Sweetgreen
Senior Director, Communications
Los Angeles, CA · Director
Sponsorship not specified$161k-$230kDetected 135 days ago
Strategic CommunicationsLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationProblem Solving
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Entry-level history0
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Lottery odds (Level IV)94
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About the role
- Reporting directly to the Chief Commercial Officer, the Sr.
- Since 2007, Sweetgreen has reimagined fast food to be fresh, flavorful, and rooted in relationships with farmers and communities.
Responsibilities
- Lead the strategy for identifying and creating cultural moments from menu drops and chef collaborations to brand partnerships and community activations in partnership with the founders, VP of Marketing, and VP of Partnerships
- Define and own the always-on editorial strategy across earned channels (Substacks, newsletters, social, podcasts), ensuring sweetgreen drives its own narrative rather than just reacting to it
- Set the playbook for founder-led storytelling, directing agency partners and collaborators to help our founders show up authentically in direct-to-audience channels
- External Communications - Set and own the corporate narrative strategy across consumer, business, executive, and financial audiences:
- Lead cross-functional collaboration with Marketing, Legal, Finance, and Operations to ensure consistent, strategic messaging across all external touchpoints
- Manage and optimize the external agency relationships and communications budget, ensuring strong ROI and alignment with brand and business objectives
- Executive & Founder Communication - Serve as the strategic communications partner to sweetgreen's founders and executive team:
- Set the executive communications strategy, directing agency partners and content collaborators to shape and amplify founder and leadership voice across social media, podcasts, speaking engagements, and direct-to-audience platforms
- Advise, brief, and partner with the founders and C-suite leaders on media and speaking opportunities, ensuring messaging is on-strategy and reflects sweetgreen's cultural authority
- Curate and manage direct communications of the CEO across social media channels (X and LinkedIn), to create a complementary narrative to the overall brand narrative
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in communications or related field/experience
Nice to have
- Experience at a culturally relevant consumer brand, high-growth DTC, or lifestyle brand strongly preferred
Compensation
- Starting salary range based on experience
- $160,799 - $229,713 USD
- Salary range for this role:
Benefits
- Highly competitive pay + bonus plan
- Three different medical plans to suit your and your family's needs
- Dental and Vision insurance
- Flexible PTO plan
- Employee HSA and FSA
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