Communications Associate Manager

Our North America Corporate Affairs team is critical to the activation of our corporate mission and purpose both within and outside of Danone, through protecting and promoting our company reputation. We are currently looking to hire a Communications Associate Manager (AM) in White Plains, NY! This hybrid position will provide an excellent opportunity to touch many aspects of communications and build broad expertise in our field. This person will work closely with, and report to, the Director, Corporate Affairs.

The successful candidate will demonstrate strong organizational skills and attention to detail, innovative thinking, great teamwork, the ability to creatively problem-solve, and a positive, can-do attitude. The ideal candidate is results-oriented, excels in a fast-paced environment, and enjoys multi-tasking with minimal supervision.

In this role, you will support the Corporate Affairs team in two main areas:

Protecting Corporate Reputation

• Work alongside the Director, Corporate Affairs to manage stakeholders and develop statements and positions on relevant topics and issues, including drafting copy and managing reviews - connecting the dots to ensure messaging is shared with applicable stakeholders (e.g., Consumer Connections team for consumer inquiries or Corporate Communications team for including in briefing materials)
• Own and manage repository of company positions
• Own ad hoc projects or initiatives from intake to completion, including stakeholder and timeline management, drafting copy, managing reviews, and deploying communications.
• Monitor the media mailbox and other external social channels; promptly respond to or escalate questions.
• Identify reputational risks resulting from earned and social media and support in developing action plan to mitigate any issues.
• Support Corporate Communications Manager as a social media contact point during real-time events or crises.
• Keep a pulse on the business by monitoring and developing daily news clips digest.[YK1]
• Conduct research, as required, and other duties, as assigned.

2. Promoting Corporate Reputation

• Working alongside Director, Corporate Affairs to draft and keep current stakeholder briefing documents, meeting leave-behinds and other communications materials for our public affairs outreach and engagement.
• Working alongside Corporate Communications Manager, activate corporate social and digital strategy and day-to-day operations for the corporate website and brand's social media channels including:
• Develop and manage editorial calendar working with teams across the business, focusing on corporate storytelling and reputation building.
• Partner with the Creative Director and Corporate Communications Manager to develop compelling stories, on both website and social media, from copy to creative design.
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