Who We Are
Revantage, a Blackstone Real Estate portfolio company, is a global provider of corporate services.
With a corporate purpose of 'In Pursuit of Better,' Revantage delivers value-added services and world-class talent for Blackstone Real Estate portfolio companies, spanning diverse asset classes, including residential, logistics, office, hospitality and retail sectors. Headquartered in Chicago, the company's footprint extends across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific.
Rooted in a commitment to collaboration and inclusivity, Revantage goes beyond traditional corporate services and acts as a trusted partner. Across offerings that include finance, technology, human resources and operations, Revantage proactively anticipates stakeholder needs, recruits exceptional talent and enables its business partners to thrive.
What We Value: Our Culture
Our people are our most important asset, enabling Blackstone portfolio companies and investments to scale and thrive. Together, we foster a workplace where everyone can be themselves, enabling them to do their best work.
At Revantage, we have exceptional people who live our values and help us pursue better every day. We offer dynamic and meaningful work, competitive compensation, benefits and flexibility. We listen and take action to ensure our organization evolves to reflect our employees' voices and support an inclusive culture.
Our demonstrated commitment to our people and collaborative culture have earned us numerous awards as a top employer.
Our culture is built on our shared core values and commitment to be:
- Learners - We learn from our challenges and successes
- Leaders - We commit to continuous improvement
- Enthusiasts - We face challenges with optimism and believe anything is possible
- Achievers - We expect high standards for ourselves and enable the success of our teams
- Partners - We deliver value and positive impact to our partners
Grow your career with us. As a member of our team, you'll gain hands-on experience in the real estate industry and benefit from a supportive environment that fosters personal and professional growth.
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Why This Role Is Valuable
The Sr. AVP, External Communications will drive the external communications strategy for Revantage and deliver value-add communications support to Blackstone Real Estate portfolio companies. Supporting the SVP, Head of Communications at Revantage and the Blackstone Real Estate public affairs team, this role will provide strategic and advisory PR and issues management support across multiple partner companies. At Revantage, this role will develop, plan and execute the communications strategies that enhance our corporate reputation and align to our growth objectives. Additionally, as the Communications lead for the Dallas office, this role will provide support for communications relevant to our Dallas employee-base.
How You Add Value
- Lead and execute communications strategies that support business objectives and enhance reputation. Coordinate across key stakeholders, internally and externally, to provide external communications expertise and strategy
- Assess and support comms needs across Blackstone Real Estate portfolio companies; provide PR counsel, issues management support, materials review, and streamlined processes that enable partners to thrive
- Serve as a primary communications contact, overseeing media engagement strategy , crisis communications, external stakeholder outreach, and thought leadership at Revantage
- Oversee the company's awards & rankings strategy and submission process
- Serve as a communications partner for senior leadership across multiple departments, and as the communications point of contact for the Revantage Dallas office
- Review and develop messaging and Q&As, leadership messages, internal communications, digital and social media content, companywide invitations, and other materials, in partnership with the Communications and People & Culture team
- Support promotion of company events and executive speaking engagements; review/draft and approve briefing materials. Manage external speaker approval process.
- Manage agency partner relationships and build strong networks with key stakeholders and partners
- Serves as spokesperson for organization as needed
What You Bring To The Role
Required:
- Bachelor's degree in Communications, Public Relations, Marketing or related field
- Minimum 10 years communications experience, specializing in media relations
- Strategic leader and creative thinker with a track record of supporting complex organizations in all aspects of communication
- Team player with a can-do attitude and the ability to manage multiple senior stakeholders across several organizations
- The ability to build an effective network of relationships with key external decision makers as a means of influencing and enhancing organizational reputation
- Project Management experience with proven ability to develop successful communications strategies which are effectively deployed across multiple audiences
- Excellent writer with strong ability to understand, clearly synthesize, and integrate complex issues in presentations, messaging documents and other communication(s) with key senior-level internal and external audiences
- Personal credibility in front of senior internal and external audiences
- Social Media experience
- Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Preferred:
- In-house and Agency experience
- Branding, Graphic Design experience
Perks for You
- Competitive salary, overall compensation, and 401(k)
- Work-life balance offerings include:
- Hybrid Work Policy
- Productivity Hours - weekly meeting-free work time
- Summer Fridays
- Work From Anywhere Month
- In-house and external learning & development opportunities
- Generous health insurance and wellness benefits
EEO Statement
Revantage is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with applicable law, we prohibit discrimination against any applicant, employee, or other covered person based on any legally recognized basis, including, but not limited to: veteran status, uniformed servicemember status, race, color, caste, immigration status, religion, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex, gender, gender expression, gender identity, marital status, sexual orientation, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation or related medical conditions), age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), protected leave status, domestic violence victim status, or any other consideration protected by federal, state or local law. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations, if you need an accommodation to complete the application process, please email [email protected]
