Director, Consumer Comms & Social Media
- Market p25–p75
- $171k–$260k
- Jobgether p25–p75
- $150k–$236kn=64
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Accountabilities:
- Develop and lead the consumer communications and social media function, establishing its strategy, processes, priorities, and long-term vision.
- Define and execute consumer communications and earned media strategies that strengthen brand awareness, credibility, and relevance across key media outlets and cultural conversations.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with journalists, reporters, and influential consumer media contacts while managing external public relations agency partnerships.
- Lead a data-driven storytelling strategy by collaborating with research and analytics teams to transform proprietary insights, research findings, and industry data into compelling consumer-facing content.
- Develop and manage an integrated content distribution strategy across earned, owned, and social media channels to maximize visibility, engagement, and brand impact.
- Build and lead the organic social media team, defining channel priorities, developing platform-specific strategies, and creating content that drives meaningful audience engagement.
- Oversee content marketing initiatives across multiple platforms, including blogs, YouTube, newsletters, and other relevant digital channels.
- Strengthen brand discoverability across traditional search engines, social platforms, and emerging AI-powered tools, ensuring that content is accessible and relevant wherever consumers seek information.
- Monitor cultural trends, industry developments, and public conversations to identify opportunities for meaningful brand participation and increased visibility.
- Develop creative, timely, and strategically aligned campaigns that generate attention, encourage conversation, and differentiate the brand in a competitive market.
- Take calculated creative risks to establish memorable brand moments while ensuring all communications remain authentic, consistent, and aligned with organizational values.
- Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team while remaining actively involved in content creation, strategic execution, and day-to-day communications initiatives.
- Collaborate closely with communications, brand, product marketing, and other cross-functional stakeholders to ensure consistency across messaging and consumer touchpoints.
- Measure and optimize communications performance, including media coverage, share of voice, audience engagement, brand awareness, and content effectiveness.
Requirements
- 10+ years of professional experience in consumer communications, public relations, brand communications, or a closely related field.
- At least 3 years of in-house leadership experience, including managing, mentoring, and developing teams.
- Demonstrated experience building a consumer communications, public relations, or brand function from the ground up.
- Strong media relations expertise, with established relationships with journalists and reporters at relevant consumer publications and media outlets.
- Proven experience developing and executing earned media strategies and managing external communications or public relations agencies.
- Experience leading or closely partnering with organic social media and content marketing teams, with a strong understanding of digital audience behavior and platform-specific strategies.
- Demonstrated ability to develop effective social media strategies, identify the right channels, create engaging content, and drive meaningful audience growth beyond vanity metrics.
- Excellent data storytelling skills, with the ability to translate research, analytics, and complex information into accessible, engaging, and compelling consumer narratives.
- Strong understanding of content marketing and digital distribution across platforms such as blogs, YouTube, newsletters, and emerging digital channels.
- Familiarity with search optimization, digital discoverability, and the evolving role of large language models and AI-powered tools in how consumers find and consume information.
- Strong cultural awareness and editorial judgment, with the ability to identify relevant trends and connect brand messaging to broader public conversations.
How Jobgether works
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