Senior Manager, Corporate Affairs

Stoke Therapeutics•Bedford, MA

3d•$162,000 - $212,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Stoke Therapeutics is a biotechnology company focused on restoring protein expression using RNA medicine. Their proprietary TANGO approach develops antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) to selectively restore natural protein levels. Their first medicine, zorevunersen, is in a Phase 3 study for Dravet syndrome. Stoke focuses on diseases of the central nervous system and eye caused by haploinsufficiency and has demonstrated proof of concept in other areas. The company is headquartered in Bedford, Massachusetts.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree and 7+ years of experience in communications or a related field
Proven experience developing and managing social media platforms and campaigns
Demonstrated ability to build brand and reputation strategies, positioning, and communications plans across social and digital channels
Strong writing and storytelling skills, with a particular focus on creating engaging and relevant content for digital and social media platforms
Familiarity with product and/or corporate communications, including necessary review processes
Superb project management skills and ability to execute multiple priorities on tight timelines
Experience with digital and social media content management tools and platforms
Highly self-motivated, coachable, and collaborative with a team-oriented mindset

Nice To Haves

experience within publicly traded biotech or pharmaceutical companies strongly preferred
Design/creative experience preferred
“Systems thinker” – ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional partners and connect the dots across multiple aspects of the business to identify storytelling opportunities

Responsibilities

Lead Stoke’s corporate social media strategy and execution, driving brand awareness and engagement across channels; ensure all content meets compliance standards and requirements
Implement social media governance policies and infrastructure enterprise-wide and manage the Medical, Legal, Compliance, and Regulatory approval processes
Assess and implement social media listening and management tools, building on ongoing work within the Corporate Communications team
Manage all social media channels including content development, oversight and evaluation of performance; recommend ongoing improvements based on metrics; manage external agency partners and budgets; and provide strategic direction
Evaluate and lead paid social media initiatives across platforms to drive brand awareness, engagement and website traffic
Continuously evaluate and implement creative new social media engagement ideas and strategies to maximize Stoke visibility and drive disease awareness
Establish policies for, and support, the creation of new social media channels and content; ensure alignment with corporate strategy and messaging
Support development of executive LinkedIn thought leadership strategy and implementation, in collaboration with Director of Corporate Communications
Assess performance and identify opportunities for continuous improvement
Support refresh of Stoke brand/visual identity and corporate website
Execute updates to website content; ensure website content remains current
Identify opportunities for proactive digital storytelling and develop associated content
Maintain and update digital corporate assets
Draft company press releases; manage internal review process and distribution
Serve as a member of the Corporate Affairs function, supporting a variety of team communications activities