Head of Communications

Los Angeles, CA (On-site)

$230K/yr – $275K/yrSenior LevelFull time

Posted 5 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own and unify corporate communications at the executive level, shaping strategy, governance, and risk management while guiding external and internal messaging across branding, media, and change initiatives.

  • Strategic governance: establish standards, processes, and risk controls across all channels.
  • Executive storytelling: draft CEO communications, align messaging, and drive cohesive brand voice with media and stakeholders.
  • Brand and crisis leadership: steward brand reputation and lead high impact situations with proactive playbooks.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop and lead the company’s overall communications strategy, aligned to corporate strategy, growth priorities, and long-term positioning.
  • Define enterprise-wide messaging architecture, core narratives, and tone that guide all communications.
  • Establish governance, standards, and processes to ensure consistency, quality, and risk management across all communications and with external media.
  • Lead communications for organizational change, transformation initiatives, and/or leadership transitions to support employee engagement and external stakeholder support.
  • Act as a trusted advisor to the CEO and executive team on strategic, reputational, and sensitive communications.
  • Lead public relations strategy for the CEO, CEO direct reports, and the company, including media engagement, thought leadership, speaking opportunities, and public positioning.
  • Ensure executive team messaging is aligned, cohesive, and reinforces strategic priorities internally and externally.
  • Manage media relations and external communications partners or agencies, as appropriate.
  • While partnering with other stakeholders, directly draft CEO communications including presentations, speeches, company announcements and communications, and talking points.
  • Provide strategic oversight and creation of all written communications, including digital content, social media, recruiting branding, and corporate messaging.
  • Provide guidance on the continued design development, content strategy, and evolution of the corporate website.
  • Oversee social media strategy and execution to support brand visibility, engagement, and reputation.
  • Serve as steward of the company’s brand, reputation, and voice across all touchpoints.
  • Partner closely with the STUDIO team to provide input and guidance on develop and maintain consistent branding, visual identity, look and feel, and design standards across all internal and external materials.
  • Ensure all communications reflect a cohesive, high-quality brand experience.
  • Provide guidance to the HR team on employee communications, including messaging, cadence, channels, and engagement strategy.
  • Partner with HR/People teams to support culture, values, change initiatives, and leadership communications.
  • Lead communications strategy during high-impact situations and crises, including both internal and external response.
  • Partner with executive leadership and other stakeholders to ensure timely, accurate, and aligned messaging.
  • Anticipate emerging issues and develop proactive scenarios, playbooks, and escalation pathways for communications outcomes.

Requirements

  • Extensive senior-level experience in corporate communications, public relations, executive communications, or related disciplines.
  • Proven success serving as a strategic advisor to CEOs and executive teams.
  • Demonstrated leadership during change, and high-stakes communications.
  • Exceptional writing, editing, and storytelling skills.
  • Strong judgment, executive presence, and ability to navigate complexity.
  • Experience partnering with creative and brand teams to deliver consistent, high-quality communications.

Benefits

  • Our comprehensive group health benefits program is built around your total health and provides employees and their families with care and coverage designed to help you thrive.
  • Our health and wellness program offerings include medical, dental, vision, with FSA, HSA options, Group Life & Disability, LTD coverage and much more.
  • Ancillary programs include a retirement savings plan with a competitive employer match, employee support programs like our parental leave coaching program, wellness, and commuter benefits, just to name a few.
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Kilroy Realty Corporation

3.3 Glassdoor

Kilroy Realty Corporation (NYSE: KRC) is a leading U.S. landlord and developer, with operations in San Diego, Greater Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay Area, the Pacific Northwest and Austin, Texas. The company’s stabilized portfolio totals approximately 16.2 million square feet of primarily office and life science space and also has more than 1,000 residential units in Hollywood and San Diego. Kilroy has earned global recognition for sustainability, building operations, innovation and design. As pioneers and innovators in the creation of a more sustainable real estate industry, the company’s approach to modern business environments helps drive creativity and productivity for some of the world’s leading technology, entertainment, life science and business services companies. The company is a publicly traded real estate investment trust (“REIT”) and member of the S&P MidCap 400 Index with more than seven decades of experience developing, acquiring and managing office, life science and mixed-use projects. More information is available at http://www.kilroyrealty.com.

Founded in 1996
Los Angeles, California, USA
356 employees
44% recommend to a friend
100% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
10K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
30.6%
Direct
54.4%
Referral
7.8%
Social
5.7%
Paid
1.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~356

Marketing Team

Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Funding

Total Funding
$1.7B
Last Raise
$400M
Post IPO Debt, 7 months ago

Funding History

  • Aug 2025
    Post IPO Debt • $400M
  • Jan 2024
    Post IPO Debt • $400M
  • Jul 2023
    Post IPO Debt • $375M

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