Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Director of Corporate Communications

Job Overview:

The Director of Corporate Communications will help define and lead public relations and communications strategies and programs to increase brand awareness and drive growth.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Corporate Communications
  • Contribute to the development and execution of internal and external communications strategies
  • Develop and write communication narratives across channels to support business strategies including press releases, newsletters, presentations, and other external and internal communications
  • Executive communication support: Guide, recommend, brief, and write executive leadership media and speaking opportunities as directed by the Sr. Director of Corporate Communications
  • Create high-quality, persuasive, and strategic presentations and communications for an audience that includes partners, senior management, shareholders, and the board of directors
  • Crisis communication: Execute a proactive and reactive crisis communications program to respond to important issues and protect the company's reputation
• Public Relations
  • Contribute to the development and execution of the overall public relations strategies
  • Develop, create, and manage PR strategies, plans, and activations for new product launches
  • Media relations: Drive and manage media relations strategies designed to enhance the brand and corporate reputation
  • Drive media relations, media placements, and press coverage
  • Ensure brand presence is amplified across earned media platforms, through programs and events designed to keep the company in the news, on social media, and across relevant storytelling platforms
  • Develop and execute product immersions and gifting programs
• Campaign management
  • Oversee PR best practices, monitor programs, department goals, KPIs, and test and learn to find optimal approaches
  • Corporate Social Responsibility
  • Identify and build partnerships to increase visibility and ensure breakthrough CSR communications
  • Develop and implement CSR communications on internal and external channels
  • Maintain ongoing data base of company's CSR efforts and reporting, including the UN Global Compact and SDG reporting
  • Lead global sustainability initiatives
  • Develop company sustainability and impact report
  • Develop and drive the company's sustainability narrative internally and externally for key product launch
  • Community Relations: Help to build and steward relationships between the brand and key community stakeholders to create greater brand advocacy
  • Assist in identifying and working with external stakeholders to pursue and promote CSR's key objectives (UN, NGOs, governments, charities, companies)
  • Develop and maintain company blog and Podcast in line with content strategy
  • Support LinkedIn strategy management and create compelling content with key messaging in line with strategy
• Agency Management
  • Under the direction of the Sr. Director of Corporate Communications, manage external agency partnerships and communicate priorities for the company
  • Work in collaboration with other team members and agency partners to ensure initiatives have 360-degree support and alignment across all channels
  • Other duties may be assigned

Qualifications:

• 8+ years’ experience in corporate communications and public relations experience. Consumer product industry experience is a must.
• 8+ years’ experience building and leading a powerful team and demonstrated skill in managing people.
• Experience running public relations as a business and driving against measurable KPIs impactful to the business
• Strong creative thinking, storytelling, and written and verbal communication skills. Must have excellent skills in writing press releases and all content that demonstrates a clear and consistent brand voice.
• A strong track record working with top-tier press
• Analytical skills and the ability to use digital tools to find actionable insights through data
• A collaborative nature with finesse in developing relationships cross-functionally
• Meaningful experience with agency/vendor management

Salary: $150k-$170k

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