Corporate Communications Specialist - 1099 - Audacia Strategies : Job Details

Audacia Strategies has an exciting opportunity for a Corporate Communications Specialist. This position is a remote Consultant (1099) opportunity with a flexible schedule.

About the Opportunity:

We're seeking a flexible, adaptable, and high-energy Corporate Communications Content Specialist with a background in Change Management Communications to join our team. This position focuses on M&A, C-suite transitions, restructuring, and other transformative corporate events. As part of our dynamic team, you'll contribute to the success of several major accounts across a variety of sectors. We're not just looking for a seasoned change management communications professional, we're seeking candidates with diverse backgrounds and skill sets to push our thinking, share fresh, innovative ideas, and elevate the quality of counsel we deliver for our clients. If you have a passion for helping organizations reach their maximum potential, we'd love to speak with you!

The key areas of responsibility are:

• Assist in crafting clear and compelling communication materials, including talking points, emails, intranet posts, presentations, and FAQs, under the guidance of the Communications Lead.
• Adapt existing content to fit different audiences and communication channels, ensuring consistency and tone alignment.
• Contribute creative ideas to enhance communication deliverables, focusing on clarity and impact.
• Execute communication plans designed by the Communications Lead, ensuring alignment with client objectives and timelines.
• Conduct research to inform communication strategies, providing insights and recommendations to the Communications Lead.
• Monitor communication trends and best practices to enhance client deliverables.
• Organize and manage timelines, deliverables, and resources for assigned projects, ensuring on-time delivery of communications materials.
• Maintain up-to-date project files and communication tracking tools to support team alignment and project visibility.
• Coordinate reviews, edits, and approvals for communication materials, ensuring quality and accuracy.
• Collaborate with clients and internal teams to gather feedback and input for communication materials.
• Support stakeholder mapping and engagement strategies as part of broader change management efforts.
• Build relationships with key client contacts to understand their needs and expectations.
• Contribute fresh ideas and innovative approaches to elevate client communications.
• Support the team in brainstorming sessions and creative workshops to develop solutions for client challenges.
• Work closely with the Communications Lead to ensure seamless execution of communication plans.
• Participate in client meetings as needed, capturing notes, action items, and follow-ups.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to gather the necessary inputs for communications projects.
• Track communication metrics (e.g., open rates, feedback) and prepare summaries for internal and client reporting.
• Monitor and summarize stakeholder feedback to inform iterative improvements to communications.

Qualifications:

• Experience in corporate communications required
• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, English, or Advertising preferred
• Have 5+ years' experience in one or more of the following: change management, corporate repositioning, M&A, CEO transitions, restructuring, and other pivotal events.
• Demonstrates excellent writing, editing, and presentation-development skills; project management skills; and consultative skills (including effective questions, critical thinking, client management and framework and methodology application)
• Experience with stakeholder engagement in large-scale change
• Strong business acumen
• Experience working in a Professional Services environment
• Solid knowledge of industry best and emerging practices
• Ability to take feedback and make necessary changes
• A proactive self-starter with the ability to work independently
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and the ability to work with a variety of team members, clients, and colleagues
• Strong ability to think creatively, solve problems, set priorities, and work under pressure.

Audacia Strategies is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.