Brand Communications Manager

dentsu•Chicago, NY

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

Dentsu is seeking a highly organized, proactive, and creative Brand Communications Manager to bring the stories of its brands to life. The role supports communications strategy, campaign execution, social content, and media visibility across earned, owned, and social channels. It involves building stakeholder relationships, developing compelling content, and guiding communications from idea through execution. The position supports campaign launches and announcements; organic social strategy and content for Dentsu Creative US and 360i on LinkedIn and Instagram; external newsletters and growth initiatives; media monitoring, tracking, and reporting; and executive visibility, events, and awards. The role works with internal teams and stakeholders to maintain consistent brand messaging and visual identity, increase engagement and reach, and support the agency’s industry presence. This is a permanent, full-time hybrid role based in New York. Employees living within commuting distance of a headquarters or hub office may be required to work onsite two to three days per week, including a team day. The annual salary range is $72,000–$86,000. Placement in the range depends on relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and other permitted factors.

Requirements

At least 3 years of experience in communications, public relations, marketing, social media, or a related field.
Exceptional organizational skills and ability to manage multiple projects and timelines.
Ability to balance proactive work with reactive needs and move quickly when required.
Self-motivated and ambitious, with an interest in learning, growth, and shaping a brand voice.
Strong writing and content-development skills, including adapting messaging across earned, owned, and social channels.
Public relations experience, including PR writing and use of analytics tools.
Experience developing LinkedIn and Instagram content, including social copy and creative assets.

Responsibilities

Support the planning, coordination, and execution of creative campaign launches, including integrated communications plans.
Write messaging for campaigns for internal and external use, and help develop campaign narratives.
Contribute to creative asset curation, documentation, and tracking.
Maintain announcement calendars, press trackers, and speaking trackers.
Develop and execute organic social strategy across LinkedIn and Instagram for Dentsu Creative US and 360i.
Develop social content from idea through execution, including copy, asset creation, and coordination with creative and marketing teams.
Manage an organic social content calendar covering ongoing storytelling, agency news, creative work, announcements, and thought leadership.
Coordinate with internal teams and stakeholders to maintain visual and verbal consistency across platforms.
Monitor platform and industry trends and recommend ways to improve organic engagement and reach.
Support external newsletters through content planning, copy development, stakeholder coordination, and deployment.
Collaborate with DC Growth stakeholders on nurture campaigns, lead-generation content, and some paid social campaigns.
Identify opportunities to extend agency news, thought leadership, creative work, and other communications content across owned and growth channels.
Monitor media coverage, contribute to daily news reporting, flag key mentions, track trends, and maintain internal press trackers.
Support quarterly and campaign-specific communications reporting.
Update media contact lists and proactively track reporter moves.
Research speaking opportunities and assist with conference, award, and panel submission materials.
Support development of a speakers’ bureau featuring agency executives and creative leaders.
Help compile People Awards submissions for key executives.
Assist with internal and external events to support the agency’s industry presence.