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Manager of Communications - McKinsey Transformation Assets
 McKinsey & Company | |
parental leave, paid time off
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 United States, Illinois, Chicago | |
 Jun 02, 2025 | |
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Communications
Manager of Communications - McKinsey Transformation Assets Job ID: 98029 Do you want to work on complex and pressing challenges-the kind that bring together curious, ambitious, and determined leaders who strive to become better every day?
If this sounds like you, you've come to the right place.
Your Impact
You will join a group of communications professionals within the firm's Reach and Engagement function. These colleagues help ensure that appropriate insights reach designated audiences, building awareness and engagement with McKinsey's distinctive knowledge on a variety of topics. They shape the way the firm connects with people-from clients to employees to alumni-strengthening institutional relationships, connections, and affiliations.
Through partnership with senior leaders and stakeholders across communications initiatives, you will serve as a leader to your team and will drive the development and execution of best-in-class global communications programs, events, and publications.
You'll be a part of McKinsey Transformation (MT), helping organizations change their trajectory and achieve their full potential through holistic interventions in performance, organizational health, and capabilities. Our suite of transformation approaches is underpinned by distinctive tools and technologies (e.g., Wave) and led by transformation specialists who partner with Client Service Teams (CSTs) to enable holistic change, fundamentally reimagining what's possible for their business.
You will proactively shape creative communications strategies to showcase McKinsey's knowledge and assets, maintain the firm's reputation, and bring campaigns to life within the MT Assets team, which is focused on Wave - a software-as-a-service platform that tracks impact across the client organization pre, during and post a Transformation program. Wave was created ~15 years ago and has become fully integrated with how MT thinks about and drives enterprise-wide change - it is critical to being able to deliver impact for our clients. We currently serve ~600 clients with a team of 200 Full Time Employees across the globe.
In terms of creating effective communications: you will drive high-quality writing and editing by leading/enabling teams to develop clear, structured and engaging written communications that rigorously follow conventions of written English. With cell leaders, you will manage the firm's reputational risk by mapping strengths/weaknesses and handling opportunities/threats. You will anticipate, identify, and respond to reputational risk issues to protect and enhance McKinsey's reputation by reviewing materials and proactively shaping the narrative. You'll conduct strategic communications to support prioritization of communication campaigns and events (e.g., competitor insights, event speaker research), and collate them into digestible formats for leadership. You will be expected to establish high-quality and consistent branding (i.e., firm's signature voice, visuals, and narrative) across communications platforms and channels in support of relevant brand pivots.
In terms of project management and creation: you will define and direct appropriate strategic communications objectives and strategies to achieve them, help radiate priorities and important topics across existing channels, and ensure appropriate positioning with key stakeholders. You will manage development and dissemination of external and/or internal websites and publications, and contact databases to maximize engagement. You'll develop and execute reputation-building programs through a mix of publishing activities (e.g., monitoring of media relations and public relations, targeted knowledge dissemination). You will advise and counsel partners in developing networking programs to strengthen relationships with clients, potential clients, and media. You will identify, secure, and manage appropriate partnerships with internal or external stakeholders, building a network of key editors, journalists, policymakers, senior executives, and academics. You will develop corresponding metrics to measure impact of communications strategies and help implement collection/reporting mechanisms. As a people leader, you will coach and support the immediate team and junior colleagues, enabling a collaborative and inclusive environment. Additionally, you will manage the communications team, including hiring and evaluating team members and outside vendors/contractors when necessary. Your Growth
You are someone who thrives in a high-performance environment, bringing a growth mindset and entrepreneurial spirit to tackle meaningful challenges that have a real impact.
In return for your drive, determination, and curiosity, we'll provide the resources, mentorship, and opportunities to help you quickly broaden your expertise, grow into a well-rounded professional, and contribute to work that truly makes a difference.
When you join us, you will have:
Your qualifications and skills
Please review the additional requirements regarding essential job functions of McKinsey colleagues. Apply Now Apply Later FOR U.S. APPLICANTS: McKinsey & Company is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Certain US and Canadian jurisdictions require McKinsey & Company to include a reasonable estimate of the salary for this role. For new joiners for this role in Canada and/or the United States, including all office locations where the job may be performed, a reasonable estimated range is $159,200 - $212,100 in USD and $153,000 - $203,000 in CAD - to help you understand what you can expect. This reflects our best estimate of the lowest to highest salary for this role at the time of this posting, ensuring you have a clear picture right from the start, though it's important to remember that actual salaries may vary. Factors like your office location, your unique blend of experience and skills, start date and our current organizational needs all play a part in determining the final figure. Certain roles are also eligible for bonuses, subject to McKinsey's discretion and based on factors such as individual and/or organizational performance. Additionally, we provide a comprehensive benefits package that reflects our commitment to the wellness of our colleagues and their families. This includes medical, mental health, dental and vision coverage, telemedicine services, life, accident and disability insurance, parental leave and family planning benefits, caregiving resources, a generous retirement contributions program, financial guidance, and paid time off. FOR NON-U.S. APPLICANTS: McKinsey & Company is an Equal Opportunity employer. For additional details Job Skill Group - CSSA
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