Director, Athleta Communications

San Francisco, CA (On-site)

$177K/yr – $229K/yrDirector/ExecutiveFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive Athleta’s corporate and brand communications, shaping culture narratives and executive messaging for internal and external audiences.

  • Own development and distribution of internal/external communications materials and messaging
  • Must-have: Speechwriting experience and strong advisory/communication skills
  • Standout: Leadership over standards, budget, and cross-functional initiatives

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Partner with the business to build a narrative that communicates our company’s business objectives, culture, and values to our employees, prospective employees, shareholders, and customers
  • Design, edit, and oversee the distribution of internal and external communication materials, including program communications, presentations, FAQs and fact sheets, press materials, speeches, articles, and social content
  • Provide guidance and support to executive management for internal and external meetings
  • Evaluate fit with target audience to ensure comprehension Implement metrics to evaluate effectiveness of communication plan delivery
  • Develop standards and guidelines for style and content
  • Collaborate and lead others in key initiatives and their implementation
  • Responsible for planning, budget, and end results; set policies and strategic direction for area/team

Requirements

  • Speechwriting experience
  • Excellent written, verbal and advisory skills
  • Ability to drive cultural and/or change initiatives, and position a brand/company as a great place to work
  • Ability to prioritize, multitask, and oversee multiple concurrent projects and workstreams with various business partners

Preferred

  • Creative, innovative, and curious; ability to move from concept to ideation to execution; strong bias for action

Benefits

  • Merchandise discount for our brands: 50% off regular-priced merchandise at Old Navy, Gap, Banana Republic and Athleta, and 30% off at Outlet for all employees.
  • One of the most competitive Paid Time Off plans in the industry.
  • Employees can take up to five “on the clock” hours each month to volunteer at a charity of their choice.
  • Extensive 401(k) plan with company matching for contributions up to four percent of an employee’s base pay.
  • Employee stock purchase plan.
  • Medical, dental, vision and life insurance.
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Athleta

We believe that being fit and active makes life richer and bigger than it could possibly be otherwise. And we’re always looking for people who share our passion for leading an active lifestyle, growing personally as well as professionally, and creating game-changing products and experiences. Collaboration is a real thing here. Because we know that individually we’re strong; but together we’re unstoppable. Athleta is a certified B Corp, which means we put people and planet right up there with profit, and we’re committed to using business as a force for good. If all this has you nodding “yes,” we’d love to hear from you.

Founded in 1998
San Francisco, California, USA
2.9K employees (445 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
101.4K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
30.5%
Direct
51.9%
Referral
3.9%
Social
11.9%
Paid
1.7%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~3K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
361 (12% of company)
Median Career Experience
7 years
Median Tenure
4 years

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