Audacia Strategies is an Arlington, VA-based investor relations and strategic communications advisory specializing in helping companies achieve their bold initiatives and transformational vision. Audacia Strategies is proudly 100% Woman-Owned. 

Learn more about Audacia Strategies at audaciastrategies.com.

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Audacia Strategies has an exciting opportunity for a senior-level communications professional with exceptional writing, communication, and marketing skills to support our growing client base.

The Strategic Communications Consultant is front-facing, serving as a lead consultant for selected Audacia Strategies clients. This role’s top priority is ensuring our clients’ success. Whether starting up a new organization or transforming an existing one -including mergers, spin-offs, rebrandings, or reorganizations- our clients need a consultant who can analyze their operations and give them the roadmap to achieving their boldest, most transformative goals. 

The ideal candidate has a background in corporate communications and marketing, focusing on successfully leading organizations through change actions such as executive transitions, mergers and acquisitions, and strategic shifts - including organizational culture and employee communication. The ideal candidate also has significant experience creating executive and organizational communications strategies and managing communications during times of change and transition. This position requires substantial interaction at the C-suite level. A successful candidate must be able to interact and manage executive relationships effectively, create and distill strategy, lead a communications team (Audacia Strategies + client + third-party teammates), and roll up their sleeves to develop and edit messaging and content and presentations.
 

Primary Job Responsibilities:

• Serve as a primary communications strategist and Audacia Strategies team lead for select clients.
• Provide counsel and strategic communications recommendations. 
• Create positioning and marketing strategies that will drive messaging to aid in client growth objectives, including but not limited to areas of internal communication, organizational culture, and change communication.
• Establish metrics to measure strategy outcomes.
• Support implementation of strategies—sometimes independently and sometimes with other members of the Audacia Strategies team.
• Serve as communications and strategy coach to senior-level executives.
• Provide communication recommendations to assist in messaging to critical audiences, including message refinement, vision setting, and adjustment of style/method/delivery.
• Facilitate client meetings, planning sessions, and retreats.
• Conduct organizational and marketing/communications audits and provide strategic recommendations to achieve growth goals.
• Serve as a brand strategist for clients, including re-branding, a brand refresh, and ensuring brand integrity.
• Write for a variety of communications—including feature stories, web copy, brochures, etc.—in alignment with the voice and key messages of client brands and the strategy and plans prepared by the client and/or the Audacia Strategies team.
• Support media relations efforts for clients and their media relations/public relations teams.
• Support internal/client spokespersons to ensure messaging and delivery aligns with strategy.
• As needed, provide, independently or with Audacia Strategies team members, art direction, and brand authenticity through managing creative outlets (design, photography, videography).
• Edit and proofread materials, including proposals, reports, and client communications.
• Support crisis communication strategy as needed.

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, English, Advertising or Journalism; Master’s degree preferred.

• 10 years experience in a formal communications role, preferable in corporate communications or agency. Prior consulting experience preferred.

• Experience across the strategic communications field, including leadership messaging, content development, Web strategy, and implementation planning

• Demonstrable experience developing executive-level briefs and deliverables

• Experience with writing and editing materials for senior executives

• Experience with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

• Ability to work with senior government officials and private sector executives

• Ability to gather information and synthesize it into presentable deliverables

• Ability to manage multiple competing tasks, prioritize as necessary, and deliver high-quality products to a variety of stakeholders under tight deadlines

• Exceptional verbal communication skills, including abilities in presentation, facilitation, and daily front-facing client communications.

• Exceptional written communication skills, including writing for various outlets (internal, external, web, emails, newsletters, letters, social, etc.).

• Exceptional writing and editing skills, including the ability to write clearly and succinctly. Fluency in AP style desired.

• Experience in creating and managing social media strategies using a variety of platforms.

• Exceptional planning, project management, and coordination skills.

• Experience in communicating to various audiences (various industries, organization/team sizes, various management levels including senior executives, various departments including human resources and marketing, etc.)

• Experience developing, tracking, and managing to appropriate KPIs.

• Experience with creative direction, including print, digital, photography, and video.

• A proactive self-starter with the ability to work independently and lead client relationships.

• Exceptional interpersonal skills and the ability to work with a variety of team members, clients, and colleagues in all capacities.

• Strong ability to think creatively, solve problems, set priorities and work under pressure.

Position Type:
Independant Contractor

 Audacia Strategies is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.