Operational Communications Director Jobs

Create and manage press materials

Develop and manage thought leadership initiatives and strategy

Build awareness of the organization, its reputation, offerings, industry positioning, and employees

Experience with both B2B and B2C companies

Proven ability to lead and manage a team and work deeply across different functions and departments

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Present our proposals alongside Creative and Account Management colleagues, achieving client buy-in

Minimum 10 years’ experience of experience in communications or strategy, either agency-side or for an automotive business

Thinks strategically – knowledge of Imagination’s and Client’s practices

To come to work each day to support Imagination doing epic sh*t that no other agency is doing!

Lead the team on strategy and communications - often across several projects at once

Build a deep understanding of Ford’s businesses (now and near-future)

Manage internal coordination of the communications team by setting meeting schedules, developing agendas, etc.

Experience with media relations and an understanding of the media landscape.

Established relationships with national media, experience forming close working relationships with journalists across the country.

Demonstrated ability to manage a team

Excellent written and verbal communications skills, understanding of social media.

Demonstrated problem-solving skills and ability to be flexible.

Experience leading and supervising financial teams, proven management skills

Team management of all Project finance staff, including establishing objectives/goals/training/recruit.

Responsible for delivering consistent, accurate and timely management information (financial and statistical) to all key stakeholders for decision making purposes

Manage client audit requirement and other commercial or statutory audit requirements.

Requires a self-starter with firm decision-making skills and relevant of significant financial experience.

Relevant years of post-qualification experience.

Experience in management across internal and external communications.

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.

15 years of experience in PR and communications.

Experience working with consumer technology at a multi-product company as a executive communications leader, including in Business-to-Business.

Experience building, developing, and maintaining media relationships across consumer, business, and technology press.

Excellent organizational and written and verbal communications skills, with the ability to communication with executives and leadership teams.

Experienced in budget management in excess of ~$20m and associated resource allocation.

Management of large and complex external 3rd party vendor relationships.

Flexibility, with the ability to manage many requirements simultaneously.

Proven experience designing marketing programs that drive topline revenue growth through brand awareness.

Outstanding written and verbal communication skills (including public speaking/presentation skills)

Minimum BA/BS degree, MBA preferred

Experience in emergency management communications.

MINIMUM EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

Official spokesperson for emergency management, major event or controversial situations and is designated as the County's Public Information Officer.

Exercise management oversight of ad hoc and/or standing departmental project teams.

Experience with Clerk of Board operations.

Manage the countywide social media presence across all departments and agencies.

Outstanding written and verbal communication skills and strong project management.

Strong organization and time management skills

Advise on change management needs

15+ years of relevant experience in internal communications, with significant experience in retail or corporate environments

Experience with speech writing for executives

Prior experience mentoring and leading other associates

Exceptional time management skills as well as attention to detail

Ability to set and maintain clear expectations, ensuring clarity of roles, accountabilities, and responsibilities

Excellent pitching, relationship building skills and experience with creating long-term relationships with reporters, editors and freelancers

Hire, manage and evaluate media staff

Creative problem-solving and troubleshooting skills with willingness to experiment and innovate new methods.

Ability to take ownership of a project or process and to use problem solving skills to resolve issues

Demonstrated project management skills, including the ability to meet multiple deadlines by maintaining a high level of organization.

Experience may substitute for education on a year-for-year basis

The following list of benefits is offered

Prepare and manage a broad range of communications materials.

Six (6) years of experience working in communications with a focus on content development, reporting, and publishing.

Experience synthesizing and summarizing large amounts of information, focusing quickly on the essence of a given issue.

Maintain a big-picture perspective, linking programs, activities, and communications in ways that support a cohesive employee experience.

Experience in the Aerospace & Defense industry highly desired

Proactively identify opportunities to influence key customers and stakeholders.

Develop, integrate, and implement a broad range of public relations activities in support of the organization’s strategic direction and business priorities.

Research industry and market trends and identify original and compelling themes/storylines to incorporate into executive communications.

Engage with business leaders to develop key messaging, themes/topics, style/tone, target audiences and appropriate communication channels globally.

Alternative and Remote Work Schedules:

15 and 35 personal days

12 weeks of paid leave

Great Lakes and Great Times:

Utilize digital communication methods to provide effective communication to varying audiences, especially those with disabilities;

Manage external communications efforts, including press releases, talking points, press conferences, briefing packages, presentations, and documents for departmental staff, etc.;

PLEASE ATTACH THE ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS LISTED AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

utilize digital communication methods to provide effective communication to varying audiences, especially those with disabilities;

Provide work direction, support, and quality control of the Department's communications planning, messaging, and public relations priorities;

Create talking points and speeches for external speaking engagements for Latinos for Education staff members

Help build organizational culture and embody Latinos for Education core values

7+ years of professional experience in communications in a non-profit organization.

3+ years of experience owning or leading a strategic communications strategy

Extensive successful writing and editing experience (externally focused) with a variety of print and online communications media

Excellent judgment and creative problem-solving skills, including negotiation and conflict-resolution skills

Manage a 2-4 person communications team, delegating and assigning tasks, overseeing daily work and quality assurance, hiring, and mentoring.

Manage relationships with journalists covering key issues for the Patriotic Millionaires.

Experience with collaborative writing, must be comfortable writing in the voice of various members of the organization’s leadership and membership

Extensive experience in managing an advocacy-oriented social media program

Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to work both collaboratively and independently

Excellent G Suite and MS Office Suite skills

Strong understanding of crisis management and ability to develop proactive and reactive communication strategies and messaging.

8+ years of communications experience, with at least 3 years in a leadership role.

Strong leader with experience managing teams and helping them succeed, as well as working in a growing and fast-paced environment.

Experience and demonstrated ability to work alongside executives as a trusted advisor.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Ability to work under tight deadlines, manage multiple projects at a time, and deliver quality work under pressure.

Strong people manager skills with experience effectively managing and motivating a team

Minimum of eight years of experience in communications/public relations.

Strong critical thinking and writing skills

Excellent collaboration skills and able to work well on a cross-functional team

Ideate and execute programming panels and activations at festivals and summits hosted by diverse organizations and internal groups

Proven track record of developing and executing comprehensive internal and external communications plans