Media Relations Specialist — Corporate & Networking

Media Relations Specialist — Corporate & Networking    This role has been designed as 'Hybrid' with a requirement that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office. Who We Are: Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work. We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today’s complex world. Our culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what’s next. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good. If you are looking to stretch and grow your career our culture will embrace you. Open up opportunities with HPE. Job Description: Who We Are HPE is helping define the future of enterprise technology, bringing together AI, networking, cloud, and computing to transform how the world works. That gives our communications team an extraordinary opportunity to shape some of the industry’s most important technology and business stories. Our Global Communications organization is a high-performing team of creative strategists, counselors, and accomplished professionals who are passionate about winning together. We work hard, think big, challenge conventional approaches, and celebrate each other’s successes. We believe the best communications work happens when talented people are empowered to take smart risks, generate bold ideas, and make a meaningful impact. Responsibilities Corporate Media Relations • Support major corporate communications initiatives, including quarterly earnings announcements, financial moments, corporate news, and enterprise-wide media campaigns • Research business and financial journalists, develop media lists, and identify opportunities for proactive engagement • Help draft compelling pitches, talking points, press materials, and executive briefing documents • Coordinate journalist inquiries, executive interviews, media briefings, and follow-up activities • Support media monitoring, coverage reporting, and campaign measurement • Help identify creative story opportunities that connect HPE’s technology leadership to broader business trends • Collaborate with a variety of functional team stakeholders to ensure timely, accurate execution Networking Media Relations • Support a strategically important business through proactive media relations, high-impact technology launches, executive media engagements, customer announcements, and industry events • Assist with pitching, campaign planning, and execution for AI networking, enterprise networking, security, and related technology stories • Develop creative media relations ideas that help differentiate HPE in a competitive technology landscape • Research industry trends, journalists, and emerging opportunities for earned media • Coordinate cross-functional activities with product teams, executives, agencies, and communications partners • Help translate complex technology into compelling stories for business and technology audiences Team Collaboration and Development • Take ownership of assigned projects and consistently deliver high-quality work • Proactively identify opportunities, raise potential issues early and recommend solutions • Use AI tools responsibly to improve productivity and creativity, while independently verifying facts and exercising sound judgment • Remain organized, adaptive, and responsive when managing competing priorities Education and Experience Required • Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Media Relations, Marketing, or a related field, or equivalent relevan