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Guild · 4 hours ago

Senior Corporate Communications Manager

Guild is a company that believes talent is everywhere and opportunity should be too. They are seeking a Senior Manager for their Corporate Communications team to support the strategy and manage the execution of corporate communication functions, focusing on executive communications and enhancing Guild's public presence.

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Responsibilities

Contribute to overarching corporate messaging, narratives, and positioning
Identify, pitch, and secure proactive PR tied to company milestones, research, partnerships, and market moments to advance Guild’s narrative
Cultivate relationships with top tier business reporters and those in key verticals
Respond to press inquiries and serve as on-the-record spokesperson for Guild
Support issues monitoring, risk assessment, and crisis communications
Stay on top of news trends and stories related to Guild’s work
Provide communications support to the CEO and broader Executive Team, across messaging, thought leadership, media, social, and speaking opportunities
Develop and manage a spokesperson bench strategy, preparing executives, internal experts, and customer champions for media and speaking opportunities
Partner cross-functionally to scale a customer evangelist spokesperson program to amplify customer voices in media, social, events, and thought leadership
Collaborate with public sector and policy teams to develop clear, credible points of view on funding, workforce development, and relevant initiatives
Build and maintain strong relationships with policy and public sector reporters
Drive proactive storytelling in partnership with public sector and policy partners, resulting in earned media, thought leadership, and speaking opportunities

Qualification

Corporate communicationsPublic relationsExecutive communicationsMedia relationshipsAccount managementProactive approachCross-functional collaboration

Required

7+ years of experience in corporate communications, public relations, or strategic communications, ideally in B2B, technology, workforce, or policy
Proven experience supporting senior executives, including direct CEO communications support
Established media relationships and a track record of securing meaningful, tier 1 coverage
Comfort operating at both the strategic and executional levels, setting direction while also rolling up your sleeves in fast-moving, high-visibility environments
Strong cross-functional mindset with the ability to influence and manage multiple stakeholders
Exceptional writing and editing skills, with the ability to translate complex topics into clear, compelling narratives
Account or client management experience
Calm, proactive, and flexible approach to work

Benefits

Access to low-cost, high-quality health care options through Collective Health and Kaiser (due to coverage limitations, Kaiser is currently only available in CA & CO)
Access to a 401k to help save for the future
Vacation policy to rest and recharge
8 days of fully-paid sick leave, to take the time to heal and or recover
Family-friendly benefits, including 12 weeks of parental leave for non-birthing parents and 18-20 weeks for birthing parents; 4-week ramp-up period for when employees return from a leave of 6 weeks or more; as well as employer-paid short-term and long-term disability, employer-sponsored life insurance, fertility and caregiving benefits.
Well-rounded wellness benefits including free and low cost mental health resources and financial wellbeing support services
Education benefits and tuition assistance to help your future development and growth

Company

Guild

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Guild is a learning platform that offers classes, programs, and degrees for working adults.

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$643.17M
Key Investors
Wellington ManagementGeneral CatalystFelicis
2022-06-02Series F· $264.67M
2021-06-02Series E· $150M
2019-11-13Series D· $157M

Leadership Team

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Bijal Shah
Chief Executive Officer
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Jessica Rusin
Chief Technology Officer
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