Director of Corporate Communications Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Director of Corporate Communications to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Creates, updates and maintains corporate communications and social media guidelines and policies, ensuring understanding internally;
- Direct and deliver effective executive communications and thought leadership;
- Creates and maintains a corporate calendar of key events and ensures external message alignment across teams for major announcements;
- Create proactive strategy and response for global geopolitical PR issues;
- Optimizes media monitoring and insights, journalist and press coverage tracking;
- Manage public relations agencies;
- Contribute to and inform the development of a digital workplace strategy including recommendations for tools and tactics that are best suited for KPMG;
- Working with agency partners on tactical execution of communications strategies, managing associated budgets and ensuring that metrics are reached;
- Thoughtfully counsel clients based on broad communications landscape and business goals; take immediate action on client feedback;
- Lead budget management and financial planning for client work; support internal financial planning and growth strategy;
- Utilize software to monitor reputation risks and positive PR opportunities;
- Provide overall story/messaging as well as design support for key internal and external presentation decks by senior leadership;
- Agency oversite;
- Drive client planning and new business development efforts, including preparation of RFPs;
- Capitalize on, and contribute to, opportunities to grow existing and new client relationships.
Requirements:
- Strong working knowledge of communications strategy development and the creative process;
- Solid understanding and ability to execute on digital and social media channels;
- Global orientation and multi-cultural skills;
- Ability to travel up to 15% domestic and international;
- Minimum ten years of internal or external corporate communications experience; preferably from a professional services firm;
- Demonstrated ability to work efficiently and confidently at the C-suite level and can execute flawlessly under pressure, managing tight deadlines;
- Strong consultative skills and ability to effectively influence;
- Plans creatively and leverages existing resources to effectively deliver high-impact communications;
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university;
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
- Strong team spirit;
- Bachelor’s Degree. Masters in Global Communications, Public Relations, Journalism or similar field preferred;
- Bachelor’s Degree. Masters in Global Communications, Public Relations, Journalism or similar field preferred;
- Strong computer skills.