[Remote] Chevrolet Communications Senior Manager - (Lifestyle, Strategy)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. General Motors is seeking a Chevrolet Communications Senior Manager who will lead Chevrolet’s lifestyle and community engagement communications strategy. This role involves developing integrated earned-first communications strategies and managing relationships with media and community partners to enhance brand relevance and advocacy.


Responsibilities

  • Develop and own Chevrolet’s lifestyle and community communications strategy, aligned to brand, product, and enterprise objectives
  • Translate high-level business and brand goals into clear communications priorities, annual plans, and KPIs for lifestyle and community engagement workstreams
  • Anticipate cultural, competitive, and social trends, turning insights into timely, earned-first opportunities for Chevrolet and informing broader functional strategy and guidance for other teams where appropriate
  • Define and steward governance, standards, and playbooks for Chevrolet’s lifestyle and community storytelling, ensuring alignment with GM’s values, behaviors, and long-term strategy
  • Lead end-to-end earned media strategy and execution across lifestyle, entertainment, culture, and community outlets, including digital and broadcast, setting the narrative architecture and quality bar for Chevrolet’s lifestyle and community storytelling
  • Build and maintain senior-level relationships with top-tier media, editors, producers, lifestyle journalists, creators, and community partners, serving as a visible and trusted point of contact for Chevrolet at the industry level
  • Identify and activate Chevy community moments (owners, clubs, fans, grassroots organizations, and local partners) that reinforce brand love and advocacy
  • Craft and oversee clear, compelling narratives, message frameworks, and storylines for lifestyle, product, and community initiatives
  • Lead cross-functional and agency teams to design and execute integrated earned, social, digital, and experiential campaigns that elevate Chevrolet in culture and deliver measurable business and reputation outcomes
  • Partner closely with Marketing, Brand, Product, Social, Experiential teams to ensure communications is embedded from the outset into vehicle and feature launches, tentpoles, partnerships, and brand platforms, influencing upstream planning and investment decisions
  • Apply data, insights, and measurement to evaluate performance and continually optimize strategy, content, and engagement, owning the measurement framework and reporting for Chevrolet lifestyle and community communications
  • Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing organization (internal team and agencies), with clear objectives, priorities, and success metrics
  • Build long-term bench strength and succession plans for this business area, ensuring the team’s skills and capabilities evolve with the needs of Chevrolet and GM
  • Model and cultivate GM Global Communications competencies: clear and effective writing, strong verbal and presentation skills, thoughtful stakeholder influence, creative storytelling, and strong strategic thinking
  • Provide direct counsel and executive-ready recommendations to senior leaders, demonstrating strong executive presence and judgment
  • Drive alignment across multiple stakeholders and functions, resolving competing priorities and navigating complexity to deliver results for Chevrolet, often making recommendations that influence functional and enterprise-level decisions

Skills

  • 15+ years of experience in external communications, public relations, brand or lifestyle communications, or related fields, ideally with a mix of agency and in-house leadership roles, including leadership of complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives with enterprise impact
  • Deep experience in earned media and media relations, including: Building and managing high-level relationships with lifestyle, culture, entertainment, and community media
  • Developing and pitching stories that secure meaningful editorial, broadcast, and digital coverage
  • Proven track record leading lifestyle and/or community engagement programs that connect brands to culture and communities in credible, authentic ways, with clear evidence of moving key business, brand, or reputation metrics
  • Demonstrated people leadership experience (direct reports and complex cross-functional/agency leadership), including coaching, feedback, performance management, and capability-building
  • Executive presence with a strong ability to: Advise and influence senior leaders
  • Present complex strategies in a clear, concise, and persuasive way
  • Represent Chevrolet Communications in high-visibility internal and external settings
  • Exceptional writing and storytelling skills — clear, concise, and audience-specific across press materials, talking points, executive communications, presentations, and digital content
  • Strong strategic thinking and business acumen, with experience setting strategy, defining KPIs, and using data and insights to drive decisions
  • Proven ability to operate independently in a complex, fast-paced environment with broad latitude for judgment and decision-making, exercising sound judgment in situations with high ambiguity and reputational risk
  • Experience launching consumer brands or products (e.g., CPG, tech, lifestyle), with a strong understanding of how to build desire, differentiation, and advocacy through communications
  • Experience leading multi-platform campaigns that integrate earned media, social, influencers, experiential, and partnerships
  • Automotive and/or mobility experience, particularly in brand and product storytelling, is a strong plus

Benefits

  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Health Savings Account
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Retirement savings plan
  • Sickness and accident benefits
  • Life insurance
  • Paid vacation & holidays
  • Tuition assistance programs
  • Employee assistance program
  • GM vehicle discounts

Company Overview

  • General Motors is an automotive company that designs, produces, markets, and distributes vehicles and vehicle parts. It was founded in 1908, and is headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is

  • Company H1B Sponsorship

  • General Motors has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 787 in 2025, 740 in 2024, 450 in 2023, 795 in 2022, 748 in 2021, 452 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.

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