Media Relations Specialist, FICO Software Corporate Communications

Media Relations Specialist, FICO Software Corporate Communications

FICO (NYSE: FICO) is a leading global analytics software company, helping businesses in 100+ countries make better decisions. Join our world-class team today and fulfill your career potential!

The Opportunity

As a Media Relations Specialist at FICO, you’ll play a key role in elevating the narrative around FICO’s Software business. You’ll help amplify the company’s software and analytics story across earned media by identifying compelling angles, shaping strong messages, and driving consistent visibility. In this role, you’ll collaborate closely with the broader Corporate Communications Software team, as well as product, marketing, and executive stakeholders, to support major initiatives—including product launches, technology innovations, customer success stories, strategic partnerships, and corporate announcements. This position is ideal for a strategic communicator who excels at translating complex concepts into clear, engaging media stories and who understands how broader technology trends influence the news cycle. You’ll manage day-to-day media relations, contribute to press strategy development, and maintain an always-on approach to engaging journalists. We’re looking for someone who is a natural relationship builder with strong media instincts, an eye for timely opportunities, and the ability to craft compelling angles that secure interviews and drive meaningful coverage.

What You'll Contribute

• Research media trends, competitive news, and emerging topics to inform media strategy and uncover story opportunities.
• Provide media relations and pitching support across the FICO Software business, maintaining an always-on approach with journalists.
• Build and maintain media lists; oversee agency media management and ensure alignment on outreach priorities.
• Manage the speakership and conference pipeline, guiding the external agency in evaluating and recommending opportunities.
• Support the editorial calendar and content pipeline, contributing ideas and ensuring alignment with key narratives.
• Staff executive intake calls and develop media pitches; prepare spokespeople for interviews, events, and conferences.
• Handle inbound media inquiries, proactively pitch FICO news, and staff interviews as needed.
• Stay current on technology and industry trends to identify timely angles and position FICO in relevant conversations.

What We're Seeking

• Bachelor’s degree in Public Relations, Communications, Journalism, Marketing, or a related field.
• 3-5+ years of experience in media relations, public relations, or communications—preferably in B2B tech and/or financial services.
• Agency experience and existing relationships in the B2B tech/fintech space preferred.
• Outstanding project-management skills, with the ability to work with a broad team in different fields.
• Track record of developing and pitching innovative story ideas.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, including professional writing abilities.
• Exceptional understanding of the media landscape and a working knowledge of how to engage reporters across financial, technology and business outlets.
• Familiarity with new media and emerging media platforms.
• A proactive, detail-oriented mindset and a willingness to grow and take ownership of projects.
• Highly adaptable and collaborative—approaches work with humility, a hands-on mindset, and a readiness to support the broader communications team across varied responsibilities, workstreams and regions.
• Demonstrates confidence to engage senior leaders, eager to learn and adapt.
• Thrives in fast-paced, high-growth settings, balancing multiple priorities with agility and consistently delivering results amid shifting demands.

Our Offer to You

• An inclusive culture strongly reflecting our core values: Act Like an Owner, Delight Our Customers and Earn the Respect of Others.
• The opportunity to make an impact and develop professionally by leveraging your unique strengths and participating in valuable learning experiences.
• Highly competitive compensation, benefits and rewards programs that encourage you to bring your best every day and be recognized for doing so.
• An engaging, people-first work environment offering work/life balance, employee resource groups, and social events to promote interaction and camaraderie.

The targeted base pay range for this role is: $67,200 to $105,600 with this range reflecting differences in candidate knowledge, skills and experience.

Why Make a Move to FICO?

At FICO, you can develop your career with a leading organization in one of the fastest-growing fields in technology today – Big Data analytics. You’ll play a part in our commitment to help businesses use data to improve every choice they make, using advances in artificial intelligence, machine learning, optimization, and much more.

FICO makes a real difference in the way businesses operate worldwide:

• Credit Scoring — FICO® Scores are used by 90 of the top 100 US lenders.
• Fraud Detection and Security — 4 billion payment cards globally are protected by FICO fraud systems.
• Lending — 3/4 of US mortgages are approved using the FICO Score.

Global trends toward digital transformation have created tremendous demand for FICO’s solutions, placing us among the world’s top 100 software companies by revenue. We help many of the world’s largest banks, insurers, retailers, telecommunications providers and other firms reach a new level of success. Our success is dependent on really talented people – just like you – who thrive on the collaboration and innovation that’s nurtured by a diverse and inclusive environment. We’ll provide the support you need, while ensuring you have the freedom to develop your skills and grow your career. Join FICO and help change the way business thinks!

Learn more about how you can fulfil your potential at www.fico.com/Careers

FICO promotes a culture of inclusion and seeks to attract a diverse set of candidates for each job opportunity. We are an equal employment opportunity employer and we’re proud to offer employment and advancement opportunities to all candidates without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. Research has shown that women and candidates from underrepresented communities may not apply for an opportunity if they don’t meet all stated qualifications. While our qualifications are clearly related to role success, each candidate’s profile is unique and strengths in certain skill and/or experience areas can be equally effective. If you believe you have many, but not necessarily all, of the stated qualifications we encourage you to apply.

Information submitted with your application is subject to the FICO Privacy policy at https://www.fico.com/en/privacy-policy

Key skills/competency

• Media Relations Specialist
• Corporate Communications
• Public Relations
• Journalism
• B2B Tech
• Financial Services
• Media Strategy
• Journalist Engagement
• Story Pitching
• Media Relations