Communications Specialist 5

Kforce has a client that is seeking a Communications Specialist 5 in Redmond, WA. The role reduces friction and increases execution velocity across the organization. Roles and Responsibilities: Business Management & Leadership Support:

• Serve as a trusted partner to marketing leadership, supporting planning, prioritization, and execution across key initiatives
• Drive Rhythm of Business (RoB), including leadership team meetings, agendas, follow-ups, and action tracking
• Partner across Product Marketing, Engineering, Finance, and Field to ensure alignment and forward momentum
• Step in to advance work independently (e.g., synthesize rough inputs, create first drafts, unblock teams, and drive next steps)
• Identify gaps, risks, and dependencies, and proactively bring solutions
• Context: Business management roles act as trusted advisors driving strategy, operations, and execution alignment across the organization

• Drive awareness and adoption of key initiatives (e.g., Azure Accelerate for Databases)
• Create and manage internal narratives across channels (emails, updates, leadership comms, field alerts)

• Draft social posts, blogs, and executive-ready messaging
• Ensure alignment with approved messaging frameworks and tone
• Build and maintain an editorial cadence aligned with business priorities
• Context: Executive comms roles include internal storytelling, external messaging (social, PR), and editorial calendar management across channels

• Manage and track marketing budgets (interim responsibility), including spend visibility and coordination with finance partners
• Support execution of planning cycles, including quarterly priorities and tracking against goals
• Ensure adherence to team processes, governance, and compliance requirements
• 5-8+ years of experience in business management, marketing operations, communications, or consulting
• Proven ability to operate as a peer to senior stakeholders and influence without authority
• Strong written and verbal communication skills (executive-ready)
• Experience managing cross-functional initiatives in a fast-paced environment
• High ownership mindset with ability to drive ambiguous work to completion

• Experience in enterprise technology or cloud marketing
• Background in executive communications or storytelling
• Familiarity with Microsoft marketing rhythms (RoB, field alignment, launch planning)

• Leadership team is more effective, aligned, and focused on the highest priorities
• Key initiatives (e.g., launches, programs) move faster with fewer gaps
• Internal stakeholders are better informed and engaged
• Communications are clear, consistent, and influence action (internally and externally)

• Can sit in leadership forums as a peer and contribute meaningfully
• Comfortable taking imperfect inputs and turning them into high-quality outputs
• Strong communicator who can both evangelize internally and represent externally
• Operates with speed, judgment, and low need for direction