Corporate Communications Director

Company

Cox Automotive - USA

Job Family Group

Communications

Job Profile

Corporate Communications Director

Management Level

Director

Flexible Work Option

Hybrid - Ability to work remotely part of the week

Travel %

Yes, 15% of the time

Work Shift

Day

Compensation

Compensation includes a base salary of $129,100.00 - $215,100.00. The base salary may vary within the anticipated base pay range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include an incentive program.

Job Description

The Director, Executive Communications serves as a business partner and executive communications advisor for the President of Cox Automotive, Steve Rowley. This position is responsible for developing and executing strategic communications plans for all audiences (internal and external) and for supporting all of the communications needs of the President, ultimately ensuring that his messages reach the company’s leaders, employees, customers, community partners and other stakeholders.

The ideal candidate is a strong and collaborative leader with proven success operating on a high-performance team and working with C-suite executives. Some of the characteristics that are keys to success in this role include:

• Strategic communications advisor. A strategic thinker who creates strong, ongoing relationships with C-level executives, becoming their trusted partner and influential advisor on communication issues.  

• Business Acumen and Enterprise mindset. Must understand the complexity of the automotive industry (or proven ability to learn) and the entirety of Cox Automotive’s business strategy and financial performance metrics. Proven ability to “connect the dots” of the bigger story and business objectives of the entire company.   

• Strong writer and visual storyteller who excels at executive speechwriting and presentation development. Whether it’s a keynote speech or board presentation, talking points or briefing documents, the ideal candidate knows how to break down complex topics into easy-to-understand narratives in a clear, concise and engaging way and translate that into easy-to-deliver copy and slides/presentations.

• Proactive, detailed strategic planner and project manager. A communications professional who can manage multiple projects, timelines, and deliverables simultaneously and with precision. Has a proven ability to not only set the strategy, but keep key stakeholders aligned to the roadmap and deliver on the activities and actions that drive the strategy forward.

• Ability to produce large-scale communications events and campaigns. Will play a lead role in the communications strategy and execution of several large events hosted by the President.

• Highly networked influencer. Proven track record of developing a high-level network of leaders who can provide input and content for the President  fostering collaboration within and across communications teams as well as other enterprise groups. Should have a people-first mindset, consistently considering the employee experience.

Specific Responsibilities:

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Provides strategic counsel to President on communications strategies and plans to share leadership message with all audiences.

• Creates tools and resources that enable President to communicate with his teams about company vision and strategy, business priorities, progress against goals and objectives and how their work contributes to our success.

• Counsels President on importance of frequent, open communication and inserts employee and external communications considerations into planning of major initiatives, events, and announcements.

• Develops and implements communications strategies that enable the open exchange of information and two-way dialogue between leaders and our employees.

• Produces, writes and edits communications materials for the President, including employee all hands meetings, town halls, leader calls, leader meetings, email updates, newsletters, and various internal and external speaking opportunities.

• Partners and collaborates with the communications teams for Cox Automotive, Cox Enterprises and Cox Communications to ensure President shows up well and consistently across the company.

• Develops and manages communications for a variety of media, including executive scripts, PowerPoint presentations, senior leader announcements, intranet