PERSONAL CAPITAL Communication Manager Salary in the United States

ABOUT US

Personal Capital is a leading digital wealth management company, founded in 2009. We’re on a mission to transform financial lives through technology and people, providing both insight-driven advice with free financial tools and personalized wealth management from 200+ registered financial advisors across the country. Personal Capital has raised $315 million in capital from accomplished financial and strategic investors (IVP, Venrock, Crosslink, Corsair, Blackrock, BBVA, USAA, IGM/Power) to disrupt the traditional $30 trillion U.S. wealth management market. Our free personal finance app is utilized by over two million users, helping them track over $840 billon of their personal finances, all in one place. Our award-winning apps paved the way for our advisory firm, which now manages over $12 billion in personalized investment portfolios for American families. Personal Capital is headquartered in Redwood Shores with offices in San Francisco, Denver, Dallas and Atlanta.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Personal Capital is looking for a Communication Manager to help advance our company narrative and drive team member engagement. The role will help develop and promote strategic messaging, and work closely with our PR team and senior leadership to drive and evangelize the goals and beliefs of the company. You will need to have a high degree of professionalism and desire to work in a fast-paced environment.

We are looking for someone who is adaptable to change and can balance and appreciate the needs for proficiency, accuracy, attention to detail, and timeliness.

Responsibilities Include:

• Compose internal communications plans and contribute to the plan development process; develop strategies that creatively leverage communication platforms and concepts for internal clients, including key business unit leaders.
• Develop internal communications strategy documents, goals, and measurement targets that require minimal input from senior team leadership.
• Monitor social media outlets for key themes and through our listening platforms, identify items that need to be addressed
• Working with partners to make sure up-date information about Personal Capital (stats, etc) in external communication (affiliate briefings, boilerplates)
• Partner with PR and Content Marketing teams to create and promote thought leadership
• Write engaging copy for use in company news, executive emails and speeches, video scripts, social media posts, all-company and department meetings.
• Project manage creation of internal materials for various departments throughout the company
• Manage key communication initiatives/opportunities such as messaging campaigns, Intranet, speaking events, company cultural events, etc.
• Help craft strategies to drive consumer, financial and technology press mentions
• Partner with various company departments to drive integrated campaigns from launch to execution
• Help manage and build our Influencers Program
• Work with external partners and agencies as needed

Required Experience For The Position

• Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications, or a related field;

• 4-6 years of communications experience working with large, diversified workforce and senior leadership

• Expert level writing, editing and proofreading experience

• Must be detail-oriented and thrive in fast-paced environments

• Proficiency in numerous traditional messaging media (presentations, speeches, video, social digital platforms, etc.)

• Social experience a plus
• PR agency or Financial Services experience a plus