Communications Director - (US-NY-New York)

Communications Director - (US-NY-New York)

Compensation: $100K - $120K / Year
Minimum Education: Bachelors
Job Type: Full Time
Jobcode: IABJA1

· Report to a C-level executive and have regular direct access to the CEO
· Work at a senior level (strategy) and at a “get your hands dirty” level (producing the actual materials)
· Run all of our business-to-business communications (we do not sell directly to individuals)
· Develop a global communications strategy that works towards our goals of:
o Increasing IA’s profile in print and other media by at least 30% over the first year;
o Increasing IA’s communication with clients & prospects by email and other means by at least 80% in the first year;
o Increasing IA’s name recognition among target clients by at least 50% over the first year
· Develop templates and approaches to marketing material – both print and electronic
· Develop a communications and marketing budget with our Controller and Sales/Marketing staff including ways to quantify the contribution PR and marketing make to IA’s revenue and profits
· Create, coordinate and distribute all IA press releases; Maintain existing good relationships with journalists and cultivate new relationships with key journalists. Increase IA’s press coverage by 30% over first year
· Create marketing material for a variety of audiences that balances technical and non-technical information

Experience
· Your experience (we think 3-7 years is about right)
· How well you communicate – orally and in writing. Yes, we’re going to ask for samples.
· Your technical writing skills for software / SaaS technology companies in the financial services space,
· Your experience with print and TV journalists, social media, blogs, twitter, etc.
· How you work independently and in small teams,
· Your experience in and passion about communications,
· How you efficiently move between multiple tasks and adapt to changing requirements,
· How you would have improved the job description you’re reading right now,
· Your experience with managing websites for marketing purposes

Email resume in Word to TheBigGameHunter@cisny.com. Please include the job code for the position with your resume.

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