The Cook & Boardman Group, LLC is seeking a strategic and experienced Brand & Communications Manager to lead the development and execution of enterprise brand strategy and integrated communications planning across internal and external audiences. This role is responsible for ensuring consistent brand expression across a distributed organization, including defining and evolving messaging architecture, guiding content development and sales materials, overseeing social media strategy and supporting internal communications planning.

This position requires a marketer who is both strategic and hands-on—someone who can translate business priorities into clear brand positioning and structured communications plans while partnering effectively with agencies, internal stakeholders, and cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate has experience leading brand strategy initiatives, building messaging frameworks, and orchestrating communications programs that strengthen reputation, alignment, and clarity.

Key Responsibilities
Brand Strategy & Messaging
• Lead the development and evolution of Cook & Boardman's brand strategy, positioning, and messaging architecture across the total organization.
• Develop and maintain clear brand guidelines and governance to ensure consistency across all marketing, communications, and customer touchpoints.
• Partner with senior leadership to translate business objectives into compelling brand narratives that resonate with customers, employees, and industry stakeholders.
• Support brand integration efforts across acquisitions, service expansions, and enterprise initiatives.

Communications Planning & Execution
• Develop integrated communications plans that align internal and external messaging with strategic business priorities.
• Collaborate with team members on corporate communications calendar to ensure alignment across campaigns, announcements, leadership messaging, and key initiatives.
• Lead external communications efforts including press strategy (media outreach, press releases), thought leadership positioning, executive visibility, and reputation management.

Content Strategy & Oversight
• Guide and evaluate the development of content across formats including web, social, press materials, internal communications, and campaign assets.
• Partner with digital marketing to ensure messaging consistency across demand generation efforts and online channels.
• Support social media strategy, ensuring platforms support brand visibility, thought leadership, and employer brand objectives.
• Establish editorial priorities that reflect target verticals, service offerings, and key audience segments.
• Ensure all content aligns with defined messaging frameworks and supports broader brand positioning.
Agency & Vendor Management
• Manage relationships with external agencies and partners, including creative/media agency and branched merchandise partner.
• Define scopes of work, evaluate partner performance, and ensure deliverables align with brand standards and business objectives.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure partner output meets quality, timeline, and strategic expectations.

Qualifications
• 5+ years of experience in brand management, corporate communications, or integrated marketing.
• Demonstrated experience leading brand strategy initiatives, developing messaging architecture, and creating structured communications plans.
• Experience managing external agencies and evaluating performance against strategic objectives.
• Strong understanding of public relations strategy, internal communications planning, and social media governance.
• Experience working in complex, distributed, or multi-location organizations preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate complex concepts into clear, compelling narratives.
• Highly organized with strong project management skills and the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously.
• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Public Relations, Business Administration, or a related field.

What We're Looking For
• A strategic brand leader who can define and protect enterprise positioning while enabling consistent execution across the organization.
• Someone who can bring structure and clarity to messaging in a distributed environment.
• A collaborative partner to executive leadership who understands how brand and communications drive alignment, engagement, and long-term reputation.
• A marketer who balances creativity with discipline, ensuring brand strategy is clearly defined and consistently executed.Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those required to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. While performing the duties of this role, the employee will regularly communicate verbally and in writing, and must be able to see and hear in a typical office setting. The role frequently involves sitting, walking, standing, using hands to handle or feel, and reaching with arms and hands.

Work Environment
This position operates primarily in a professional office environment. It routinely involves the use of standard office equipment such as computers, phones, printers, copiers, and filing systems. Occasional business travel may be required.

Qualification Requirements
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to carry out each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed represent the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary for success in the role. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Equal Opportunity Employer
The Cook & Boardman Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a VEVRAA Federal Contractor. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals, including minorities, females, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.