Published: August 14, 2024 - The Communications Director maintains strong media credentials and current industry knowledge, essential for effective client interactions and satisfaction assessments. This role develops contact plans to enhance ongoing client engagement and understanding, fostering robust relationships. By collaborating closely with Strategy and Specialist teams, the Communications Director ensures innovative ideas are implemented effectively, driving agency standards and client success.
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1. Communications Director, Cedar Solutions, Springfield, IL
Job Summary:
- Identify interesting stories in the market where Aiia can help potential customers become heroes and inspire others
- Develop stories around current and new complex products and services and successfully launch campaigns, website updates, and sales presentations
- Support the Head of PR with captivating stories and opinion pieces
- Led the communication strategy for European expansion
- On-going customer, market, and competitor research and feeding insights about needs, changing behaviors, and trends back into the business
- Development of messaging and positioning
- Collaborating with the rest of the Customers division (Sales & Marketing) on different campaigns and projects - conference speaks, sales assets, emails and more
- Leading the creation of earned media strategies that connect with audiences beyond standard channels of media
- Establishing a strong presence for client brands across media platforms
- Creating plans to reach new audiences for clients
- Working closely with the Strategy and Creative teams to launch programming and production strategies
- Tracking metrics and trends within the industry and creating action plans based on findings to share with clients
- Ensuring that all deliverables meet and exceed client expectations
- Managing a team of Associates and Senior Associates
Skills on Resume:
- Storytelling (Soft Skills)
- Campaign Management (Hard Skills)
- Market Research (Hard Skills)
- Communication Strategy (Soft Skills)
- Media Relations (Soft Skills)
- Client Management (Soft Skills)
- Team Leadership (Soft Skills)
- Competitor Analysis (Hard Skills)
2. Communications Director, River Tech, Reno, NV
Job Summary:
- Design and execute internal and external communication strategies for a variety of initiatives to engage and inform colleagues, to support change management
- Drive business results, as well as storytelling around the ABS vision and its contribution to the firm’s value proposition.
- Cultivate trusted partnerships with senior leaders to help influence communication style and effectiveness and generate results for the business.
- Work with leaders to identify communication objectives, brainstorm creative solutions, and develop and execute communication plans using multiple channels.
- Ensure the planning, development, and execution of communications that consider all audiences/levels in the firm and externally
- Address the unique needs of the business units and regions
- Ensure consistency and alignment with practices, brand standards, and other initiatives/global messages
- Support business priorities and objectives, and align to the company’s values and goals.
- Develop a deep understanding of the unique goals, key roles, and standard practices across the organization and ABS to ensure effective communication strategies that drive measurable impact.
- Use a wide range of communication channels (webcasts, face-to-face, video, online, print, social media, etc.) to engage and inform all levels of colleagues globally as well as applicable external audiences.
- Lead program and content development for ABS, carrying a significant writing workload and guiding the work of others who may be assisting.
- Measure the effectiveness of communication activities and use feedback to improve future efforts.
- Engage, motivate and drive a small team of communication professionals.
- Successfully manage and prioritize the workload of all team members.
- Assist in goal setting for the team and conduct annual performance analyses according to the organization’s guidelines.
Skills on Resume:
- Strategy Development (Hard Skills)
- Change Management (Soft Skills)
- Stakeholder Engagement (Soft Skills)
- Multi-Channel Communication (Hard Skills)
- Content Development (Hard Skills)
- Team Leadership (Soft Skills)
- Performance Management (Soft Skills)
- Brand Alignment (Hard Skills)
3. Communications Director, Summit Enterprises, Cheyenne, WY
Job Summary:
- Build and help implement an effective Internal Communications program that leverages multiple channels to engage and inform employees
- Manage WinnResidential & WinnDevelopment’s responses to new business opportunities, including RFQs/RFPs, grant applications, presentations, & questionnaires.
- Plan and implement an integrated communications strategy that incorporates online channels and social media tools allowing the organization and leaders
- Establish and maintain relationships with various audiences, including media and key influencers.
- Coordinate crisis management communications as necessary, contributing to the company’s broader strategies and goals and protecting the company’s reputation.
- Draft, review, and/or revise the content for executive communications for internal and external communications, including emails, Intranet content, talking points, presentations, remarks and speeches.
