Senior Manager - Corporate Comms

Company: Tbwa Chiat/Day Inc
Location: San Francisco
Posted on: February 1, 2025

Job Description:

Twitch is the world's biggest live streaming service, with global communities built around gaming, entertainment, music, sports, cooking, and more. It is where thousands of communities come together for whatever, every day.We're about community, inside and out. You'll find coworkers who are eager to team up, collaborate, and smash (or elegantly solve) problems together. We're on a quest to empower live communities.About the TeamThe Twitch community is like no other - a passionate and engaged group of creators and active participants who are uniquely invested in what we're all building together. The Marketing & Communications team at Twitch serves to authentically activate the Twitch community (and beyond) in ways that inform and inspire.About the RoleThe Senior Manager, Corporate Communications will be responsible for supporting the development and execution of Twitch's corporate and crisis communications strategy. You will report to the Head of Corporate Communications and be responsible for managing issues and media relations that have the potential to impact community trust and reputation.In this role, the individual will intake press inquiries, work with business partners on messaging, and make recommendations on the communications approach for escalations related to topics such as community safety, business performance, and product updates. In addition to reactive issues management, this person will coordinate with peers and partner teams to understand areas where Twitch can proactively amplify key narratives with media.This position is ideal for someone who excels in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment. The individual must be able to think quickly, manage multiple ongoing issues on parallel paths, understand technical and nuanced topic areas, have exceptional writing skills, and deliver communications strategy concisely with a variety of stakeholders.You Will:

• Manage day-to-day reactive media inquiries, diving deep with colleagues to fact find and identify ground truths, and work directly with reporters to represent Twitch.
• Have a proven ability to formulate a clear point of view, developing concise and well-written narratives and recommendations.
• Monitor, assess, escalate, and resolve a variety of reactive issues occurring simultaneously with excellent judgement.
• Build and maintain relationships with key media outlets/reporters to discuss and manage challenging stories.
• Develop reactive messaging, FAQs, and forward-looking scenario plans for emerging issues.
• Provide strategic counsel to senior executives.You Have:
  • Minimum 7 years of experience in corporate communications, including experience working in-house.
  • Established relationships with a broad range of media and outlets.
  • Proven success building and implementing corporate communications programs.
  • Ability to operate at both strategic and execution levels.
  • Ability to work independently and exercise sound judgment in dynamic environments.
  • Strong collaboration and project management skills.
  • Experience counseling C-level executives.
  • Exceptional written and verbal communications skills.
  • Enthusiasm for Twitch and our community.Bonus Points
    • Experience in entertainment, media, or user-generated content businesses.We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at Twitch. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.Job ID: TW8697US Pay Per Year: $106,400 - $185,000 USD
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