Senior Manager, Responsible Business Communications

Responsibilities

• Strategic Planning & Program Development: Leading the creation, development, and execution of comprehensive brand purpose communications programs across a variety of communications verticals, including shared, owned, earned, and paid media.
• Executive Communications & Counsel: Serving as a trusted strategic communications partner to senior executives, providing elite counsel, briefing materials, and executive platform management.
• Media Relations & Strategy: Leveraging a strategic mind for media relations and an existing network of top-tier, known contacts to secure high-value placements that elevate Verizon’s responsible business initiatives.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration & Narrative Integration: Connecting the dots at a higher, macro level, bridging the gap between various departments to build alignment and ensure a cohesive, enterprise-wide communications strategy.
• Strategic Writing & Storytelling: Using your creative flair and exceptional writing skills to translate complex information into deeply engaging, human-centric stories that resonate with employees, stakeholders, and the public.
• Measurement & Optimization: Measuring the success of communications and making data-driven suggestions to optimize future communications plans.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or four or more years of work experience.
• Six or more years of relevant experience required, demonstrated through one or a combination of work and/or military experience, or specialized training.
• Exceptional writing skills and an innate ability to craft compelling narratives for diverse audiences.
• A solid understanding of the existing brand purpose and policy landscape, including emerging trends and cultural shifts.
• Demonstrated success supporting, prepping, and advising senior-level executives.
• A proven success record of creating and executing successful brand purpose programs across a variety of communications verticals.

Preferred

• Experience planning large scale events that target a policymaker and policy influencer audience
• A robust rolodex of known, valuable contacts in the lifestyle, business, and tech media spaces.
• Understanding how a single initiative impacts the broader corporate strategy and global reputation.
• Extreme attention to detail; holds internal and external partners to the same high standards.
• Ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities
• Superb critical thinking skills and the ability to take a concept from ideation and strategy to execution autonomously.
• The creativity required to cut through corporate noise and help bring stories to life in innovative, audience-centric ways.
• Exceptional communication, thought leadership, and presentation skills.
• Ability to work independently as a self-starter across a matrixed organization.
• Extensive experience working effectively with cross-functional teams

Benefits

• health and wellness benefit options including: medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, AD&D insurance, identity theft protection, pet insurance and group home & auto insurance.
• matched 401(k) savings plan
• up to 8 company paid holidays per year
• up to 6 personal days per year
• paid parental leave
• adoption assistance
• tuition assistance
• plus other incentives, we’ve got you covered with our award-winning total rewards package.
• depending on the role, employees have the opportunity to receive compensation in the form of premium pay such as overtime, shift differential, holiday pay, allowances, etc.
• Newly hired employees receive up to 15 days of vacation per year, which grows with additional service.