Communications Strategist Salary in San Francisco, CA

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How much does a Communications Strategist make in San Francisco, CA? The average Communications Strategist salary in San Francisco, CA is $96,495 as of March 26, 2024, but the salary range typically falls between $86,618 and $107,344. Salary ranges can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target.

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Communications Strategist

Pi Beta Phi Fraternity for Women - Saint Louis , MO

The Communications Strategist will direct the development of communication strategy for Fraternity initiatives-- creating and driving communications plans and content, supporting, and providing ...

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Remote: Communications Strategist (2-3 years experience)

VSC - San Francisco , CA

You like when expectations are set so you can surpass them WHAT YOU'LL ACHIEVE The academic program provides a deep dive into the foundation of building communications strategies for emerging tech ...

ZipRecruiter ATS Jobs for ZipSearch/ZipAlerts - 2 days ago

Content Strategist

TalentBurst, an Inc 5Content Strategist000 company - Cupertino , CA

They'll also do other internal communications. Hard skills * Visual Designer * Keynote Presentation ... Communication Strategist

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Associate Director Strategist - Social

ATTN: - Los Angeles , CA

Development of communications strategies for campaigns and translating them across the media landscape, highlighting the best platforms, partners and influencers to push the limits of social, digital ...

LinkedIn - 14 days ago

Director of Strategic Communications

FIRST 5 Santa Clara County - San Jose , CA

FIRST 5 Santa Clara County is looking for an enthusiastic and strategic Director of Strategic Communications to lead and implement our external community and internal agency communications on behalf ...

ZipRecruiter - 9 days ago

Senior Civic Engagement Strategist

PolicyLink - Oakland , CA

PolicyLink is seeking a Senior Civic Engagement Strategist to support Sustainable Cities for All ... Manage day-to-day communications to support shared understanding, effective program delivery, and ...

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What does a Communications Strategist do?

Common responsibilities of a Communications Strategist

Develop multi-faceted communications plans, which include goals, target audiences, messaging, as well as media relations, digital, advocacy and social media strategies, to educate, motivate, and influence target audiences.

August 17, 2022

Provide strategic rigor to the implementation and execution of creative concepts within the consumer journey across various media channels connecting brand experiences to retail and purchase (experiential, email, social, PR, out of home, etc.

October 01, 2022

Collaborates with internal marketing colleagues including Creative Services, Digital, Brand, and Events, as well as outside vendors and agencies as necessary, to carry out corporate communications projects and tasks.

December 08, 2022

Demonstrated experience delivering impactful employee communications programs in concert with corporate business strategy, planning and organizational transformation efforts.

December 10, 2022

Monitor and manage keywords through various inputs within the business to increase ranking within search engine results as well as new pages/landing pages to improve keyword relevancy for organic and paid traffic.

January 14, 2023

Create and/or produce communications content, including talking points, news releases, pitches, op-eds, letters to the editor, blog posts, backgrounders, social media content, comics, videos, infographics, interactive web features, and social media content.

January 16, 2023

Leads teams and contributes to the creation of content for presentations, promotional material, op-eds, and other outreach tools, from concept through execution and distribution.

February 03, 2023

Manage client relationships and deliver high-quality digital marketing and communications programs.

March 05, 2023

Works with team members to develop graphics and content for all digital channels including marketing campaigns, landing pages, emails, digital ads, social media graphics, website, mobile and blogs.

March 26, 2023

Support the development of new business & existing client pitches that build brand narrative across both earned and paid channels (experiential activations, PR, social + influencer, email, etc.

May 12, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Communications Strategist in San Francisco, CA

Average Base Salary

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86618

107344

96495

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

89396

112353

100057

What is the average salary for Communications Strategist in 2024?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Communications Strategist in San Francisco, CA. The base salary for Communications Strategist ranges from $86,618 to $107,344 with the average base salary of $96,495. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $89,396 to $112,353 with the average total cash compensation of $100,057.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$96,495	$86,618 - $107,344
Bonus	$3,562	$2,778 - $5,009
Total Pay	$100,057	$89,396 - $112,353

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Communications Strategist Salary Near San Francisco, CA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO San Francisco, CA
CITY, STATE Daly City, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $86,618 - $107,344	COMPARE TO San Francisco, CA 0%
CITY, STATE Berkeley, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $84,539 - $104,768	COMPARE TO San Francisco, CA
CITY, STATE Oakland, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $84,539 - $104,768	COMPARE TO San Francisco, CA
CITY, STATE Vallejo, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $77,956 - $96,610	COMPARE TO San Francisco, CA
CITY, STATE Hayward, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $84,400 - $104,596	COMPARE TO San Francisco, CA
CITY, STATE Concord, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $78,640 - $97,457	COMPARE TO San Francisco, CA

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About San Francisco, California

San Francisco is located on the West Coast of the United States at the north end of the San Francisco Peninsula and includes significant stretches of the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay within its boundaries. Several picturesque islands—Alcatraz, Treasure Island and the adjacent Yerba Buena Island, and small portions of Alameda Island, Red Rock Island, and Angel Island—are part of the city. Also included are the uninhabited Farallon Islands, 27 miles (43 km) offshore in the Pacific Ocean. The mainland within the city limits roughly forms a "seven-by-seven-mile square", a common local collo...

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