Communications Manager (Assurance)- Remote Eligible

We are the leading provider of professional services to the middle market globally, our purpose is to instill confidence in a world of change, empowering our clients and people to realize their full potential. Our exceptional people are the key to our unrivaled, inclusive culture and talent experience and our ability to be compelling to our clients. You’ll find an environment that inspires and empowers you to thrive both personally and professionally. There’s no one like you and that’s why there’s nowhere like RSM.

The Communications Manager is responsible for creating internal and external communications plans and programs for the assurance line of business. The position will be responsible for building strong relationships and developing multi-channel, compelling strategies, tactics and deliverables to inform, engage and align stakeholders with firm programs.

Essential Duties:

• Serve as a communication lead for the assurance line of business. Participate in strategy meetings with business and service line leaders and with communications, marketing and growth teams. Develop communication strategies and plans that support assurance business, marketing and growth objectives and align with RSM’s overall vision, purpose, values and strategies.

• Develop compelling and creative internal and leader communications that inform, engage and inspire appropriate behaviors and actions around assurance business priorities. Publish and integrate consistent messaging across various platforms and channels (e.g., intranet, email, webcasts, SharePoint, Viva Engage) and coordinate the logistics of communication tactics and campaigns to ensure timely and effective execution. Develop processes, templates, toolkits, and meetings in a box.

• Collaborate with SMEs, editorial, marketing, public relations, and outside PR agency to develop media relations and thought leadership strategies to promote RSM’s audit and assurance expertise and middle market perspectives. Write press releases and social media posts, prepare spokespeople, build media relationships and coordinate interviews.

• Identify appropriate metrics and KPIs. Monitor and measure results and evaluate communications for continuous improvement.

• Ensure connectivity and alignment of assurance communications with other line of business, enterprise, industry, global and digital strategies and initiatives. Collaborate with leaders, communications colleagues and counterparts in other functions to ensure communications are planned, sequenced and integrated across the enterprise. Work with the RSM International Executive Office as needed to enhance awareness of U.S. capabilities across the network and alignment with the network around key business objectives and initiatives.

• Build relationships with team members and key stakeholders. Actively participate in communication team meetings to share ideas and insights to continually improve communication processes, tools …