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Executive Communications Director:
Responsible for leading executive communications program for Chief Marketing Officer and CMO/marketing organization leadership team. This individual will be a key member of the executive and corporate communications team, and will develop and execute a leadership communications framework to support Yahoo! executives to have a “voice” when presenting the company’s strategy clearly and effectively to internal and external audiences. Must develop strong partnerships within the organization as well as cross-functionally in order to develop content and messaging for key communication deliverables. Ensures overall communications strategy is successfully executed across multiple channels in PR, AR, IR and internally. Additional responsibilities include creating briefing materials and presentations, special writing assignments and special project and event assignments. Must be a "strategic thinker," very detailed oriented and organized. Must have the ability to work seamlessly within broader team to achieve desired results. Timeliness and quality of project deliverables essential. Reports to the sr. director of executive communications and strategic media.
Requirements:
- 10-15 years of Communications experience, in PR, IR, AR
- Minimum of 3 years executive communications experience in high technology business and working with C-level executives
- Demonstrated project management skills, including handling multiple assignments from conception to completion on deadline and within budget
- Planning, prioritizing, setting timelines and driving the delivery of work on multiple efforts concurrently
- Demonstrated problem solving and negotiation skills
- Solid ability to present to senior audiences and facilitate the same
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong executive level presence
- Superior organizational skills
- Proficient with the MS Office Suite or Keynote
- Bachelor’s degree in Communication, Marketing
Additional Requirements:
Demonstrates strong executive influence skills and content development skills, with the ability to communicate details of an activity and share best practices outside the organization. Must be able to extract salient information from multiple sources and synthesize information into presentations that are consistent with the approved communications strategies. Strong leadership skills. Flexible and resilient. Problem solver. Ability to gain consensus among others. Ability to manage sensitive situations and materials. Ability to grasp technical issues and market considerations. Solid project management skills. Knowledge of Internet and web technologies and/or consumer products is a plus.
Yahoo! Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. For more information or to search all of our openings please visit http://careers.yahoo.com.