- Collaborate with leadership to maintain the Company website and intranet and support the creation and distribution of all communications.
- Support government relations and public affairs outreach and initiatives.
- Manage department staff and budget, identify, recruit and manage vendors.
- Regularly report on communications activities and effectiveness.
- Identify and develop opportunities to integrate effective strategies as part of the broader communications operation (i.e. marketing, internal communications, corporate responsibility, etc.)
- Develop and maintain relationships with Leidos subject matter experts.
Skills on Resume:
- Internal Communications (Hard Skills)
- Proposal Management (Hard Skills)
- Crisis Management (Soft Skills)
- Media Relations (Soft Skills)
- Executive Communication (Hard Skills)
- Strategic Planning (Hard Skills)
- Team Management (Soft Skills)
- Government Relations (Soft Skills)
4. Communications Director, Pineapple Media, Charleston, WV
Job Summary:
- Develop and implement a business-specific communications and marketing strategy aligned to the Civil Group’s business objectives that strengthen Leidos’ position as a key technology provider in the Civil market.
- Evaluate and adjust strategies to respond to changing and/or competitive markets.
- Plan, execute, and manage internal- and external-facing campaigns in support of group initiatives.
- Engage the growing workforce through consistent and targeted internal communications initiatives.
- Directly collaborate with Civil Group president and assist in developing presentations, speeches, and other important internal and external-facing messages.
- Ensure key capabilities are marketed effectively to deliver awareness and growth.
- Refine the Civil Group’s brand positioning and messaging, enhance business development engagement, assist with lead generation, help develop a position of thought leadership, and shape the market dynamics.
- Ensure the correct positioning in key market-facing materials including websites, press releases, white papers, sales materials, trade shows, and social media outreach.
- Lead the execution of business-specific campaigns centered around longer-term integrated marketing plans.
- Identify and develop core capability positioning and messaging that uniquely differentiates Leidos services within the Civil market, and clearly communicate offerings’ benefits to customers, highlighting competitive advantage.
- Engage with Business Development & Strategy teams to better understand customer needs, competitive offerings and positions, market trends, and competitive strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities.
- Develop and manage annual group communications budget that includes advertising, marketing, trade shows, charitable contributions, sponsorships, memberships, town halls and forums, external events, and other group activities.
- Interface with executive management, technical and sales community, external analysts, press, and other communications stakeholders.
- Act as a brand champion for Leidos, ensuring brand standards are maintained across all internal and external touchpoints.
- Coordinate with Director, Communications & Marketing, and appropriate organization leaders, on ongoing company-wide initiatives and messaging to ensure alignment with Civil Group strategies and activities.
Skills on Resume:
- Communications Strategy (Hard Skills)
- Marketing Strategy (Hard Skills)
- Campaign Management (Hard Skills)
- Brand Positioning (Hard Skills)
- Internal Communications (Soft Skills)
- Business Development (Soft Skills)
- Market Analysis (Hard Skills)
- Budget Management (Hard Skills)
5. Communications Director, Horizon Strategies, Mobile, AL
Job Summary:
- Develop strategic, complex communication plans and proactively drive the execution of plans.
- Present recommendations or communication outcomes to senior leaders, incorporate or address feedback, and see the project through to completion.
- Lead working groups in the development and execution of communication programs such as semi-annual business updates, culture change initiatives, and new or existing program campaigns.
- Execute communications through vehicles such as emails, videos, events (town halls, panel discussions), articles, infographics, newsletters, and podcasts.
- Support executive communications by writing and editing presentations, talking points, memos and other communications.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of internal communications and provide recommendations for continuously improving (adding new channels, evolving current ones) by analyzing the data trends and staying informed on new innovative communications approaches.
- Manage all communication requests such as working closely with the cross-functional Microsoft teams and external contacts
- Support with the prioritization and vetting of a large, constant volume of requests
- Coordinate all briefing and prep materials for communications activities.
- Ensure all prioritized engagements are tracked and any action items are driven to a close in a manner satisfactory to the internal or external stakeholders.
- Author and edit briefing documents, presentation scripts, blogs, PowerPoint decks, and internal communications.
- Create and/or manage new and existing business processes and tools to continuously improve communications efficiency.
- Establish ongoing feedback loops to improve the engagement practices and processes.
