Director, Corporate Communications

Time Type

Full time

Remote Type

Job Family Group

Human Resources

Job Description Summary

In this role, Breakthru’s Director, Corporate Communications will help protect & enhance the company’s reputation with all stakeholders. This leader has excellent project management capabilities along with exceptional written and verbal communication skills. She / he supports BBG’s narrative deployment to / with key stakeholders to raise awareness and build thought leadership for the organization. This role helps execute a communications strategy that engages and inspires team members regarding the company’s corporate strategy, progress, and direction - elevating brand reputation and equity externally. The Director role plays a key part in BBG’s mass communications process concentrated on rallying team members, which includes sharing perspectives and aligning key functional updates to the corporate strategy. The ideal candidate is organized, detail-oriented and thrives in a fast-paced, deadline-driven culture and has a proven track record in advising senior executives.

The Director, Corporate Communications shares timely updates regarding the full breadth of the BBG’s capabilities with key stakeholders, especially internal associates (office, sales, and operations). She / he ensures company messages align with business strategy and articulated in a compelling and consistent manner. This role serves a primary facilitation role in the maintenance, implementation, and support of Breakthru’s corporate website and Teams / SharePoint pages designed to keep stakeholders engaged on Breakthru’s value proposition and abundant opportunities ahead. Therefore, a successful candidate must be digitally savvy and have a strong sense on how team members, customers, suppliers, and consumers receive and engage with corporate information.

Job Description

This role follows a flexible hybrid schedule, with two days per week in the office and three days working from home. This role can be performed from any Breakthru Beverage Office Location.

Job Responsibilities

Supports the execution of internal communications to engage corporate, functional (including operations; drivers and warehouse associates), and market-based associates in a dialogue. Promote alignment to corporate vision & mission and ensure consistent messaging across the organization through all internal & external channels.

Understands and represents audience and stakeholder views, interdependencies and needs, using this knowledge to craft messages, programs and work that leads to stakeholder understanding, comprehension and action.

Serves as primary editor of the company intranet SharePoint site and crafts company organizational announcements, social media posts, and executive communications including PowerPoint presentations, as well as the corporate news pages on the external website (BreakthruBev.com). This includes capturing & sharing success stories that articulate the unique value BBG provides supplier partners, customers, and communities as well as team members living the brand.

Writes, edits, and produces internal and external communications content that support the corporate strategy and executive leader needs including memos, all associate call materials, intranet content, newsletters, roundtable materials, presentations, video scripts, social content, etc.

Ensures the corporate narrative is incorporated into leader communications and serves as a key advocate for the Breakthru brand story.

Develops relationships with key stakeholders in HR and beyond to identify and prioritize upcoming communication opportunities that will advance the company’s interests. This includes identifying issues, topics, trends, and events that can be leveraged across internal and external channels and managing the flow of key updates.

Analyzes and measures results of deployed communications to ensure learnings can be applied to future activities and reports results and progress to key stakeholders.

Supports the continued development of processes, templates and toolkits that will assist other professionals in the business who support leader and market communications.

Provide communication support for Breakthru events such as quarterly all associate calls, top leader calls, executive roadshows, and the AOP / Leadership Conference.

Other duties, as assigned by the jobholder’s supervisor, may also be required.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree required in communications, public relations, journalism, marketing or related field

Minimum 10 years’ experience in either corporate or agency environment in corporate communications, public relations and / or content marketing. Where they worked directly with company executives / leaders, supporting business communications activities including the development of corporate presentations, stories, editing of messaging / talking points, organizing and coordination of executive meetings, etc.

Experience in both internal and external (media relations / PR) corporate communications

Technically savvy professional including all forms of digital communication / engagement and social media platforms

Demonstrated business acumen, sound business judgment, and the ability to provide relevant, actionable, data-driven advice to management.

Understands the nuances across different stakeholder audiences including associate, supplier partner, customer, and communities, and can develop effective communications to engage each

Demonstrated intellectual curiosity, passion for problem solving and strong diagnostic skills.

Ability to think critically, both quantitatively and qualitatively and apply excellent writing and editing skills

Ability to effectively meet deadlines and adapt in a fast-paced environment. Must be able to see projects to completion.

Proficient in Microsoft Office (especially strong in PowerPoint) and SharePoint / Teams

Proven ability to work with various stakeholders and teams across North America while balancing multiple priorities

Results-oriented, with a discipline of measurement around Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Preferred Qualifications

Advanced degree in business or a related field

Experience working with agency partners

Experience with beverage alcohol industry

Physical Requirements

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to, stand, sit; talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone

This job description is only a summary of the typical functions of this position, not an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all possible job responsibilities, tasks and duties. Responsibilities, tasks, and duties of individual jobholders may vary from the above description.

Salary and Benefit Statement

Any offered salary is determined based on internal equity, internal salary ranges, market data / ranges, applicant’s skills and prior relevant experience.

Salary / Rate Range : $126,000 - 157,000

This position is eligible to participate in a bonus program. Metrics and level of participation are determined annually.

This position is eligible for health care benefits, life insurance, time off benefits and participation in the Company’s 401(k) plan

Breakthru Beverage Group is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics. The EEO is the Law poster is available here () . If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please call (708) 298-3536 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

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