Corporate Communications Manager

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Figma is hiring a Corporate Communications Manager to help us set a new standard for corporate communications at a public company. Successful candidates will go beyond setting strategy to help define a new model for how public companies communicate. This person will partner across the company finance investor relations legal brand product and design to mine and tell stories that drive conversation across audiences formats and channels.

This role calls for range. You should be as comfortable in a spreadsheet as you are on X/Twitter. Youre capable of crafting campaigns around quarterly earnings and cultural moments. You can quickly learn and translate complex topics for a broader audience without dumbing it down. You embrace ambiguity are collaborative by default and are energized by the opportunity to build something new.

This is a full time role that can be held from our San Francisco or New York hub.

• Help define and drive Figmas corporate storytelling strategy end-to-end from narrative development to execution across channels
• Move beyond traditional PR to create integrated campaigns that cut through across media owned platforms and executive communications
• Partner with cross-functional teams to translate business momentum into clear compelling stories and campaigns
• Work closely with executives to shape narratives that resonate with business and financial audiences from briefings to thought leadership
• Identify and develop breakthrough story angles that position Figma at the center of key industry market and cultural conversations
• Stay close to the news cycle and broader zeitgeist while proactively creating opportunities that put Figma ahead of it
• Continue to grow your scope and influence as the company scales

• 7 years of experience in in-house communications
• A track record of building and scaling communications programs from the ground up
• Strong business and cultural fluency with the ability to translate complexity into clear engaging narratives and pitches
• Experience operating in fast-paced environments where direction isnt always definedand comfort creating it
• Demonstrated experience crafting a point of view on storytelling that goes beyond conventional PR approaches

• An understanding of product design software development and/or cloud-native applications.
• Experience navigating and explaining business concepts and issues with fluidity.

At Figma we celebrate and support our differences. We know employing a team rich in diverse thoughts experiences and opinions allows our employees our product and our community to flourish. Figma is an equal opportunity workplace - we are dedicated to equal employment opportunities regardless of race color ancestry religion sex national origin sexual orientation age citizenship marital status disability gender identity/expression veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories consistent with legal requirements.

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Examples of accommodations include but are not limited to:

• Holding interviews in an accessible location
• Enabling closed captioning on video conferencing
• Ensuring all written communication be compatible with screen readers
• Changing the mode or format of interviews

To ensure the integrity of our hiring process and facilitate a more personal connection we require all candidates keep their cameras on during video interviews. Additionally if hired you will be required to attend in person onboarding.

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