Communications Manager, Visuals and Amplification

Mountain View, CA (Hybrid)

$86K/yr – $187K/yrMid Level2+ years expFull time

Posted 7 hrs ago

Job Summary

Own and drive visual storytelling and amplification for Microsoft Stories, coordinating plans across writers, editors, and amplification partners while producing multimedia assets and managing event page layouts.

  • Lead strategy for diverse corporate storytelling moments
  • Direct creation of multimedia assets
  • Coordinate plans with multiple stakeholders

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Oversee visual storytelling and amplification strategy across a diverse lineup of stories and corporate communications moments.
  • Producing or directing creation of multimedia assets
  • Designing or managing web page layouts for public events within content management systems
  • Communicating and coordinating plans with multiple stakeholders
  • Collaborating closely with writers, editors, producers and amplification partners.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Finance, or related field AND 2+ years experience in journalism, corporate storytelling, communications and/or a related field
  • OR equivalent experience.

Preferred

  • A keen interest in, and curiosity about, the latest trends in tech, including AI and cloud computing.
  • Proficiency in visual storytelling, including the ability to design and edit visual assets using standard tools such as Adobe Photoshop.
  • The ability to create compelling and creative social media and amplification plans.
  • Familiarity with content management systems (e.g., WordPress), digital story layout/design and web-based production workflows.
  • A growth mindset and the desire to experiment with new and emerging forms of content in order to reach a broad set of audiences.
  • A talent for collaborating effectively and diplomatically with a number of stakeholders across research, engineering, communications, marketing and social media teams, as well as to work effectively with external partners and customers outside the company.
  • The capacity to work quickly and decisively to meet deadlines.
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Salaries

Posted range

$86K/yr – $187K/yr

Taken straight from the job posting.

Communications median pay in the United States

$93K/yr

Most earn $70K to $138K. Based on 5,718 salaries, including bonus and equity.

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Funding

Total Funding
$1M
Last Raise
$1M
Post IPO Equity, 3 years ago

Funding History

  • Dec 2022
    Post IPO Equity
  • Jan 2020
    Post IPO Equity
  • Sep 1981
    Series Unknown • $1M

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1.3B
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$5.2M
Traffic Source Mix
Search
33.6%
Direct
56.9%
Referral
7.3%
Social
0.4%
Paid
1.2%

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Current headcount: ~225.8K

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Communications Manager, Visuals and Amplification

Microsoft · Mountain View, CA · Hybrid