Director, Corporate Communications

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GALE is the world’s first and only Business Agency. We bring business strategy to brand storytelling to drive enterprise value. With expertise in strategy, media, CRM, creative, performance marketing, and technology, GALE creates integrated marketing systems and campaigns that grow businesses in significant ways. Founded in 2014, the agency has since been named AdAge’s Business Transformation Agency of the Year and Adweek’s U.S. Media Agency of the Year and has been recognized for its innovative creative at the Cannes Lions.

We work with brands such as Delta, Uber, Starbucks, Chili’s, Hard Rock, MilkPEP, Diageo, Cotton, IHG and more. If you’re driven by a passion to build something great, a desire to innovate, and a commitment to achieve excellence in your craft, GALE is a great place for you!

GALE has eight offices around the world, including New York, Toronto, Los Angeles, Austin, Denver, Kansas City, London, and Bengaluru. GALE embraces a hybrid, flexible workplace

Fresh off being named Ad Age's 2025 Business Transformation Agency of the Year and Adweek's 2025 U.S. Media Agency of the Year, GALE is looking for a Director to join its Corporate Communications team. In this high-visibility and high-ownership position, you’ll play a direct role in keeping that momentum going, while supporting GALE’s next wave of growth.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Director, Corporate Communications will help elevate GALE's external presence, extend brand awareness, and support business growth. You’ll partner closely with the Vice President, Corporate Communications, supported by a collaborative team, to drive strategy and execution across everything the team owns: external and internal communications, executive positioning, events, thought leadership, owned channels (social media, website, etc), and more. In particular, the Director will own media relations, steer the agency’s award strategy (e.g., Ad Age A-List, Cannes Lions, etc.), and play an active role in team management.

Develop and execute a proactive media relations strategy, elevating GALE and its leaders through meaningful coverage in ad trades and business publications

Own and manage GALE’s press relationships from ideation through pitching

Operate as a newsroom: Partner with agency and client team leads to surface and shape stories worth telling, stay ahead of industry trends, and inject GALE subject matter experts into the cultural conversation

Build annual awards strategy and craft winning submissions across agency, creative, and people awards

Help drive tentpole thought leadership initiatives and events

Advise across all internal and external brand materials

Strengthen internal processes and tracking/reporting

Serve as mentor and resource for junior team members, supporting across owned channel strategy and material reviews (e.g., social media copy, blogs, newsletters, etc.)

A seasoned communicator who knows how to build relationships, tell a good story, and foster an environment of collaboration and growth.

8+ years experience in communications or marketing, with meaningful time spent in media relations. Corporate communications experience preferred.

A solid understanding of the agency/broader marketing industry.

Strong writing and communications skills.

Experience managing or mentoring others.

Highly organized with the ability to prioritize across multiple workstreams.

Curious, creative, and self-driven.

In order to comply with equal pay and salary transparency laws in various locations, we believe the target compensation for this role is $150,000 to $175,000 per year. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, qualifications, job performance, level of experience, location, and business needs. For more information on other benefits we offer, please visit https://www.gale.agency/careers

Note: Hybrid work in office is an essential function of the job.

Our Commitment to Inclusion

We believe in inclusivity and do our best work when people with diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and skills are brought together. Our Core Values are at the root of GALE’s collaborative environment and help to foster a strong community. Our Code of Conduct, Human Resources policies, and executive investment in inclusion further support and protect GALE’s inclusive workplace. GALE is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.

Our Hiring Process

We want you to be just as discerning in making your next career move as we are finding great talent to join our team. Our interview process will allow you to meet a range of people from various disciplines and domains both virtually and in person. Please discuss with our recruiters if you require any accommodations throughout the process to help enable a smooth interview.