Corporate Communications Manager
We’re thrilled to announce Handshake’s $80M Series E funding round. From the start, we’ve made it our mission to break down barriers and create equitable access to great jobs. We’re expanding our mission to build a platform students love, that helps early talent of all backgrounds receive access to opportunities – no matter who they know or where they go to school.
Handshake is the number one site for college students to find a job. Today, the Handshake community includes 18 million students and young alumni at over 1,000 colleges and universities. We connect up-and-coming talent across all 50 states with nearly 500,000 employers recruiting on Handshake — from every Fortune 500 company to thousands of small businesses, nonprofits, startups, and more. Handshake is democratizing opportunity and ensuring college students have the support they need to find a great job and kick-off a meaningful career.
Everyone is welcome at Handshake. We know diverse teams build better products and we are committed to creating an inclusive culture built on a foundation of respect for all individuals. We strongly encourage candidates from non-traditional backgrounds, historically marginalized or underrepresented groups to apply.
If you are not sure that you’re 100% qualified, but up for the challenge – we want you to apply. We believe skills are transferable and passion for our mission goes a long way.
Your Impact:
Handshake is hiring a Corporate Communications Manager reporting to the Head of Communications. In this role, you will work cross-functionally to help articulate Handshake’s story and raise the profile of our leadership team. You will have the opportunity to develop company-wide initiatives and campaigns that educate and engage our workforce on our mission, strategic priorities, and business narrative. You will help tell stories of our impact and shape our brand - internally and externally - while being an integral part of a rapidly growing Communications team.
Your Role:
- Manage ongoing internal communications for company-wide launches and announcements
- Oversee corporate LinkedIn and Twitter accounts and execute timely, targeted posts
- Work closely with company leaders to optimize their social media presence
- Draft corporate FAQs, press releases, fact sheets, as well as executive narratives, hot takes, and talking points
- Coordinate with marketing and communications teams to deploy clear company-wide instructions for promotional activities
- Lead the development and execution of an analyst relations program
- Build partnerships with key internal stakeholders
- Contribute to thought leadership programs, including maintenance of speakers’ bureau and weekly industry news briefs
- Support with management of agencies, freelance writers, and other vendors
Your Experience:
- 6+ years experience working in internal, corporate, social, and/or executive communications
- A Bachelor’s Degree in Communications, Marketing, Journalism, or a related discipline
- You have previously held roles that require you to be exceptionally organized and detail oriented, capable of managing numerous projects and work streams end-to-end
Bonus Areas of Expertise:
- Familiarity with higher education and/or workforce trends
- A passion for great writing
Benefits:
- Stock: Ownership in a fast-growing company.
- 401k: We care about your ability to save for your future.
- Family Focus: Parental leave and flexibility for families.
- Time Off: Flexible vacation policy to encourage people to get out and see the world.
- Healthcare: World-class medical, dental, and vision policies.
- Goodies: Whatever hardware and software you need to get the job done.
- Team Fun: Regularly scheduled events, sports, game nights, book clubs.
- Learning: Learning & Development opportunities for you to grow your skills and career.
- Great team: Working with fun, hardworking, nice people who are committed to making a difference!
- ...And much more!
We value diversity of all kinds, and are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where we learn from each other. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome people of all different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives.
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