpose driven community that is dedicated to crafting an ambitious and inclusive work environment, join eBay – a company you can be proud to be with.

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eBay is a global commerce leader that connects millions of buyers and sellers in more than 190 markets around the world. We exist to enable economic opportunity for individuals, entrepreneurs, businesses and organizations of all sizes. Founded in 1995 in San Jose, California, eBay is one of the world's largest and most vibrant marketplaces for discovering great value and unique selection. At eBay, you can just be yourself, do your best work, and have a meaningful impact on people around the world. We are looking for individuals with drive, ideas, and a passion for helping small businesses succeed to help shape the future of eBay—does this sound like you? If so, we’d love to talk to you.

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About Our Team

The Corporate Communications team is responsible for managing, promoting and protecting the company’s reputation as well as bringing the company to life across owned and earned channels. We play a critical role in eBay’s strategy, positioning the company as a global leader in the commerce evolution. One of our primary areas of focus has been to protect eBay’s reputation through issues management, promoting eBay’s business strategy, and bringing the company’s Purpose to life. We are composed of communications professionals who activate a modern, robust and dynamic communications system that deploys groundbreaking tools, technologies and techniques to drive business impact. We are propelling eBay’s Purpose by elevating its Global Impact, highlighting how eBay builds a better, more sustainable form of commerce—where people are empowered, causes are supported and economic opportunities are available to all.

As a Corporate Communications Specialist, you will help support eBay’s business critical communications, including financial communications, strategic investments and partnerships, and issues management. You will also support eBay’s human interest storytelling, elevating the exceptional sellers and entrepreneurs who are building their business on eBay. This role will report to the Lead Manager, Corporate Communications and will collaborate closely with other Communications team members as well as a broad range of internal partners.

This position will join a distributed team that works to creatively and effectively shape eBay’s narrative to support key business priorities and strategies. The individual will be counted on to work collaboratively within eBay’s matrixed organization and to help provide critical thinking, strategy and seamless execution to the corporate communications function.

About The Job

• Media training and prepping leaders and placing executive profiles, bylines and high-level speaking ops that further our company narrative.
• This role will support eBay’s business critical communications and human interest storytelling. This role will also support overall corporate communications efforts including proactive storytelling, speaking engagements and awards, media monitoring and reporting, and measurement.
• Ideating and executing on compelling communications activations from start to finish, including: working with internal teams to source stories; developing written materials including communications plans, messaging, talk tracks, FAQs, external materials (press releases, statements, blogs, op-eds, presentations), briefing documents, scripts, etc; and leveraging media relationships to elevate eBay’s brand and reputation.
• Fostering relationships with key media and acting as an effective company spokesperson.
• Supporting eBay events by working with executives and business partners for messaging, presentation and on-site event support.
• We’re looking for someone who is a nimble and creative storyteller, has a penchant for cross-team collaboration, a proactive and energetic posture, impeccable judgment and writing capabilities, acts with a sense of urgency and the ability to weave seamlessly between a wide range of topics.
• The ideal candidate has 3-5 years of previous experience, either in-house or at a PR agency.
• This person will also play a critical role in supporting team operations.
• Success in this role entails:
• Working closely with cross-functional team members across the Communications team and the broader eBay organization.

About You

• Experience working with external agencies
• Trustworthy and able to keep highly sensitive information confidential
• Calm under pressure, with the ability to complete concepts quickly and handle multiple projects at once
• 3-5 years of relevant PR experience.
• Highly collaborative, flexible and adaptable
• Organized, process-inclined and diligent in their execution, with strong project management skills
• Humble, with a team-first mentality
• The ideal candidate has:
• A self-starter who demonstrates creative and critical thinking abilities
• The ideal candidate will be:
• Outcome-focused and motivated by delivering measurable results
• An exceptional writer, speaker and editor
• Positive and solution-oriented to help develop creative answers to complex problems

Benefits are an essential part of your total compensation for the work you do every day. Whether you’re single, in a growing family, or nearing retirement, eBay offers a variety of comprehensive and competitive benefit programs to meet your needs. Including maternal & paternal leave, paid sabbatical, and plans to help ensure your financial security today and in the years ahead because we know feeling financially secure during your working years and through retirement is important.

Here at eBay, we love creating opportunities for others by connecting people from widely diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and geographies. So, being diverse and inclusive isn’t just something we strive for, it is who we are, and part of what we do each and every single day. We want to ensure that as an employee, you feel eBay is a place where, no matter who you are, you feel safe, included, and that you have the opportunity to bring your unique self to work. To learn about eBay’s Diversity & Inclusion click here: https://www.ebayinc.com/company/diversity-inclusion/

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment in California, Washington, or New York City is expected in the range below.

$73,600 - $114,400

Base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including location, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a target bonus and restricted stock units (as applicable) in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as PTO and parental leave). Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

If hired, employees will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

eBay Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, and disability, or other legally protected status. If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at [email protected]. We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible. View our accessibility info to learn more about eBay's commitment to ensuring digital accessibility for people with disabilities. For more information see: EEO is the Law Poster and EEO is the Law Poster Supplement.

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