Communications Manager (Communications and Marketing)- Fulltime and 12 Month Contract

Comrise; Foster City (CA); On-site; USD 69,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

Comrise is seeking a Communications Manager in Foster City, CA to lead employee communications for assigned business groups. This onsite role supports a 12‑month contract with a focus on strategic planning and hands-on writing across multiple teams.

You’ll partner with senior leaders and cross-functional teams to explain priorities, introduce new programs, and help employees understand organizational changes and impacts.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering internal communications for cross-functional teams.
• Strong writing and editing skills; translate complex topics into clear messages.
• Experience planning communications for organizational changes or launches.
• Ability to advise senior leaders and coordinate competing stakeholder priorities.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with senior leaders and cross-functional teams as the primary employee communications partner for assigned groups.
• Develop and execute communications plans for priorities, defining audiences, messages, channels, timing and measures.
• Lead communications for reorganizations, leadership transitions, policy updates, and program launches.
• Draft and edit employee communications for frontline and technical teams; tailor to audience and channel.
• Advise leaders on messaging and timing, coordinating input and approvals to stay on schedule.
• Use feedback and engagement data to improve planning and delivery of communications.

Skills

Employee communications

Writing & editing

Communications planning

Executive stakeholder management

Project management

Tools

Slack

Google Workspace

Confluence

Zoom Events

Claude

Job description

Job Title: Communications Manager - Communications and Marketing

Location: Foster City, CA - Onsite

Duration: Fulltime and 12 Month Contract

Pay Ranges: $50.00 - $56.00/hr

Our client is helping an on-demand autonomous ride-hailing company hire a Communications Manager to lead employee communications for assigned business groups. You’ll partner with senior leaders and cross-functional teams to explain business priorities, introduce new programs, and help employees understand what organizational changes mean for their work.

This role combines strategic planning with hands‑on writing and execution. You’ll advise leaders on what to communicate, when to communicate it, and how to reach employees across different teams and work schedules.

What you’ll do

• Build relationships with senior leaders and cross-functional teams and serve as the primary employee communications partner for assigned business groups.
• Develop and execute communications plans for business priorities and initiatives, defining audiences, key messages, channels, timing, and measures of effectiveness.
• Lead communications for reorganizations, leadership transitions, policy updates, and program launches. Explain what’s changing, why it matters, and what employees need to do.
• Draft and edit employee communications for frontline, deskless, shift-based, and technical teams. Tailor the message, format, and delivery channel to each audience.
• Advise leaders on messaging and timing, and coordinate stakeholder input and approvals to keep communications on schedule.
• Use employee feedback and available engagement data to assess communications and improve how teams plan and deliver them.

What you’ll bring

• Experience developing and delivering employee or internal communications for business groups or cross-functional teams.
• Strong writing and editing skills, with the ability to turn complex or sensitive information into clear, actionable messages.
• Experience planning communications for organizational changes, program launches, or other business initiatives.
• Experience advising senior leaders and coordinating stakeholders with competing priorities.
• Ability to manage multiple communications projects and adapt as priorities or timelines shift.

Relevant tools

Slack, Google Workspace, Confluence, Zoom Events, and AI tools such such as Claude.