Manager, Communications - CAQ

Accountabilities & Responsibilities

Media relations (30%)

• Identify opportunities to highlight CAQ thought leadership on corporate reporting and DEI in mainstream, accounting trade, and education trade media outlets.
• Proactively identify new reporter contacts and pitch story ideas.
• Develop talking points and other materials to help CAQ leadership prepare for and successfully execute media interviews.
• Manage media inquiries, including responding to inaccuracies, inconsistencies, or negative coverage.
• Monitor media coverage daily with a focus on key issues affecting the auditing profession.
• Track media coverage and develop reports to measure impact.

Developing Content (30%)

• Proactively research and produce communications materials, including press releases, op-eds, newsletter content, speeches, blog posts, and talking points.
• Collaborate with internal CAQ subject matter experts at all levels to coordinate and drive the creation, publication, and distribution of timely and error-free resources and reports.

Research (20%)

• Manage communication research to deliver insights that inform campaign planning and execution, including secondary research, message testing, and online focus groups.

Administrative (20%)

• Ensure CAQ staff is kept abreast of news related to the audit profession through daily media briefings and periodic analysis of developing media narratives.
• Maintain media CRM system for the communications department to aid in reaching CAQ stakeholders.
• Manage communications department content databases, ensuring consistency in messaging across the CAQ.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• None

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required

• Strong media relations background with passion for consuming news in all forms.
• Excellent writing and editing skills across content types, with a dedication to quality and accuracy. This skill is a must.
• Team player with ability to work collaboratively across diverse CAQ staff, sharing team information to maximize CAQ’s ability to further its mission. Teamwork makes the dream work.
• Strong, positive interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate effectively to CAQ staff, members’ staff, and other key constituencies.
• Exceptional organization and attention to detail.
• Ability to think creatively.
• Good sense of humor. There’s probably more fun in audits thank you think.

Required Experience, Qualifications & Education

• Minimum 3-5 years of related experience.
• Experience working closely with the media to promote, explain, and defend an organization’s point of view.

Preferred Experience, Qualifications & Education

• Bachelor’s degree
• Experience in a legislative, regulatory, or political communications environment.
• Basic understanding of the work of public company auditors.