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**The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.** is one of the world’s leading manufacturers, marketers, and sellers of quality skin care, makeup, fragrance, and hair care products, and is a steward of luxury and prestige brands globally. The company’s products are sold in approximately 150 countries and territories under brand names including: Estée Lauder, Aramis, Clinique, Lab Series, Origins, M·A·C, La Mer, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, Aveda, Jo Malone London, Bumble and bumble, Darphin Paris, TOM FORD, Smashbox, AERIN Beauty, Le Labo, Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle, GLAMGLOW, KILIAN PARIS, Too Faced, Dr.Jart+, the DECIEM family of brands, including The Ordinary and NIOD, and BALMAIN Beauty.

Description

The Estée Lauder Companies is seeking a strategic, media-savvy, and beauty industry–fluent communications professional to elevate the company’s global media relations efforts. As a key member of the Global Communications team, this role will drive proactive corporate storytelling and develop strategic media engagement plans that align with ELC’s business priorities, core narratives, and leadership in the global beauty industry.

This role will be responsible for identifying and securing earned media opportunities across top-tier business, trade, and lifestyle outlets. The ideal candidate brings a robust network of media contacts, strong storytelling instincts, deep knowledge of the beauty and wellness landscape, and a passion for shaping narratives that enhance ELC’s reputation, thought leadership, and innovation.

Key Responsibilities

+ Develop and execute a comprehensive global media relations strategy aligned with ELC’s corporate priorities, brand equity, and innovation pipeline.

+ Proactively identify and secure high-impact media opportunities to amplify key initiatives including brand leadership, executive visibility, sustainability, DEI, and product innovation.

+ Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with key media in the beauty, business, financial, lifestyle, and trade sectors.

+ Collaborate with cross-functional teams to craft compelling press materials, messaging frameworks, Q&As, and thought leadership content.

+ Act as a strategic communications advisor to internal partners on best practices for media engagement and narrative development.

+ Monitor the evolving beauty landscape and media trends to inform storytelling and identify timely media angles.

+ Support executive communications and media training for senior leadership.

+ Guide and manage junior team members, overseeing media list development, reporting, and media monitoring.

Qualifications

+ Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, or a related field.

+ 7–9 years of experience in media relations, corporate communications, or PR—preferably within the beauty, consumer, or lifestyle sectors.

+ Proven track record of securing coverage in top-tier media outlets (e.g., WWD, Business of Fashion, Forbes, Glossy, Allure).

+ Deep understanding of the global beauty industry, including category trends, media landscape, and cultural movements influencing consumer behavior.

+ Excellent writing, editing, and storytelling skills.

+ Strong project management capabilities and ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously.

+ Executive presence and ability to partner effectively with senior stakeholders.

+ Entrepreneurial mindset and passion for driving innovation through communications.

Pay Range:

The anticipated base salary range for this position is **$94,500.00** **to** **$163,000.00** **.** Exact salary depends on several factors such as experience, skills, education, and budget. Salary range may vary based on geographic location. In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for participation in a highly competitive bonus program with the possibility for overachievement based on performance and company results.

In addition, The Estée Lauder Companies offers a variety of benefits to eligible employees, including health insurance coverage, wellness and family support programs, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plans, paid leave programs, education-related programs, paid holidays and vacation time, and many others. Many of these benefits are subsidized or fully paid for by the company

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is Company's policy not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances. The Company will endeavor to provide a reasonable accommodation consistent with the law to otherwise qualified employees and prospective employees with a disability and to employees and prospective employees with needs related to their religious observance or practices. Should you wish to apply for this position or any other position with the Company and you believe you require assistance to complete an application or participate in an interview, please contact [email protected].

**Michigan Applicants:** Persons with disabilities needing accommodations for employment must notify the company in writing of the need for an accommodation within 182 days after the date the person with a disability knew or reasonably should have known that an accommodation was needed.

**Philadelphia Applicants:** Philadelphia's Fair Chance Hiring Law (https://www.phila.gov/media/20240326142036/V6-Fireball-Handout-fairchance-E-S.pdf)

**Rhode Island Applicants:** The company is subject to chapters 29-38 of title 28 of the general laws of Rhode Island and is therefore covered by the state's workers' compensation law.

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is Company's policy not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances. The Company will endeavor to provide a reasonable accommodation consistent with the law to otherwise qualified employees and prospective employees with a disability and to employees and prospective employees with needs related to their religious observance or practices. Should you wish to apply for this position or any other position with the Company and you believe you require assistance to complete an application or participate in an interview, please contact [email protected].