Zebra Technologies · 2 days ago
Director Public Relations
Lincolnshire, IL
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$178K/yr - $267K/yr
15+ years expZebra Technologies is a community of innovators creating smart solutions for their customers. The Director of Public Relations will lead the strategy and delivery of external communications, enhance customer relationships, and manage the company's reputation across various audiences.
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Responsibilities
Manages the company's reputation and drives positive visibility among key external audiences, including media, customers, partners, investors, influencers, industry organizations, and others
Develops the talent within his/her team and fosters a positive culture between his/her team and other stakeholders within the business units along with other marketing groups across the business
Cultivate strong, professional relationships with top tier media
Drives strong thought leadership platform using external and internal data to position Zebra and its executives as premier thought leaders in our industry
Develops external communications recommendations in support of Zebra's products, solutions, and services; works in partnership with Legal, Compliance and other functions to continually assess and drive opportunities for storytelling while mitigating risk
Manages the corporate blog
Performs other duties as assigned by the Sr Director of External Communications
Qualification
Required
BA or BS degree in Journalism, Communications or related field required
MBA or other advanced degree preferred
15+ years of work experience including public relations with 10+ years of PR strategy experience and 8+ years leading a team
10% travel in US
Preferred
Experience as a content strategist, business writer/editor, and relationship manager with a facility for delivering clear, fast, and powerful content in a variety of formats, and a vision for connecting key business themes and earned media channels to drive the most impact
Experience developing and delivering recommendations at C-and VP-level with excellent communication, financial, analytical, and problem-solving skills
Significant experience leading independent teams in PR, Global Integrated Marketing, or related disciplines across both virtual and direct formats
Strong understanding of global changing media landscape and experience partnering with Marketing on storytelling through various channels including paid, earned, shared and owned
Experience in building and managing media programs that deliver measurable results with outstanding strategic writing and editing skills
Proven ability to develop strategy and oversee strategic communications and reputation management programs designed to advance corporate reputation
Strong thought leadership development skills and the ability to drive strategic messaging and advocacy in a competitive and collaborative environment
Ability to effectively drive cross-functional initiatives with sales, product development, marketing, and executive leadership within tight deadlines
Experience implementing and maintaining a successful operational model and approach to systematically build a global network of third-party advocates to leverage in PR, marketing, and sales activities
Exceptional verbal and interpersonal communication skills with track record of building and inspiring high-performing, global teams
Demonstrated ability to develop best practices for thought leadership content creation, distribution, maintenance, content repurposing, and implementation along with structures and platforms to support a global content and communications vision
Benefits
Healthcare
Wellness
Inclusion networks
Continued learning and development offerings
Community service days
Traditional insurances
Compensation
Parental leave
Employee assistance program
Paid time off offerings
Company
Zebra Technologies
Zebra Technologies delivers barcode printers, scanners, RFID, and mobile computing solutions for business visibility.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
Zebra Technologies has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (90)
2024 (73)
2023 (74)
2022 (124)
2021 (80)
2020 (49)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.5B2024-05-22Post Ipo Debt· $500M
2016-09-14Acquired
2014-09-16Post Ipo Debt· $2B
Leadership Team
Bill Burns
Chief Executive Officer
Jenna Stanley
Senior Vice President customer success and services
Recent News
2026-01-20
2026-01-20
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