Senior Corporate Communications Strategist - Hybrid

We. Communications; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 72,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

HSA and dependent care FSA

PTO, holidays, wellness break, Summer?

Parental Leave

Wellness Credits

401(k) matching

Job summary

We. Communications in San Francisco seeks a Senior Account Executive to support communications strategy and media engagement for Microsoft's business, translating complex issues into clear narratives and managing day-to-day client needs.

You will draft materials, coordinate campaigns, monitor media trends, and foster strong relationships with reporters and influencers, while working across teams to ensure on-time delivery in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in integrated communications/PR, preferably in an agency setting and/or within an applicable industry.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience with corporate image, issues/crisis management, and/or strategic communications across multiple audience segments.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite (Outlook, Word, SharePoint, PowerPoint, Excel) and experience using AI tools like Copilot.

Responsibilities

• Support high-volume media cycles across corporate issues and company news announcements, helping coordinate responses and drive execution in fast-paced environments.
• Build and maintain relationships with reporters, industry influencers, and content creators, identifying opportunities to place stories and strengthen client visibility.
• Serve as a day-to-day contact for clients and internal stakeholders, providing informed recommendations, tracking action items, and helping ensure workstreams remain on schedule.
• Draft and develop a wide range of communications materials, including pitches, media materials like FAQs, executive briefing documents, reactive statements, and coverage reports.
• Support news planning operations and own production of daily, weekly and monthly deliverables, coordinating inputs across teams, tracking updates, and delivering accurate, client-ready reports
• Monitor and analyze media coverage, industry trends, competitive activity, and emerging issues; translate findings into actionable insights and recommendations for clients and teams.
• Coordinate cross-functional efforts across multiple client, agency, and partner teams to gather information, align messaging, and support program execution.
• Support integrated earned, owned, social, and influencer campaigns that advance business objectives and support reputation goals, by coordinating deliverables and tracking performance
• Contribute ideas and recommendations during planning sessions and brainstorms, helping identify creative storytelling opportunities and new approaches to audience engagement.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Media relations

Client management

Written communication

Editorial judgment

English proficiency

Tools

Microsoft Office

Copilot / AI tools

Job description

We. Communications in San Francisco seeks a Senior Account Executive to support communications strategy and media engagement for Microsoft's business, translating complex issues into clear narratives and managing day-to-day client needs.

You will draft materials, coordinate campaigns, monitor media trends, and foster strong relationships with reporters and influencers, while working across teams to ensure on-time delivery in a fast-paced environment.