- Participate in an informal peer network to build collective and robust efficacy in managing customer and partner engagements.
- Co-produce Afternoon Cyber Tea podcast - guest selection & invitations, coordination with the studio, script writing and review, and production content.
Skills on Resume:
- Strategic Communication Planning (Hard Skills)
- Executive Communication (Soft Skills)
- Project Management (Soft Skills)
- Content Creation (Hard Skills)
- Internal Communications (Soft Skills)
- Data Analysis (Hard Skills)
- Cross-functional Collaboration (Soft Skills)
- Process Improvement (Hard Skills)
6. Communications Director, Bluewater Systems, Lincoln, NE
Job Summary:
- Create an organizational communications plan to ensure all communications work to help TAT achieve its short and long-term goals.
- Create an organizational crisis communications plan.
- Create AP Stylebook-informed communications, including news releases, brochures, toolkits, the monthly newsletter, flyers, quarterly reports, articles needed by outside publications and organizations, fundraising materials and donor reports, website copy and the annual report
- Edit materials/reports submitted for review by other staff members for their programs/audiences or web pages.
- Review social media postings, including Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, for grammar and correct TAT messaging.
- Research, schedule, and host TAT’s Driving Freedom podcast, as well as manage schedule and interviews on Dave Nemo Show broadcasts.
- Review, develop, and maintain lists and relationships with key media contacts/platforms.
- Respond to media requests, and create strategic placement opportunities for TAT.
- Partner with CT&I leadership to design and develop communications and content strategy to position CT&I as innovation leaders within HCA Healthcare and the market
- Lead strategy, content, cadence and execution of communication to HCA Healthcare stakeholders to ensure that CT&I’s vision and strategy are consistently conveyed
- Advise on external communications development to articulate and build CT&I’s brand in the external marketplace
- Proactively identify opportunities and oversee development of ongoing CT&I communications vehicles (e.g., newsletters, intranet site updates, bulletins, leadership updates)
- Collaborate with Change Management colleagues to understand the implications of Change Impacts and Stakeholder Readiness to develop messaging, cadence, and media vehicles as necessary
- Oversee the design, development and deployment of communications for CT&I activity at Innovation locations to support the development of a culture of innovation
- Design clear communication goals and outcomes and track and measure against progress
Skills on Resume:
- Communications Planning (Hard Skills)
- Crisis Communication (Soft Skills)
- Content Creation (Hard Skills)
- Media Relations (Soft Skills)
- Social Media Management (Hard Skills)
- Podcast Management (Soft Skills)
- Brand Positioning (Soft Skills)
- Change Management Communication (Soft Skills)
7. Communications Director, Skyline Communications, Fargo, ND
Job Summary:
- Develop and implement a cohesive and innovative communications strategy to increase awareness and position the organization as an unrivaled, premier education equity and civic engagement leader
- Lead and help ensure site-wide implementation of messaging with a focus on asset-framed storytelling and systemic inequities
- Set annual outreach, media, and engagement goals and regularly monitor progress
- Manage a messaging calendar, including national and local events, media pitches, and external partnerships
- Oversee the creation of all campaigns, communications materials, and channels
- Support content development for blogs, social media accounts, e-newsletters, appeals, and other publications
- In partnership with site leadership, oversee all crisis communications
- Supervise the Special Events Project Manager and provide ongoing support, guidance, and feedback to ensure success as a team member and communications professional
- Collaborate with internal teams to ensure alignment of messaging across external platforms that sparks interest and promotes connectivity
- Build on existing portfolio of media relationships to bolster brand recognition and support organizational strategies
- Support site leadership in the development of key messages, talking points, and scripts for key internal and external audiences
- Identify and lead media and messaging needs of major organizational events, and manage the creation of event-specific materials such as collateral, look and feel, speaker invitations, scripts, briefings, and media releases
- Partner with site leadership to build strong relationships with education and community leaders, elected officials, and other champions to support the overall site goals and advance City Year New York’s brand in the community
- Consistently identify opportunities to share City Year New York’s organization and leadership voice and story with the broader community
- Prepare staff, board members, partners, and AmeriCorps members
- Work closely with all departments to ensure external communication and stakeholder engagement are consistent and effective
Skills on Resume:
- Communications Strategy (Hard Skills)
- Asset-Framed Storytelling (Soft Skills)
- Media Relations (Soft Skills)
- Crisis Communication (Soft Skills)
- Content Development (Hard Skills)
- Event Management (Soft Skills)
- Stakeholder Engagement (Soft Skills)
- Messaging Alignment (Soft Skills)
8. Communications Director, Quantum Media, Boise, ID
Job Summary:
- Demonstrate a good understanding of the international media landscape
- Demonstrate strong media credentials and possess current knowledge of industry trends
- Place the client’s needs at the heart of all delivery, building strong, meaningful relationships with client peers
- Support the Head of Operations in building the right processes and procedures for effective day-to-day management
- Lead the coordination of the local markets we are responsible for
- Alongside the Strategy, Insights, and team, lead the Well7 delivery of the overall media planning process, preparing and presenting responses to briefs across all channels to senior clients
- Work seamlessly with Strategy and Specialist teams to ensure brilliant thinking is turned into brilliant implementation
- Challenge strategy and ideas to ensure they are remarkable and inspirational for clients
- Share knowledge and understanding across the team and wider agency
- Ensures the team continues to deliver to these standards and is learning from examples.
