Sr Director, Communications

Tailored Brands • New York, NY

62d • Hybrid

About The Position

We currently have an exciting opportunity for Sr Director, Communications to join our Brand Strategy organization. This role, reporting to the Sr. Vice President Chief Brands Officer, will be responsible for leading consumer and business facing communications strategies, charged with navigating crisis and reputation management, and oversee internal communications inclusive of employee messaging and candidate engagement. You work closely with our Sr. Director, Brand Strategy to ensure your efforts align with key initiatives, as well as Store Communications to support their efforts with our field teams. This role additionally partners with Human Resources, Community Giving, Legal, and Finance around internal communication needs and company positioning with media. We are looking for an individual experienced background in the space, with strong media relationships, and can steer Internal and External Communications needs at both the Corporate and Brand level.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in communications, marketing, public relations, business or other related field.
• 14+ years of communications and PR experience.
• Led a communications team with experience in both corporate and brand.
• Has shown an understanding of navigating comms challenges and providing sound and trusted counsel to executive leadership.
• Has built relationships with relevant media.

Nice To Haves

• Background in working across a portfolio of brands preferred.

Responsibilities

• Creates and leads execution of Corporate and Consumer Communication strategies that reflect the Company's growth aspirations and key areas of focus.
• Develops and builds on media relationships to keep Tailored Brands and our consumer facing brands top of mind.
• Secures relevant placements on behalf of key initiatives that result in increased visibility and engagement with the company and brands.
• Responsible for Employee Communication roadmap and continual review for ways to optimize and improve sharing of and connection to this messaging.
• Partners with internal stakeholders to navigate crisis and reputation management needs.
• Create and implement Candidate Engagement program to ensure company remains relevant and desirable for role sourcing.
• Manages external agency partners and ensures they are a trusted voice on behalf of the company in support of media strategies.
• Creates strong relationships with external partners to tether our communications goals to theirs, driving synergies across our efforts.
• Works closely with Sr. Director, Brand Strategy to understand brand health results and areas for opportunity.
• Manages corporate website and its contents to reflect the positioning and narrative for the company.
• Leads a team of communications strategists responsible for delivering on Communications goals.

Benefits

• This role is eligible for healthcare including medical, dental and vision, retirement savings (401k with a company match), income protection programs such as life, accident and disability insurance, paid time off for sick leave, vacation, bereavement, jury duty, and holidays, wellbeing program, commuter, adoption assistance, education assistance, legal services, and employee merchandise discounts. For more detailed information go Tailoredbrands.com/working-here/people-culture.
• Meeting-Free Fridays (encouraged) | so you can catch up on work and self-development
• Summer Fridays | from Memorial Day to Labor Day so you can enjoy a head-start to the weekend
• Holiday Early Departure | close out early the business day before a company observed holiday

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Industry: Clothing, Clothing Accessories, Shoe, and Jewelry Retailers
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees