Corporate Communications Manager

Summary

Join Olipop as their Corporate Communications Manager! This role involves developing and implementing comprehensive communication strategies, managing crisis communications, and collaborating with various departments. You will craft compelling narratives across multiple channels, conduct competitive research, and build strong stakeholder relationships. Reporting to the Director of PR & Communications, you'll play a key role in shaping Olipop's brand image and ensuring consistent messaging. The ideal candidate possesses extensive experience in corporate communications, crisis management, and media relations, along with strong writing and analytical skills. This is a fast-paced, startup environment requiring a self-starter with a collaborative spirit.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree, preferably in Communications, Journalism, PR, English or related business field
• At least 6+ years of communications experience including corporate experience with a strong emphasis on executive and corporate writing
• Significant experience in crisis communications and fundamental understanding of how to expediently develop plans to address a crisis
• Experience in working with news media, notably business and/or investigative journalists
• Solid business acumen and analytical skills
• Experience in creating engaging, compelling content for business-owned social media channels
• Impeccable attention to detail and consistency in daily program execution
• Strong project management skills and the ability to create and execute to a plan
• Collaborative and energetic working style and enjoyment of working cross-functionally with members of wider organization
• Ability to lead and present concepts and recommendations
• Must be a self-starter and highly motivated
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced, startup environment and be a team player

Responsibilities

• Manage corporate communications strategies that proactively support and reflect OLIPOP’s vision, culture, product and brand in internal and external stakeholder communications
• Develop and craft reactive and proactive communication narratives across channels to support business objectives including press releases, social media, newsletters, presentations, and more
• Anticipate brand reputation issues and manage strategies for issues preparedness; manage and execute a proactive and reactive crisis communications program to respond to important issues and protect the company's reputation
• Support C-suite leadership in enterprise-wide media relations; magnifying thought leadership externally and boosting engagement internally through 1:1 key message development, media training, speechwriting, and presentation preparation
• Spotlight and drive awareness for key partnerships across the business internally and externally
• Partner with department leads to support their communications needs and develop insightful key message guides, strategy memos, briefing documents, creative materials, interview talking points, and other written corporate communication assets
• Conduct and analyze competitive brand research to identify trends and present critical findings to wider team
• Nurture and leverage internal and external partnerships and networks to maximize the achievement of business goals
• Build and steward relationships between the brand and key community stakeholders to create greater brand advocacy

Preferred Qualifications

CPG experience

Benefits

$115,000-$120,000 base salary + bonus