- Accountable for the accurate upkeep and delivery of the Well7 financial processes
- Understand the billing and revenue for Well7 and proactively bring to the attention of the leadership team monthly fluctuations, opportunities, and threats
- Provide timely and accurate billing projections each month to the account leads (Head of Operations and Managing Partner)
- Identify opportunities and build strategic recommendations alongside specialist business units to grow revenue for Well7
- Identify opportunities to provide thought leadership and build content for external and internal PR
- Alongside the leadership team develop and implement a learning agenda for the team and client
Skills on Resume:
- International Media Expertise (Hard Skills)
- Media Strategy (Hard Skills)
- Client Relationship Management (Soft Skills)
- Process Improvement (Soft Skills)
- Market Coordination (Soft Skills)
- Financial Management (Hard Skills)
- Strategic Planning (Soft Skills)
- Thought Leadership (Soft Skills)
9. Communications Director, Echo Valley Media, Santa Fe, NM
Job Summary:
- Design and deliver communications training for staff, corps, and Boards to ensure message alignment with stated goals
- Ensure all staff and corps members are trained to maintain City Year’s brand and communication standards
- Serve as a member of the Development and Communications senior leadership team, providing strategic insight into site priorities
- Work collaboratively with other site departments, other City Year sites, and City Year headquarters frequently
- Support and attend all major site events, including fundraisers, service days, trainings, and other activities and initiatives
- Partner with other departments and staff to ensure that site-wide goals are met, including, but not limited to, fundraising, the member applicant interview process, stakeholder engagement, event and service day participation, and cross-departmental committees
- Attend internal and external engagement and training activities throughout the year
- Input in the development of and review of the Well7 client action plans
- Collaborate and build close working relationships with third parties and media owners to bring innovation and new solutions to Well7
- Encourage the team to attend and contribute to agency events & initiatives
- Inspire, coach and guide teams in the delivery of fantastic work and the transformation of the business
- Plan, directed, supervised and coordinated the work activities of the team
- Support individual work styles and address team issues
- Create content and coordinate content with key peers at Microsoft.
Skills on Resume:
- Communications Training (Hard Skills)
- Strategic Leadership (Soft Skills)
- Cross-Departmental Collaboration (Soft Skills)
- Event Management (Soft Skills)
- Stakeholder Engagement (Soft Skills)
- Team Leadership (Soft Skills)
- Content Creation (Hard Skills)
- Innovation Management (Soft Skills)
10. Communications Director, Visionary Insights, Augusta, ME
Job Summary:
- Work closely with executive team to develop public image and boost coverage of the company as a brand that is ambitious, relevant, and differentiated
- Leverage relationships with reporters to drive media in the form of national and regional news, TV, and trade publications
- Devise and evolve PR strategy by first identifying critical differentiators and then iterating (constantly) to ways in which can drive differentiated awareness in the public
- Leverage social media and influencer marketing to boost public awareness of Noom
- Differentiate Microsoft’s positioning in the marketplace by driving a scalable communications agenda, which requires cross-company collaboration and stakeholder management skills.
