Corporate and B2B Communications, Sr Manager at Yahoo! Inc. in Reston, Virginia

Job Description:

Yahoo serves as a trusted guide for hundreds of millions of people globally, helping them achieve their goals online through our portfolio of iconic products. For advertisers, Yahoo Advertising offers omnichannel solutions and powerful data to engage with our brands and deliver results.

Position Overview

Yahoo is seeking an experienced and strategic corporate communications professional to drive campaigns to communicate Yahoo's value proposition and business priorities to press, consumers, partners and investors. The ideal candidate will be responsible for crafting and executing communication strategies that effectively promote our advertising technology solutions to both internal and external stakeholders. During a time of transformation, this role will find and tell compelling stories that highlight our progress, business practices, leaders and innovations as well as safeguard the company's reputation. Reporting into the Vice President of Corporate Communications, this individual will work closely with key stakeholders across ads, people, finance, legal, public affairs, business development, and the broader communications team in the US and internationally.

This role will help shape how our business, policies, partnerships and people are perceived by audiences around the globe, from consumers to advertisers to partners.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement proactive comprehensive communication plans to effectively convey the value proposition of our advertising technology solution to relevant stakeholders, press, businesses and future investors.

• Shape and drive executive communications strategy for key company spokespeople, focused on the health of the business and the state of the industry.

• Manage media relations, including crafting media materials, preparing for press

interviews and building relationships across business, advertising, financial and international press.

• Drive corporate campaigns from concept formulation, message development to

execution and results-oriented evaluation.

• Provide ongoing strategic counsel, messaging and positioning guidance to key

stakeholders, internally and externally.

• Liaise with partners and drive Yahoo's narrative forward through partner announcements.

• Keep a pulse on industry and regulatory trends, the competitive landscape, opinion leaders, and stories and act as an always-on thought partner across cross-functional teams to identify opportunities for differentiation and brand positioning.

Qualifications:

• 8+ years of relevant experience in an agency or in-house role.

• Strong understanding of advertising technology platforms, including programmatic advertising, ad exchanges, and data management platforms.

• Proven experience in corporate communications, preferably in the technology, advertising or digital media industry.

• Track record of driving effective communications strategy within a rapidly-scaling, fast-paced consumer technology environment.

• Successful track record managing communications strategies that bring a business to the center of thought leadership, highlighting key moments etc.

• Strong relationships, on-the-record experience and credibility with key business, trade and tech media outlets.

• Ability to work effectively with external agencies to know where Yahoo should show up and when.

• Skilled in keeping track of many moving, changing parts, being able to pivot strategies and tactics seamlessly.

• Demonstrated track record of building narratives around the unit economics and growth of the company.

• A natural collaborator and communicator who appreciates the importance of building strong and enduring relationships internally and externally.

Ideal Candidates

We are looking for someone who has a growth mindset and a bias for action. This person is transparent with high integrity and possesses a team-first, egoless mentality. This person is agile and able to adapt in a fast-paced dynamic business role and responsibilities. This person is interested in media, news, and technology and the changing landscape and they want to get breakthrough thinking out in the world.

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Yahoo is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on age, race, gender, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other protected category. Yahoo is dedicated to providing an accessible environment for all candidates during the application process and for employees during their employment. If you need accessibility assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please submit a request via the Accommodation Request Form ( www.yahooinc.com/careers/contact-us.html ) or call 408-336-1409. Requests and calls received for non-disability related issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.

At Yahoo, we know that diversity makes us stronger. We are committed to a collaborative, inclusive environment that encourages authenticity and fosters a sense of belonging. We strive for everyone to feel valued, connected, and empowered to reach their potential and contribute their best. Check out our diversity and inclusion ( www.yahooinc.com/diversity/ ) page to learn more.

The compensation for this position ranges from $110,625.00 - $230,625.00/yr and will vary depending on factors such as your location, skills and experience. The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of discretionary annual bonus or commissions, in addition to equity incentives. Yahoo provides industry-leading benefits including healthcare, 401K savings plan, company holidays, vacation, sick time, parental leave and an employee assistance program. Eligibility requirements apply.

Yahoo has a high degree of flexibility around employee location and hybrid working. In fact, our flexible-hybrid approach to work is one of the things our employees rave about. Most roles don't require specific regular patterns of in-person office attendance. If you join Yahoo, you may be asked to attend (or travel to attend) on-site work sessions, team-building, or other in-person events. When these occur, you'll be given notice to make arrangements.

If you're curious about how this factors into this role, please discuss with the recruiter.

Currently work for Yahoo? Please apply on our internal career site.