Wattpad’s vision is to entertain and connect the world through webnovel stories. Since 2006, we’ve been on a mission to use the power of community and technology to unleash the full potential of stories to the world. Representing a tapestry of cultures and languages, people around the world come to Wattpad every month to share and discover stories they can’t find anywhere else. Come build the future of entertainment and storytelling with our global team, and write your next chapter with us!

Wattpad is part of the WEBTOON family of brands, the largest storytelling platform in the world that enables creators and users to discover, create, and share stories. With over 24 million creators and ~170 million active users per month, we are truly empowering creation by anyone, for everyone. To read more about our family of Brands, check out our website here.

We’re looking for a strategic, collaborative, and compelling Director Corporate Communications to join our WEBTOON Entertainment PR & Communications team for a one-year contract. Reporting into the Head of PR & Communications, you will lead a team managing WEBTOON Entertainment’s corporate PR strategy, advertising communications, executive profile, issues management, and quarterly earnings communications. This is a high impact role, one that is critical in supporting the company’s work to grow our corporate brand.

What you'll be doing:

Oversee our in-house team Corporate Communications team and agency partners
Build and execute a high-impact communications strategy to grow our Corporate brand among B2B audiences, including the oversight of WEBTOON’s LinkedIn content program
Manage executive thought-leadership, including securing and managing public event appearances for WEBTOON’s Leadership Team at major technology, business and culture events all over the world
Develop compelling narratives that reinforce WEBTOON’s leadership in digital entertainment, storytelling innovation, and the creator economy, including the development of speeches, panel remarks, and op-eps for executive spokespeople
Partner with Investor Relations and leadership to ensure alignment between corporate storytelling and financial narrative and support quarterly earnings cycles with messaging development, media engagement, and executive preparation
Lead communications planning and execution for the launch of high-profile global partnerships with leading entertainment brands, working closely with internal stakeholders and external partners to deliver coordinated announcements and media moments
Work with the WEBTOON Ad Solutions team to support ongoing media outreach and storytelling
Create a strong pipeline of media pitches and opportunities that generate a steady stream of positive media coverage in Tier-1 business and tech outlets
Build and nurture relationships with top US journalists and media outlets around the world to help tell WEBTOON’s story
Anticipate and manage reputational risks and challenges
Manage corporate communications project budget and investments in paid media
Media train WEBTOON Entertainment spokespeople, setting up our teams for success whenever they talk about our business

What we're looking for:

10+ years in Public Relation roles, with Public Company experience: you are an accomplished domain expert and have experience leading teams
You are strategic and able to translate business needs into actionable PR strategies that positively impact the business and the team
You are calm under pressure; able to cut through the noise and distraction during key moments of crises to develop a strong point of view in how to diffuse negative or damaging press
You understand business and financial media, press trends, and cultural movements, foreseeing how they may impact our business (positively or negatively) and plan to get ahead of them
As a collaborative leader, you have an ability to work cross-functionally to build and nurture relationships with all kinds of stakeholders from product to leadership to sales
A strong negotiator and compelling communicator, you can convince almost anyone to pay attention to the WEBTOON Entertainment story
You maintain and infuse your team with a high standard for writing, communication, and PR practice, paired with strong attention to detail
You relish working with data & analytics, and are comfortable extracting insights to inform your PR and pitching approaches
You appreciate structure and are able to oversee your team’s process, ensuring projects deliver on business needs

Wattpad is conducting all interviews in a distributed manner using applicable third party software where needed and using visual interface tools such as Google Meet and Zoom.

About Wattpad

Who are we? Entrepreneurs and Do-ers. Our vision is to entertain and connect the world through stories, and our mission is to use the power of community and technology to unleash the full potential of stories to the world.

What does that mean? We are visionaries, community builders, passionate problem solvers, storytellers, coffee snobs (tea drinkers, too!), curious by nature, and culturally diverse.

What are we obsessed with? Our users. Solving complex problems and maximizing flow. Learning constantly. Building the next great storytelling product. Finding the greatest stories ever told. Dogs (and cats), coffee, and good snacks.

How do we work? Autonomously, collaboratively, respectfully. Balancing with work, family, and play...and all while having a great time.

Wattpad is a remote friendly company and encourages remote candidates to apply as long as they are located and authorized to work in either the US or Canada (excluding Quebec) as a precondition of employment. We are not able to sponsor applicants for work permits.

Unlock the best of both worlds with a remote role that keeps you connected! We're looking for passionate individuals in the Greater Toronto Area to join our team. While you'll enjoy the flexibility of working from home, you can take advantage of periodically coming to our vibrant downtown Toronto office to connect with colleagues, collaborate on exciting projects, and take part in company events. This is your opportunity to be a part of our thriving workplace culture.

Culture and Diversity

Wattpad is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate. Period.

Wattpad welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. We have taken a leadership position on creating a culture and an organization that truly values diversity. We are committed to fostering a global team that reflects the diversity of the Wattpad community. At Wattpad, we believe cultural fit doesn’t mean culturally identical, and diversity of thought helps us to challenge one another to think big and think differently. We consider employment applicants without regard to age, race, colour, national origin, citizenship, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, marital status, disability status or any other protected status.

If you have any special needs or accessibility requirements, please let us know. We will do our utmost to accommodate, in accordance with applicable local legislation.

Don’t meet all the requirements? Studies show women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs if they do not meet all the qualifications. Therefore, in an effort to build a more diverse workplace, we encourage you to apply anyways. You might actually be the right person or you may be a good fit for a number of other openings we currently have.

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