- Foster communications efforts aimed at key external influential audiences including reporters with traditional print, broadcast and online media outlets
- Be a key social media influencer, IT & business decision-makers, consumers, educators and government policymakers.
- Champion the company’s communications to employees in the region to inspire, attract and retain key talent in this highly competitive region.
- Engage with Microsoft Asia senior leadership team (SLT) stakeholders as a trusted advisor on a variety of topics including high-profile speaking/media engagements, crisis/issues management, business priorities and communications strategy supporting business initiatives.
- Be an inspiring team leader who is calm under fire, providing clarity and generating positive energy, while delivering world-class communications results.
- Be a champion of diversity and inclusion, attracting and retaining a team that best represents the diverse nature of the region.
- Work closely with senior and executive team leaders to provide trusted and credible communications counsel and support.
- Engage employees through trustworthy, reliable, and measurable communications programs that support business objectives.
- Use creativity and innovation to create a clear and consistent voice for InterMed.
Skills on Resume:
- Public Relations Strategy (Hard Skills)
- Media Relations (Soft Skills)
- Social Media Management (Hard Skills)
- Stakeholder Management (Soft Skills)
- Crisis Communication (Soft Skills)
- Employee Engagement (Soft Skills)
- Leadership (Soft Skills)
- Team Management (Soft Skills)
11. Communications Director, Apex Strategies, Columbia, SC
Job Summary:
- Supervise a team of six media relations, campus news, and writing professionals to advance the reputation of CU Denver by telling compelling stories of its research, faculty, students, alumni, and staff in a way that is meaningful and clearly demonstrates the positive impact of the university.
- Identify opportunities and aid in the packaging and distribution of vital messages that convey the value of CU Denver to target audiences through earned and owned channels.
- Cover a range of communications disciplines, including public relations, issues management, content marketing/distribution, and social media with demonstrable experience in original content creation/writing/editing and managing people.
- Operate as a member of the University Communications team and report to the interim vice chancellor.
- Collaboration with members of the University Communications team and stakeholders from across the CU Denver campus and university system
- Guide team in refining media outreach strategy, plans, tools, and reporting that results in consistent, quality media coverage.
- Provide day-to-day consultation, expertise, and mentorship in areas of growth for the team, including daily story news management and weekly news planning.
- Encourage and advise on outreach efforts with members of top-tier media outlets and higher-ed publications.
- Serve as reinforcement for media inquiries for peak periods of activity.
- Promote employee awareness and engagement with InterMed’s strategy to provide care without compromise.
- Support the social media activity of the CVP.
- Direct and support a team of content planners and creators through an effective editorial process.
- Create strategy, plans, quality assurance practices, and engagement metrics and reporting for content marketing/distribution activities.
- Shape and guide the strategy, advancement, and distribution of e-news products (City Stories and CU Denver News) and related websites.
- Lead cross-functional content meetings to help the team coalesce, frame, and produce the best ideas into articles, stories, features, social media posts, and other digital content to bolster engagement and sharing among target audiences including employees, students, and external stakeholders.
Skills on Resume:
- Team Leadership (Soft Skills)
- Media Relations (Soft Skills)
- Content Creation (Hard Skills)
- Public Relations Strategy (Hard Skills)
- Issues Management (Soft Skills)
- Collaboration (Soft Skills)
- Editorial Process Management (Hard Skills)
- Social Media Strategy (Hard Skills)
12. Communications Director, New Age Media, Jefferson City, MO
Job Summary:
- Coordinate major campus announcements including development of communications plans, involving key stakeholders and managing the execution of the plan.
- Assist in the design and implementation of an internal communications plan that effectively informs employees, students, and stakeholders of services, processes, and practices in response to the pandemic.
- Assist in the response and advise on proactive and reactive communications needs arising at the most senior levels of the university, including message development and drafting of statements or communique.
- Assist in the implementation of a social media strategy and plan for the chancellor.
- Contribute to content strategy to support messaging, create and implement content calendar on select platforms.
- Source select content and recommend tweets and posts, including drafting issues management responses.
- Utilize Sprout Social and other listening means to identify trending topics and opportunities for engagement and relevant content.
- Provide counsel and support, including development and execution of proactive and reactive media campaigns, crisis communication tactics and rapid response, as appropriate.
- Facilitate relationships with reporters and media outlets to earn media placements including the management of a robust media contact list, including those that focus on diverse populations.
