Sr. Communications Manager II

At LinkedIn our approach to flexible work is centered on trust and optimized for culture connection clarity and the evolving needs of our business. The work location of this role is hybrid meaning it will be performed both from home and from a LinkedIn office on select days as determined by the business needs of the team.

This role can be based in San Francisco Mountain View or Sunnyvale.

In this role we are looking for a savvy communications professional to drive our U.S. consumer communication program focused on helping people leverage LinkedIn as part of their professional lives. This person will be responsible for consumer storytelling tied to the latest cultural trends driving the world of work. The candidate must have an appetite for creative storytelling and do so across traditional emerging and owned content.

This person will be responsible for NAMER Consumer Communications which works hand in hand with LinkedIn senior executives and the top-tier press to help professionals leverage LinkedIn. This includes advising and activating executive online presence speaking engagements and media opportunities. This person will also be responsible for opportunistic and large scale communications programs support peers with consumer storytelling across the business . This person will be involved in all stages of the consumer communications initiatives -- from concept formulation cross-functional planning message development media relationships owned content strategy execution and results-oriented reporting and must be a good collaborator and exhibit a strong work ethic.  

Responsibilities:

• Own and drive opportunistic and large scale global consumer comms programs and U.S. consumer communications work. 
• Deliver and drive top-tier consumer press results including securing and managing traditional media outlets including national broadcast segments and emerging media outlets. 
• Have well-developed media relationships and an ability to build and grow new relationships.
• Primary day to day four U.S. consumer career expert program which serves as the liaison for our senior most consumer spokespeople managing their press opportunities original content/social presence. 
• Own consumer facing assets including key consumer messaging FAQs and owned content (e.g. newsletters short form posts scripts).
• Oversee internal reporting for consumer communications.
• Serve as day to day lead for U.S. consumer communications agency. 
• Build and maintain strong relationships with and provide expert communications counsel to internal and external partners

Qualifications :

Basic Qualifications:

• Minimum 9 years of experience in Communications Marketing Journalism or related experience AND 3 years of experience in External Communications or Social Media OR Bachelors Degree in Business Communications Marketing Journalism or related field AND minimum 6 years of experience in Communications Marketing Journalism or related experience AND 3 years of experience in External Communications or Social Media

Preferred Qualifications: 

• 9 years of experience in external communications roles which includes traditional media and owned content
• 9 years of experience supporting senior executives
• A passion for pop culture and larger workplace trends to help inform the places where LinkedIn and our spokespeople should be appearing
• Interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate cross-functionally with editorial product social media and partnerships
• Research and analytical skills including the ability to monitor and analyze industry news and trends
• Must be able to thrive in a fast-paced and unstructured deadline-oriented environment
• Possess a high degree of integrity and sense of confidentiality
• Ability to demonstrate maturity and good judgment at all times
• Outstanding organizational skills attention to detail and an innate ability to stay on top of multiple projects at once
• Experience with project management and decision-making skills
• Willing to travel if necessary
• Proven ability to work effectively in a team environment
• Expert PowerPoint/Google Slides skills

Suggested Skills: 

• Storytelling 
• Strategy
• Analytical Thinking 
• Project Management 
• Prioritization

LinkedIn is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The pay range for this role is $148000 to $233000.  

Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate including but not limited to skill set depth of experience certifications and specific work location. This may be different in other locations due to differences in the cost of labor. 

The total compensation package for this position may also include annual performance bonus stock benefits and/or other applicable incentive compensation plans. For more information visit Information :

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Employment Type :

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