Executive Communications Director, Workiva
$145-246k
+ Discretionary annual bonus + RSUs
Business data platform
Job no longer available
Business data platform
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$145-246k
+ Discretionary annual bonus + RSUs
1001+ employees
Company mission
Workiva’s mission is to power transparent reporting for a better world.
Role
Who you are
- This opportunity is ideal for a dynamic communicator who excels in a constantly evolving, fast-paced, and highly collaborative setting
- Undergraduate Degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, or equivalent experience
- 8+ years of c-suite speech writing and executive communications experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Up to 25% travel for customer and internal meetings
- Reliable internet access for any period of time working remotely and not in a Workiva office
Desirable
- Relevant work experience in the SaaS industry strongly preferred. Successful candidates must demonstrate curiosity about software products, technology, and innovation
- Talented writer and storyteller adept at simplifying complex narratives for diverse audiences. A creative and strategic thinker who excels at transforming technical details into clear, engaging messages
- Demonstrate a proactive work ethic by meeting deadlines with a focus on quality and accuracy. Possess strong attention to detail and proficient copy editing skills
- Understanding of multimedia, visual storytelling, and modern communications platforms
- Self-starter and highly collaborative work habits
- Strong executive presence and presentation skills
- Media relations experience identifying and securing opportunities, building relationships, and preparing spokespeople
- Ability to work effectively with ambiguity and adapt to changing priorities and expectations in a dynamic and fast-paced environment
- Ability to be strategic while also highly operative - developing the big picture and executing flawlessly on the small details
What the job involves
- The Executive Communications Director is the CEO's key communications partner, amplifying the CEO's voice and vision to elevate the organization's brand recognition and drive its strategic goals
- Reporting to the CEO's Chief of Staff and working directly with the CEO, this position collaborates closely with Brand Communications, Marketing, Internal Communications, and Investor Relations and will be responsible for developing and implementing a comprehensive executive thought leadership strategy across multiple channels
- Working in tandem with communication counterparts, the role ensures that executive messages and content align harmoniously with broader communication strategies and media plans
- Develop and execute an annual strategic executive communications plan for the CEO, driving brand awareness and advancing critical business objectives through messaging development and content creation in key areas such as product launches, partnerships, events, and thought leadership
- Write, edit, and produce high-quality and engaging content for various communication platforms, such as executive presentations, speeches, blogs, newsletters, social media, webinars, and events
- Oversee CEO social media accounts to ensure strong, creative, and positive visibility
- Collaborate with the internal communications team to ensure coordinated internal-external strategy and messaging
- Identify subject matter areas and craft narratives for different engagements; work closely with Workiva’s external communications team to coordinate media engagement and strategy, Workiva’s employee communications team to drive internal communications, and Workiva’s marketing team to build visual stories
- Leverage writing and creative storytelling skills to build presentations, bylines, op-eds, media sound bites, and social media content
- Serve as program manager for key communications moments, including events, conferences, news launches, and more
Our take
For large-scale businesses, collecting and sharing data can be a complex and challenging process. Workiva solves this problem with its cloud-based data platform.
Workiva is one of the biggest players in the market, serving around 75% of Fortune 500 companies, including Google and Delta. Workiva's controlled, secure and audit-ready platform has maintained a clear edge over much of its competition.
Workiva's quality product and its commitment to transparency has made it a firm favourite with companies around the world. If it can maintain this, it stands to consolidate its impressive growth even further in the coming years.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Oct 2014
$0.7m
EARLY VC
Dec 2012
$30.7m
SERIES C
Total funding: $46.9m
Company benefits
- A discretionary bonus typically paid annually
- Restricted Stock Units granted at time of hire
- 401k w/ match
- Health, dental, and vision
- Vacation accruals
- Life and disability insurance
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Volunteer time-off
- Parental leave
- Travel & accident insurance
- Paid holidays
- Work remotely
- Discount programs
- Health and wellness
- Pet-friendly atmosphere
- Choose from additional plans that cover legal expenses, stolen identity, or even your pet's health
Company values
- Customer success: Always delight our customers.
- Innovation: Keep creating solutions and finding better ways.
- Trust: Always rely on each other.
- Inclusion: Support a diverse community where we all belong.
- Integrity: Do the right thing, every time.
- Accountability: Be responsible for your success and failure.
- Collaboration: Share resources and work together.
Company HQ
Holborn, London, UK
Articles
Leadership
Marty Vanderploeg
(CEO, not founder)Previously worked as a Professor at Iowa State University. Founded Engineer Animation Inc. in 1990.
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