Director, Corporate Communications

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Rightworks offers the only intelligent cloud purpose-built for accounting firms and professionals. Backed by award-winning support, our fully managed Security, IT,

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Rightworks offers the only intelligent cloud purpose-built for accounting firms and professionals. Backed by award-winning support, our fully managed Security, IT, and applications ensure customers have secure, reliable, on-demand access to their technology. We provide a curated software ecosystem that simplifies the complexity of running an accounting firm or small business, supported by a community of thought leaders, peer networks, and educational resources. Our success is made possible by leveraging decades of specialized experience in leading accounting firms, SMBs and technology companies. Thousands of Firms and SMBs count on us to run their business every day.

We have a great team, we’re growing fast and have a winning culture based on innovation, teamwork, and mutual respect.

This is a hybrid position, with 3 days per week (Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday) in our Nashua, NH headquarters.

Job Overview
Rightworks is seeking a Director of Corporate Communications, reporting to the Chief Marketing Officer, to lead corporate communications strategy and execution and strengthen the company’s reputation, visibility, and thought leadership across the accounting and technology markets.
This hands-on leadership role will oversee corporate and executive communications, public relations, media relations, thought leadership, external storytelling, and executive presentations. The Director will partner closely with senior leaders and teams across Marketing to develop compelling narratives, ensure consistent messaging, and support key company and go-to-market priorities. As a player/coach, the Director will balance strategic leadership with hands-on execution, bringing exceptional writing and storytelling skills, strong judgment, and the ability to effectively support and advise senior executives.
This is a hybrid position with the potential to work up to 3 days per week at our Nashua, NH headquarters, depending on location.

Responsibilities

Develop executive presentations and communications that clearly articulate company strategy, business priorities, market insights, and key initiatives.
Establish the communications strategy, define measurable goals, and track performance across media visibility, thought leadership engagement, share of voice, and other key outcomes.
Prepare executives for podcasts, media interviews, speaking engagements, and other external appearances, including developing briefing presentations, materials, talking points, messaging, and interview preparation.
Own and execute Rightworks’ corporate communications and PR strategy, aligned with company and go-to-market priorities.
Write high-impact corporate content, including executive thought leadership, bylined articles, contributed content, company announcements, and other strategic communications.
Develop and maintain the corporate narrative and ensure consistent messaging across external communications.
Lead executive communications and thought leadership, including talking points, bylined articles, speaking opportunities, and other executive content.
Lead media relations, including proactive pitching, press relationships, company announcements, and contributed content.
Drive storytelling for key company, customer, partner, product, research, and corporate announcements.
Partner with Product Marketing, Growth Marketing, Creative, Content, Social, Customer Marketing, and other teams to ensure integrated messaging and execution.
Support reputation management, crisis communications, and sensitive corporate communications as needed.
Identify and manage awards, speaking opportunities, industry recognition, and other programs that build Rightworks’ market visibility.
Manage external contractors or vendors as needed.
Serve as a player/coach who is comfortable writing, editing, pitching, developing presentations, and executing communications directly.

Requirements

10+ years of progressive experience in corporate communications, public relations, executive communications, or related disciplines.
Demonstrated experience developing corporate narratives and translating business strategy into compelling communications.
Strong media relations experience, including building relationships with business and industry media.
Exceptional writing, editing, storytelling, and presentation-development skills.
Experience supporting senior executives with presentations, thought leadership, media interviews, podcasts, speaking engagements, and other external opportunities.
Ability to operate strategically while remaining highly hands-on in execution.
Strong cross-functional leadership, collaboration, and stakeholder-management skills.
Experience managing external agencies, vendors, and communications programs.
Strong judgment and ability to manage multiple high-priority initiatives in a fast-paced environment.
Experience in MSPs, SaaS, cloud platforms, managed technology solutions, or other B2B technology environments.
Strong ability to translate complex technical capabilities into clear customer value and differentiated messaging.

Preferred

Experience marketing technology solutions to accounting firms or the accounting technology ecosystem.
Background in MSPs, SaaS, or other B2B technology environments.
Familiarity with developing communications for complex technology or business solutions.
Proven success supporting C-suite executives and company-level thought leadership programs.
Knowledge of reputation management and crisis communications best practices.
Demonstrated ability to measure communications effectiveness, including media visibility, share of voice, and thought-leadership engagement.
Bachelor’s degree in communications, Journalism, Marketing, Public Relations, or a related field.

Eligibility Requirements

This role is open to US Citizens or permanent residents authorized to work in the United States. Rightworks LLC is unable to offer visa sponsorship.
Due to specific state regulations, we are unable to accept applications from residents of California, Hawaii, or Alaska.
Relocation will not be offered for this position.

Compensation

Our Compensation range for this role is $155,000-$185,000 annually and is determined by factors such as relevant experience, skills, and internal equity.

Benefits
To provide best-in-class solutions, we need a best-in-class team. We offer competitive salaries to recruit the best talent. We provide company-paid short and long-term disability insurance, life insurance and a generous 401K match. We offer highly affordable medical, dental, vision coverage, and many other valuable benefits. We offer flexible PTO, and numerous paid holidays, affording you the time to be there for what is important in your life. We encourage giving back to our communities by providing paid volunteer time off. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer!

This job description may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the job described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of the employer.