Director of Corporate & Brand Communications

• We’re looking for a Director of Corporate & Brand Communications to be a strategic leader and operator who helps shape Snap’s business narrative and reputation. This role will partner closely with leaders across Snap to develop integrated communications strategies that advance Snap’s business priorities and strengthen how the company is understood, reporting to the VP of Communications
• This is a senior leadership role based in Los Angeles / Santa Monica for someone with exceptional judgment, outstanding writing skills, strong media instincts, and a modern communications mindset
• Help define and execute Snap’s corporate and brand communications strategy across key company milestones and moments
• Partner closely across Snap cross-functional leadership to tell compelling stories about Snap’s business momentum and long-term vision
• Develop communications strategies that combine earned and new media, across direct and owned channels, social platforms, and other formats
• Lead complex media situations with sound judgment, proactive planning, and rapid execution
• Manage, coach, and develop team members while creating clarity, alignment, and a collaborative, high-performing culture
• Serve as a trusted counselor to senior executives, helping prepare leaders for high-impact communications moments
• Build strong relationships with top-tier media and new media while helping evolve how Snap reaches audiences directly
• Improve how the Communications team operates through scalable processes, better cross-functional coordination, and new ways of working that leave room for creativity and experimentation

Benefits

• Up to 28 weeks of parental leave and return-to-work program
• Adoption, surrogacy, infertility, and fertility preservation benefits
• Backup child care coverage, center-based care support, & caregiver assistance
• Dependent Daycare Flexible Spending Account
• Services to support your path to parenthood & beyond - fertility support & family planning via Carrot, SNOO, Hinge Health
• Short-term disability, long-term disability, basic life insurance, and AD&D insurance
• Lactation rooms (based on office location) and breastmilk shipping coverage
• For Snap, employees taking care of loved ones with complex, chronic, or ongoing care needs (i.e. parent with Dementia, spouse with Cancer, child with Autism), your family can save time, money, & stress with Wellthy
• Comprehensive medical coverage, including PPO, HDHP with HSA, and HMO options
• Dental coverage, including orthodontia benefits
• Vision coverage, including frame and contact allowance and LASIK benefits
• Free membership to One Medical for primary and urgent healthcare services
• Business Travel Insurance
• Gym perks and discounts
• Team fitness classes and races
• Sports leagues
• Cooking and nutritional workshops
• Well-being reimbursement
• Unlimited access to virtual physical therapy with Anthem
• 15 sessions per year of mental health for you + dependents through Lyra
• Generous time off and leave programs. In the US, this includes the following:
• Up to 3 weeks (120 hours) of vacation time and 1 floating holiday for non-exempt team members
• 15 sick and safe days per year
• 12 paid holidays per year
• Meditation and yoga classes
• Speaker series, classes, and subscriptions to educational programs
• Social gatherings, team outings, and volunteering programs
• Snap Inc. provides a 401(k) plan that allows you to save on a pre-tax, Roth, and after-tax basis for your retirement (yes, we even have the Mega backdoor option!) Snap will also match 100% up to 3% of your contribution and then 50% on your 4th and 5th%
• Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare, daycare and commuter
• Health Savings Account with employer contributions
• Rocket Lawyer memberships
• Financial education programs
• Snap exclusive discounts and perks
• Compensation packages that let you share in Snap’s long-term success!

Preferred experience

• The right person is equally comfortable developing strategy, leading through ambiguity, managing teams, and rolling up their sleeves to execute
• They should bring creativity, operational rigor, and a collaborative leadership style that raises the bar for the entire Communications organization
• Significant experience leading corporate, executive, and brand communications at a public company or high-growth technology business
• Creative, resourceful, and comfortable moving between strategic planning and hands-on execution
• Collaborative, low-ego leader and people manager who builds trust across organizations, develops talent, and helps teams work effectively together
• Outstanding writing and editing skills with the ability to simplify complex business issues
• Experience developing integrated communications strategies across earned and new media, owned channels, executive communications, podcasts, events, video, and social platforms
• Strong understanding of how modern communications is evolving beyond traditional media
• Strong understanding of business communications, financial communications, executive visibility, reputation management, and more
• Passion for innovation, technology, and helping shape the public understanding of one of the world’s most influential consumer technology companies
• Exceptional judgment in ambiguous, high-pressure moments and environments
• BS/BA degree or equivalent experience
• Based in Los Angeles
• Experience with financial communications, executive communications, business media, and reputation management
• 7+ years managing people and leading communications teams
• Experience in communications leadership at a public company or similarly complex organization
• 15+ years of communications, public relations, corporate communications, or related experience