- Manage spokesperson development, including staff and volunteers, including media training.
- Responsible for all marketing and communication materials at the New York City Chapter including print, digital, and collateral design, web content, email newsletters, social media profiles, and advertising.
- Assure compliance with all Alzheimer’s Association branding policies, procedures, standards and applicable regulatory requirements, promote Association-wide programs and initiatives.
- Ability to successfully manage resources and budgets, including external vendors and advertising contracts.
- Lead a small team of senior communications professionals
Skills on Resume:
- Communications Planning (Hard Skills)
- Crisis Communication (Soft Skills)
- Internal Communications (Soft Skills)
- Social Media Strategy (Hard Skills)
- Media Relations (Soft Skills)
- Content Strategy (Hard Skills)
- Team Leadership (Soft Skills)
- Budget Management (Hard Skills)
13. Communications Director, Bright Horizon Communications, Little Rock, AR
Job Summary:
- Lead the delivery of a long-term communications strategy focused on Meta’s overall corporate and reputation, products, platform, business and policy efforts in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands
- Deliver senior counsel to cross-functional partners across the various business groups within the company on a broad set of communications matters ranging from key proactive campaigns, and media engagement strategy to crisis management.
- Protect and enhance the reputation of Meta and its products
- Effectively manage team budgets and manage relationships and budget of marketing and advertising agency resources.
- Partner with HR and executives to drive employee engagement through internal communications channels including intranet and digital platforms, leadership messages, town halls, etc.
- Create company's marketing strategy and plan, coordinate and direct marketing efforts.
- Oversee company website such as updating and maintaining content to support demand generation efforts
- Oversee copywriting standards and champion brand guidelines.
- Create strategies and messages to elevate brand reputation, drive employee engagement, support transformation efforts
- Advance culture initiatives for both external and internal audiences.
- Create and drive CVP communications strategy, plans and content in partnership with stakeholders.
- Develop and execute employee communications in partnership with the leadership team and HR.
- Research and package information from internal and external sources to develop compelling narratives and content.
- Develop and maintain clear, compelling and innovative communications artifacts.
- Serve as an organizational thought leader on storytelling and communications.
Skills on Resume:
- Communications Strategy (Hard Skills)
- Crisis Management (Soft Skills)
- Reputation Management (Soft Skills)
- Budget Management (Hard Skills)
- Internal Communications (Soft Skills)
- Marketing Strategy (Hard Skills)
- Brand Management (Soft Skills)
- Storytelling (Soft Skills)
14. Communications Director, Greenfield Strategies, Pierre, SD
Job Summary:
- Demonstrate strong media credentials and possess current knowledge of industry trends.
- Develop a contact plan to ensure regular client interaction and understanding of current satisfaction levels.
- Support the Client Director in building the right process and procedures for effective day-to-day management.
- Work seamlessly with Strategy and Specialist teams to ensure brilliant thinking is turned into brilliant implementation.
- Understand the billing and revenue of the client's business and proactively bring to the attention of the leadership team monthly fluctuations, opportunities and threats.
- Provide timely and accurate billing projections each month to the account lead.
- Identify opportunities and build strategic recommendations alongside specialist business units to grow revenue within the group.
- Alongside the leadership team develop and implement a learning agenda for the core client base.
- Input in the development of, and significantly contribute to the delivery of annual and ongoing client action plans.
- Attend external events to develop client and media owner relationships.
- Maintain clarity of thought and calm disposition during high-pressure pitch scenarios.
- Supports team environment of experimentation and collaboration, creating a high standard within the agency.
- Stands by the team and gives recognition even when things go wrong.
- Manages individual work styles and addresses team issues.
Skills on Resume:
- Media Expertise (Hard Skills)
- Client Relationship Management (Soft Skills)
- Process Improvement (Soft Skills)
- Financial Management (Hard Skills)
- Strategic Planning (Soft Skills)
- Team Leadership (Soft Skills)
- Revenue Growth (Soft Skills)
- High-Pressure Management (Soft Skills)
15. Communications Director, Crossroads Communications, Frankfort, KY
Job Summary:
- Sets communications strategy, aligns function with corporate strategy, and creates formal networks within the company to execute it successfully
- Develop and scale a program to showcase the company’s success that will establish it as a company creating a new category
- Counsel and support EMEA leadership team on sensitive communications issues, including potential crisis communications or corporate development transactions
- Craft effective net new messaging and positioning for projects or moments with a clear understanding of the context around messaging, such as competitors, risks, etc.
- Create frameworks to guide decisions around significant and unique issues where analysis of situations requires an evaluation of intangibles and exercises impeccable independent judgment to obtain results
- Facilitate communications programs around some of the company’s most strategic activities and regional initiatives
- Develops and executes a strategic communications plan.
- Balance multi-functional tasks and projects that align with overall business goals
- Manages communications vendors that provide overflow service
- Writes internal communications to support strategic initiatives, purpose, mission, and values.
- Oversees digital online communications channels such as company website(s), intranet, social media presence/paid campaigns presence, creates social media assets and develops an editorial calendar.
- Write operational plans for 3 separate brands and work with colleagues to manage deliverables
- Works cross-functionally across teams and senior leaders to determine communication needs from concept to delivery and ensures they are in alignment with company objectives.
Skills on Resume:
- Communications Strategy (Hard Skills)
- Crisis Management (Soft Skills)
- Messaging Development (Hard Skills)
- Strategic Planning (Soft Skills)
- Vendor Management (Soft Skills)
- Internal Communications (Soft Skills)
- Digital Media Management (Hard Skills)
- Cross-Functional Collaboration (Soft Skills)
16. Communications Director, Beacon Media Group, Helena, MT
Job Summary:
- Lead creation and execution of strategic, integrated communications related to building the company’s presence in the synthetic biology sector
- Shape stories and messages that resonate with all of Calyxt’s key stakeholders including customers, media, influencers, social followers, investors/analysts and current/future employees
- Drive effective communications of Calyxt’s content to target audiences across different channels
- Identify and pursue opportunities for Calyxt’s messages to be shared externally in creative ways and ensure the company’s participation and engagement in relevant forums
- Identify and engage suitable agency partners to enable the execution of the communications strategy
- Manage external website and social media platform content
- Demonstrate a solid understanding of social media trends and effective social engagement
- Participate in competitive intelligence efforts
- Identify trends in media that impact Calyxt and its position/response on key issues
- Draft press releases, and executive scripts for speaking engagements, media interviews and other communications as needed
- Oversee issues management and crisis communications situations, including after-hours media relations
- Develop reactive talking points or manage issues, as appropriate
- Collaborate with staff on the management and planning of community events
- Lead crisis/issues communications planning and execution for issues connected to Shipt operations
Skills on Resume:
- Strategic Communications (Hard Skills)
- Stakeholder Engagement (Soft Skills)
- Content Management (Hard Skills)
- Social Media Strategy (Hard Skills)
- Agency Management (Soft Skills)
- Crisis Communication (Soft Skills)
- Competitive Intelligence (Soft Skills)
- Media Relations (Soft Skills)
17. Corporate Communications Director, Silver Line Strategies, Dover, DE
Job Summary:
- Lead the creation and implementation of communications plans, strategies, and systems to reach communications goals in support of growing programming, working closely with the Director of Business Advancement, Director of Programming, and Artistic Director
- Develop communications data management systems to track progress toward goals and support new audience development
- Work with the Leadership Team to develop annual budget needs and ensure accurate use of budget allocation each fiscal year
- Supervise Communications Coordinator role, overseeing and setting strategic vision for their work
- Maintain quality control, excellence, and professionalism in brand, developing, implementing, and overseeing structures for brand management and overseeing balanced messaging between multiple program areas
- Oversee and/or execute the production and dissemination of a wide variety of marketing, communications, and advocacy/awareness materials and information (this includes writing, producing, and distributing content across multiple media platforms, to various target constituencies)
- Support organizational, fundraising, and program goals
- Develop and manage media strategy and relationships, including advertising, press releases, and other methods to raise the visibility in the community
- Collaborate closely with the Advancement team, supporting the creation of fundraising campaigns across multiple platforms
- Represent Keshet as a leader in community partnerships
- Develop and implement strategic, integrated communications plans, including proactive and reactive messaging, to support operations and new shopper/member product and technology features
- Lead strategy for all shopper communications, collaborating with shopper, member, social media, retailer, and internal communications teams to develop communications materials for each audience as appropriate
