Strategic Communications Manager

Creative Artists Agency; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits

Discretionary bonus

Job summary

Creative Artists Agency (CAA) seeks a Strategic Communications Manager to lead external and internal communications across Music, Creators, Theatre and Games. You will support media relations for agency clients and help shape messaging with integrity and purpose.

Hybrid role based out of Los Angeles, with compensation in a broad LA range. The position emphasizes collaboration, strategic thinking, and proactive stakeholder engagement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 3–7 years of experience in communications (must include media relations).
• Entertainment experience strongly preferred; service business experience a plus.
• Manages multiple demanding tasks with exceptional detail.
• Agile in cross‑functional, fast-paced environment.
• Proactive, service‑oriented and collaborative approach.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business leaders to understand strategic objectives and align communications plans.
• Execute plans and secure high-impact media coverage across outlets.
• Create and manage profiles of key business leaders, agents and executives.
• Develop relationships with reporters to achieve strategic communications objectives.
• Manage time-sensitive news stories with discipline and urgency.
• Prepare spokespeople for interviews and speaking engagements.
• Provide direction to assistants and staff.
• Write and edit communications materials.

Skills

Media relations

Interpersonal skills

Written communication

Fast-paced environment

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Creative Artists Agency (CAA) is the leading entertainment and sports agency, with global expertise in filmed and live entertainment, digital media, publishing, sponsorship sales and endorsements, media finance, consumer investing, fashion, trademark licensing, and philanthropy. Distinguished by its culture of collaboration and exceptional client service, CAA’s diverse workforce identifies, innovates, and amplifies opportunities for the people and organizations that shape culture and inspire the world. Founded in 1975, CAA is headquartered in Los Angeles and has offices in New York, Nashville, Memphis, Chicago, Miami, London, Munich, Geneva, Stockholm, Shanghai, and Beijing, among other locations globally.

Role

The Strategic Communications Manager will play a key role in creating and implementing external and internal communications strategies across a range of areas, including Music, Creators, Theatre, and Games. This includes supporting media relations for agency clients, as needed. The Manager will always operate with integrity and purpose.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business leaders to understand their strategic objectives and assist in creating communications plans that align with and help deliver on these objectives.
• Execute communication plans, securing high‑impact coverage in relevant media outlets, developing messaging across communication platforms, and initiating other communications and/or public relations initiatives.
• Create and manage profiles of key business leaders, including agents and executives.
• Develop and foster relationships with key reporters to help achieve strategic communications objectives.
• Manage time‑sensitive news stories.
• Prepare spokespeople for interviews and speaking engagements.
• Provide direction and feedback to assistants and other staff.
• Write and edit communications materials.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 3–7 years of experience in communications (must include media relations, ideally with corporate and internal communications experience).
• Entertainment experience strongly preferred; service business experience a plus.
• Manages multiple demanding tasks while maintaining exceptional attention to detail.
• Quickly grasps new concepts and is agile in working across diverse lines of business in a fast‑paced, high‑volume environment.
• Exhibits a proactive, service‑oriented and collaborative approach to identifying, creating and responding to opportunities.
• Exercises creative and strategic thinking in their work.
• Demonstrates excellent interpersonal skills and judgment, and builds relationships and trust at all levels of the organization.
• Excellent verbal and writing/editing skills.

Location

This is a hybrid role based out of our Los Angeles office.

Compensation

The annual base salary for this position is in the range of $95,000 – $140,000 in Los Angeles, CA. This position is also eligible for benefits and a discretionary bonus. The salary may vary based upon relevant experience, time in the role, business sector, and geographic location, among other criteria.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Creative Artists Agency, LLC (the “Company”) is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, family and medical leave status, military or veteran status, marital status, family status, political affiliation, reproductive health decisions, or other protected characteristics. The Company also complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local laws regarding reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities. CAA does not accept unsolicited resumes from third‑party recruiters unless they were contractually engaged by CAA to provide candidates for a specified opening. Any such employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the acknowledgement and agreement that CAA will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency.