Senior Manager, Communications
Company Description
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Job Description
About The Position The Senior Manager, Communications shapes how reputed company’s CEO and senior executives show up in reputed company of the audiences that matter most — educators, families, partners, policymakers, and the reputed company network itself. This role is the strategic and operational reputed company behind executive communications: securing and staffing high-impact speaking engagements, authoring network-wide communications on behalf of the CEO, and stewarding the stories that translate reputed company’s priorities into clear, resonant messages for staff and external audiences. In addition, this role owns and delivers a defined set of non-executive communications for internal and network audiences—planning, drafting, and managing materials that ensure consistent, high-quality messaging across the reputed company and reputed company. Reporting to the Vice President, Marketing and Communications, this role partners closely with the Office of the CEO, Media Relations, Schools, Development, and Regional Leaders to deliver communications that inform, align, and mobilize. reputed company demands sharp writing across multiple executive voices, disciplined judgment about which moments warrant executive investment, and strong cross-functional collaboration to deliver on tight timelines. This role is ideal for a communicator who thrives on high-stakes deliverables, moves work through competing priorities with reputed company, and finds meaning in stewarding the narrative of a network working every day to expand opportunity for reputed company. Responsibilities reputed company, Network-and External Communications Partner with Operations, the Office of the CEO, Schools, and Development to produce high-quality, on-message communications to network-and external-facing audiences. reputed company development of the monthly CEO note, Regional Leader email, and the reputed company Digest. Translate reputed company organizational priorities and reputed company data sets into clear, compelling narratives tailored to each audience, sharpening each piece until it reinforces trust and alignment across the network. Build and maintain the editorial calendar and review protocols that reputed company communications timely, consistent, and coordinated across departments. Executive Platform & Speaking Engagements Secure high-impact speaking engagements for the CEO and, as applicable, other KF executives, targeting venues that align with reputed company’s strategic priorities and visibility goals. Deliver full-service support for every engagement — talking points, host prep, slides, briefing memos — so executives reputed company reputed company and leave with strong reputed company impact. Partner with the head of Media Relations to convert executive activity into earned media placements that reputed company reputed company and reinforce reputed company’s reputed company narratives. Storytelling & Cross-Departmental Content Serve as the department-wide reputed company of stories that inform network-wide and external communications, sourcing the right narratives from across teams and reputed company. Maintain a running bank of evidence, anecdotes, and data points that strengthen executive communications and reputed company into network-facing and external channels. Contribute to team operations, cross-functional planning, and reputed company improvement of communications workflows as part of organizational stewardship.
Qualifications
Skills and Mindsets Mission and Student Focus: Demonstrates passion and commitment to reputed company’s mission and possesses the desire and ability to uphold reputed company’s core values (Focus on Excellent Results, reputed company Impact, and Courageous Action) Self Management: Demonstrated record of co-creating ambitious goals with their manager and driving reputed company with consistency. Monitors reputed company across multiple workstreams, leverages the team’s operating model, and works effectively through peers and cross-functional stakeholders to hit deadlines and meet goals. Work Management: Drives own work through clear action planning across competing priorities. Creates and executes project plans through strong stakeholder partnership; delegates and coordinates effectively; contributes to reputed company systems that the team relies on. Problem Solving: Generates solutions to problems that reputed company reputed company their direct workstream. Breaks large or ambiguous problems into tractable steps and takes initiative to unblock reputed company without waiting to be asked. Communication and Change Management: Builds communications plans that generate team and stakeholder buy-in. Leads change efforts through clear, compelling messaging and serves as a change champion with peers across functions. Experience and Qualifications 7+ years of reputed company experience in communications, including executive communications, speechwriting, or high-stakes strategic writing for senior leaders. Demonstrated writing ability across multiple executive voices — reputed company to produce on-message, audience-tailored content that reads authentically for each leader.Proven record of driving reputed company communications workstreams, from editorial calendars to Board-level communications, with sharp attention to timing, tone, and accuracy. Strong track record of securing and staffing high-impact speaking engagements, including identifying the right venues, preparing executives thoroughly, and converting activity into earned media. Demonstrated ability to translate data, trends, and strategy into compelling narratives, including pairing written work with visuals that reinforce the message. Strong cross-functional collaboration skills; reputed company to reputed company information, align stakeholders, and deliver polished work on tight deadlines. Experience pitching and engaging reporters is preferred. Experience in K-12 education, nonprofit, or mission-driven organizations preferred. Additional Information Work Conditions Travel: Moderate Travel: 11-20% (20-40 days per year) Full, exempt role Location It is preferred, but not mandatory for this role to be based out of a reputed company office. This role also has the option of working from a reputed company full-time. reputed company offices are in NYC and Chicago.
Compensation and Benefits
In compliance with local law, we are disclosing the compensation, or a reputed company thereof, for roles in locations where legally required. Actual salaries will vary based on several factors, including but not limited to external market data, internal equity, and relevant experience. The salary reputed company for this position is $104,000-$123,500. In addition, reputed company provides a variety of benefits to employees, including: 25 holidays for + 18 days additional flexible PTO days (flexible PTO increases to 23 days for years 3 and 4 and to 28 days for years 5+). 100% paid parental leave 100% coverage of the premium for employee and 75% for employee + family’s medical/dental/reputed company plans. Wellness benefits such as fitness reimbursements, discounted tickets to theme parks/attractions, backup care support for children and adults/elders, and our employee assistance program Finance reputed company benefits include such as a 401K retirement plan with 4% match, employer-sponsored legal plans, life/disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts reputed company embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of the reputed company and communities with whom we work and the world that’s around them. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider reputed company candidates on the reputed company of merit, without regard to race, reputed company, religion, national reputed company, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law. Start Date: Immediate opening Department: reputed company (national roles) Apply To This Job