Corporate Communications Director

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If you are an experienced Corporate Communications professional, who can thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced, team-oriented, and project-driven environment, this is an exciting opportunity to join our domain services team in Kirkland, WA. We are a leading end-to-end domain name services provider, operating a platform that is advancing the way businesses and consumers define and represent themselves online.   This is also an opportunity to join a passionate and motivated team that is in the process of becoming a standalone public company. In February 2013, Demand Media announced that that it was exploring the separation of its existing business into two independent, publicly-traded companies: a pure play media company and a pure play domain services company.   Our existing communications team will remain focused on the pure play media company, so this will be a key and exciting role in the domain services company as we execute the separation and introduce the new standalone brand. This is a leadership position requiring both collaboration with senior management to establish communications strategy, close coordination with business unit leadership, and planning and execution of all initiatives. Experience in media relations and crisis communications is required. Responsibilities include: External Communications

Manage the on-going relationship with Coburn Communications, our corporate PR firm
Interact and coordinate communications with our CFO and new Investor Relations firm to provide guidance and ensure consistency
Develop and cultivate direct relationships within key media outlets
Establish key corporate messaging across lines of business and target audiences to elevate brand awareness and position company as a thought leader
Lead or direct writing projects, including corporate press releases, FAQs, editorial placements, white papers, blog posts and keynote presentations
Develop annual communications plan, including quantitative goals and success metrics
Organize media/speaking events, prepare talking points, and provide on-going executive/spokesperson training
Create and maintain standard corporate press kit materials
Manage News portion of company website

 Internal Communications

Develop strategies and tactics for communicating company goals, objectives and results with employees across four offices
Develop and implement strategies for communicating significant events (earnings, acquisitions, product launches, crises situations, etc.)
Organize and coordinate all-hands presentations by senior management
Assist other departments that need to frequently communicate across the organization with their projects (HR, Legal, Stock administration, etc.)

Qualifications required:

Minimum 8 years’ experience managing corporate communications / media relations – at a public company, high profile startup or inside a PR agency
BS in Communications, Public Relations, Marketing, or a related field
Proven ability to establish strong media relationships within the business and/or technology categories
Proven ability to develop and execute successful communications strategies and plans
Excellent interpersonal and collaboration skills
Demonstrated ability to contribute at both a strategic and an operational level
Ability to work with urgent deadlines, flexible priorities and manage multiple high-priority assignments
Excellent written and oral communication skills, able to communicate effectively at all levels of the organization
Results driven, energetic, resourceful and hands-on individual with a strong service orientation
Management level experience in public relations agency and/or high tech companies a plus

We are an equal opportunity employer M/F              

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