Director Executive Communications

Target • Minneapolis, MN

6d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Enterprise Communications team builds confidence, pride and advocacy for Target, connecting and counseling companywide to move our $100-billion business forward. Using our wide-reaching access and influence, we shape Target’s culture and protect and strengthen its reputation, and we help to drive traffic, sales and guest loyalty. We’re looking for bold communicators and relationship-focused pros who think strategically and creatively and are committed to excellent execution and top-quality storytelling for all stakeholders. Comprised of everything from public relations, internal editorial, and experiential and multimedia production to executive communication and crisis management, Enterprise Communications offers a world-class canvas for communicators to serve Target’s millions of stakeholders.

Requirements

• College degree or equivalent experience
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant communications experience
• High-level communications responsibility in the private or public sectors, including direct, independent support of C-level executives or elected officials
• Deep expertise in speech writing and persuasive storytelling for the ear and the heart, underpinned by an excellent ability to frame arguments, put enterprise initiatives in context, and communicate for engagement and impact
• Trusted counselor and coach who helps leaders convey a strong point of view
• Experience leading or providing significant input on executive-positioning strategy
• Expert at managing projects across complex organizations with multiple stakeholders and tight deadlines, and adapting or improvising as needed to deliver on communications objectives
• Ability to manage ambiguity, facilitate meetings with senior leaders, resolve conflict, build consensus, establish rapport and collaborate effectively, internally and externally, across all levels of an organization up to and including the LT and board of directors

Responsibilities

• Own internal and external strategic positioning, planning and execution for executive leadership team (LT) members you support, including recommendations and resources to help leaders advance enterprise narratives and their effectiveness in communication, strategically and tactically
• Apply expertise in strategic messaging, context-framing and in instigating or originating executive perspective, to support internal and external communication for LT members you support
• Write all communications that convey a leader’s point of view to broad audiences, including speeches, video or call scripts, op-eds, thought-prompts or talking points, quotes for news releases, social posts, all-team or all-company emails, etc.
• Lead process to vet all proactive and reactive speaking opportunities and make recommendations accordingly
• Provide real-time communications counsel and coaching, including troubleshooting
• Understand and participate in Communications team workflow, ensuring high standards of collaboration and quality work product, consistently and effectively
• Lead the planning and workflow process for your team, including oversight and adherence to Enterprise Communications’ review and approval process
• Create and maintain a positive team culture by demonstrating behaviors consistent with Target’s values of Inclusivity, Connection and Drive
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Comprehensive health benefits and programs, which may include medical, vision, dental, life insurance and more
• 401(k)
• Employee discount
• Short term disability
• Long term disability
• Paid sick leave
• Paid national holidays
• Paid vacation

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: Associate degree