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Communications Specialist

Redmond, WA | Job #1334026

Location: Redmond, Washington
Job Type: Contract
Compensation Range: $55 - 62 per hour

We are seeking a multifaceted Communications Specialist to operate at the crossroads of executive storytelling, business operations, and cross-functional program execution. Serving as a trusted advisor, you will spearhead the organizational Rhythm of Business (RoB), optimize leadership priorities, and elevate both internal and external messaging.

The perfect candidate collaborates as a peer with senior stakeholders, thrives in ambiguous environments, and effortlessly refines rough concepts into polished, executive-level deliverables.

Local to Redmond, WA
 
Responsibilities:
1. Business Management & Leadership Support

  • Serve as a trusted partner to marketing leadership, supporting planning, prioritization, and execution across key initiatives.
  • Drive Rhythm of Business (RoB), including leadership team meetings, agendas, follow-ups, and action tracking.
  • Partner across Product Marketing, Engineering, Finance, and Field to ensure alignment and forward momentum.
  • Step in to advance work independently (e.g., synthesize rough inputs, create first drafts, unblock teams, and drive next steps).
  • Identify gaps, risks, and dependencies, and proactively bring solutions.
  • Context: Business management roles act as trusted advisors driving strategy, operations, and execution alignment across the organization.

2. Internal & External Communications

  • Lead and execute internal communications strategy:
  • Drive awareness and adoption of key initiatives (e.g., Azure Accelerate for Databases).
  • Create and manage internal narratives across channels (emails, updates, leadership comms, field alerts).
  • Support external-facing communications:
  • Draft social posts, blogs, and executive-ready messaging.
  • Ensure alignment with approved messaging frameworks and tone.
  • Build and maintain an editorial cadence aligned with business priorities.
  • Context: Executive comms roles include internal storytelling, external messaging (social, PR), and editorial calendar management across channels.

3. Operational Excellence & Budget Support

  • Manage and track marketing budgets (interim responsibility), including spend visibility and coordination with finance partners.
  • Support execution of planning cycles, including quarterly priorities and tracking against goals.
  • Ensure adherence to team processes, governance, and compliance requirements.

4. Execution at Speed

  • Operate with urgency-move work forward quickly and independently.
  • Translate high-level direction into clear outputs and actions.
  • Maintain strong follow-through across multiple workstreams, ensuring deliverables land on time and at high quality. Business Management & Leadership Partnership
  • Orchestrate the Rhythm of Business (RoB): Spearhead the planning, agenda design, and execution of leadership meetings, executive reviews, and CVP-level touchpoints, ensuring diligent tracking of action items.
  • Cross-Functional Alignment: Partner with Product Marketing, Engineering, Finance, and Field teams to maintain organizational momentum and ensure unified progress toward core OKRs and reporting milestones.
  • Strategic Execution: Independently advance critical initiatives. Convert high-level discussions or rough notes into structured frameworks, author initial drafts, resolve project bottlenecks, and proactively mitigate risks.

5. Strategic Communications

  • Internal Storytelling: Craft and execute an internal communications roadmap to drive awareness and adoption of major programs (e.g., Azure Accelerate for Databases). Write organizational announcements, newsletters, and leadership updates.
  • External Brand Amplification: Develop high-impact social media content, LinkedIn posts, and executive messaging. Oversee blog promotion strategies and curate a cohesive editorial calendar tied to core business goals.

6. Operations & Financial Stewardship

  • Fiscal Coordination: Manage and track the marketing organization's budget allocations, providing spend visibility and maintaining close alignment with corporate finance.
  • Process Governance: Champion team adherence to standard corporate policies, compliance guidelines, and organizational governance rules.

Qualifications:

  • Professional Background: 5-8+ years of experience across Business Management, Marketing Operations, Executive Communications, or Management Consulting.
  • Core Expertise: Resumes must showcase at least 9+ years of cumulative experience across three primary domains:
  • Business Operations: Managing RoB, tracking OKRs, and executive reporting.
  • Executive Communications: Internal storytelling, external social media strategy, and ghostwriting for GM/CVP-level leaders.
  • Program Management: Leading high-priority, multi-stakeholder initiatives.

Essential Competencies

  • Executive Presence: A proven track record of operating as a peer to senior technology leaders, influencing without authority, and driving organizational alignment.
  • Thriving in Ambiguity: A strong ownership mindset with the ability to take incomplete direction or abstract concepts and quickly transform them into high-quality, polished assets.

JOBID: 052026-134026
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Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.

At Cella, a randstad digital company, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact HRsupport@randstadusa.com.

Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Cella by randstad digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.




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