- Develop and execute a proactive media relations strategy that tells the differentiated Shipt story, promotes the brand, and protects and enhances the company’s reputation
- Collaborate with the social response team on shopper-facing messaging
- Develop and implement an executive positioning plan for the chief operating officer
Skills on Resume:
- Communications Strategy (Hard Skills)
- Brand Management (Hard Skills)
- Media Relations (Soft Skills)
- Budget Management (Hard Skills)
- Team Leadership (Soft Skills)
- Content Production (Hard Skills)
- Fundraising Support (Soft Skills)
- Executive Positioning (Soft Skills)
18. Communications Director, Clearwater Media, Topeka, KS
Job Summary:
- Partner with VP of Corporate Communications in fiscal year plans – from strategy to planning to execution and measurement across the organization
- Develop and own external communications programming across paid, owned, and earned media supporting BMC awareness and reputation efforts
- Collaborate with groups across the company to build and own a corporate narrative that reflects BMC’s vision and strategy
- Create an external executive communications strategy that leverages company executives to expand awareness of BMC’s ongoing company evolution and innovation efforts
- Oversee C-suite external communications activities including media interviews, speaking opportunities, social media content, and bylines
- Drive external communications strategy for M&A activity and other major corporate initiatives
- Partner on crisis management globally, work across teams to develop proactive and reactive communication strategies and messaging to mitigate a variety of issues that may impact the company’s reputation
- Own and manage reactive and response programs for the company
- Build relationships with key business and financial media to secure stories that highlight BMC’s market opportunity and competitive advantage
- Partner with Customer Marketing and Advocacy teams to support Customer Communications
- Serve as a strategic thought partner to Investor Relations on communication materials for quarterly results and translate for internal consumption
- Ownership and accountability for Influencer programming
- Own the socialization and marketing internally of external communications success across innovative channels
- Own and manage the growth, development, and performance of Social Media team
Skills on Resume:
- Communications Strategy (Hard Skills)
- Media Relations (Soft Skills)
- Executive Communications (Soft Skills)
- Crisis Management (Soft Skills)
- Corporate Narrative Development (Hard Skills)
- M&A Communication (Soft Skills)
- Social Media Management (Hard Skills)
- Influencer Programming (Soft Skills)
19. Communications Director, Streamline Solutions, Concord, NH
Job Summary:
- Develop and implement a communications strategy that supports the achievement of goals outlined in Thread’s most recent four-year strategic plan.
- Maintain fidelity of Thread’s brand across all internal teams to ensure consistency of messaging to key stakeholders and beyond.
- Align all internal and external communications activities with the recruitment and retention of key resources including human, social, and financial capital
- Identify thought leadership and press opportunities to support Thread’s impact on national conversations relevant to the organization's mission.
- Develop and compile performance measures to evaluate the impact of communications activities
- Develop Thread source communication materials and templates that crisply articulate Thread’s “why”, “what”, and “how” for use by Thread community members in promoting the mission, vision and values
- Oversee and/or develop the design, implementation, and maintenance of communication tools such as the website, social media handles, digital marketing tools, and printed collateral
- Design cohesive traditional and social media plans, including the cultivation of relationships, that provide consistent messaging across platforms and align with the strategic plan to support the recruitment of organizational resources.
- Identify and train Thread community members to share their journeys through storytelling.
- Create reporting tools and communications packets for staff, the Executive Team, and the Board of Directors
- Build a positive, long-term relationship with the direct report(s) and develop, lead, and evaluate relevant, individualized, and meaningful one-on-one coaching sessions
- Empower, motivate and mentor direct report(s), serving as a thought partner, providing and soliciting feedback
- Instill a sense of accountability in direct report(s) by modeling transparency and oversight of individual and organizational performance standards
- Monitor direct report(s)’s progress over time, with a focus on the deltas for both personal and professional growth and development
Skills on Resume:
- Communications Strategy (Hard Skills)
- Brand Consistency (Hard Skills)
- Stakeholder Engagement (Soft Skills)
- Thought Leadership (Soft Skills)
- Media Relations (Soft Skills)
- Performance Evaluation (Hard Skills)
- Storytelling (Soft Skills)
- Team Mentorship (Soft Skills)