Director, External Communications

Chicago, IL - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Description:

TheDirectorExternalCommunications will leadMerklescommunications strategy and tellstrategichigh-quality stories that positionusas business transformation consultancy leaders.Our ideal teammate is someone withan innate ability toidentify articulate and execute inspiring stories that weave together multiple narratives: capabilities clientspartnershipsand thought leadership.

This role reportsto the Senior Director Marketing Strategywith a dotted line to the VP Communications dentsu Americas.Itrequiresan effective balance of strategy and executionstrong relationship-building skills deep understanding ofMerklessolutions and storytellingskill.Excellentverbal and writtencommunication skills executivepresenceand cross-functional collaboration skills are a must.

Strategic planning of external communications and media engagement strategies designed to enhanceMerklesreputation drivepositioningand lift brand efficacy with key external stakeholdersincluding pressclientsandindustry partners.

Drivecommunicationsstrategy and activationwithkey alliancepartners (e.g. Adobe Salesforce Braze)topositionjointwork IPeventsandGTM plans.

Partner with clients on proactive and reactive communications strategies related to campaign launches new business wins corporate positioning and thought leadership opportunities.

Amplify thought leadership through trade media and other earned channelsincreasingMerkles share of voice among our competitiveset.

Buildexecutiveprofiles of senior Merkleleaders. Demonstrate command of bylines sourcing ideas from subject matter experts and creating content for earnedownedand sponsored opportunities.

Identifypotential story angles and holistically manage announcements including close cross-functional collaboration to develop messaging write news releases and award submissions and engage media andindustry analysts.

Assistin supporting critical internal communications as needed

Requirements:

7years ofexperience

Ability to take story ideas from concept to launch creating themes that can be weaved through public relations social digital executive speaking engagements and more

Established relationships with a broad range of media and outlets

Ability to bring clarity to ambiguous situations and act decisively

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Preferred Qualifications:

Experienceleading communications forprofessional servicesfirms

Experience managing crisis communications witha track recordof successfully mitigating high-profile business and consumer issues with press employees and key stakeholders

At dentsu we believe great work happens when were connected. Our way of working combines flexibility with in-person collaboration to spark ideas and strengthen our teams. Employees who live within a commutable distance of one of our hub offices currently located in Chicago metro Detroit Los Angeles and New York City are required and expected to work from the office three days per week (two days per week for employees based in Los Angeles). Dentsu may designate other Hub offices at any time. Those who live outside a commutable range may be designated as remote depending on the role and business needs. Regardless of your work location we expect our employees to be flexible to meet the needs of our Company and clients which may include attendance in an office.

Theannualsalary range for this positionis $99500-$148000.Placement within the salary rangeis based on a variety of factorsincluding relevant experience knowledge skills and other factorspermittedby law.

Benefits availablewiththis position include:

Medical vision and dental insurance

Life insurance

Short-term and long-term disability insurance

401k

Flexiblepaidtimeoff

At least 15paid holidays per year

Paid sickand safeleave and

Paid parentalleave.

Dentsu alsocomplieswithapplicable state and local lawsregardingemployee leave benefits including but not limited to providing time offpursuant tothe Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Actin accordance withits plans and policies.Forfurther detailsregardingDentsu benefits please visit .

To begin the application process please click on the Apply button at the top of this job posting. Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis and qualified candidates will be contacted fornextsteps.

AboutMerkle
Merkle a dentsu company powers the experience economy. For more than 35 years the company has put people at the heart of its approach to digital business transformation. As the only consultancy in the world with a heritage in data science and business performance Merkle delivers holistic end-to-end experiences that drive growth engagement and loyalty. Merklesexpertisehas earned recognition as a Leader by top industry analyst firms in categories such as digital transformation and commerce experience design engineering and technology integration digital marketing data science CRM and loyalty and customer data management. With more than16000 employees Merkle operates in 30 countries throughout the Americas EMEA and APAC. For more information visithere.

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Location:

New York - 150 E 42nd

Brand:

Merkle

Time Type:

Full time

Contract Type:

Permanent

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Required Experience:

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Job Description:TheDirectorExternalCommunications will leadMerklescommunications strategy and tellstrategichigh-quality stories that positionusas business transformation consultancy leaders.Our ideal teammate is someone withan innate ability toidentify articulate and execute inspiring stories that w...