<p>About Auror</p> <p>At Auror, we're empowering the retail industry to tackle theft and Organised Retail Crime, a $150 Billion problem globally. It's high volume crime that's increasingly organised in nature and is putting people, retailers, and communities at risk every day.</p> <p>Founded in New Zealand 12 years ago, we're working with some of the best and largest retailers in the world across the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the UK.</p> <p>Auror is connecting people and intelligence to reduce crime. We're using technology for good.</p> <p>In partnership with our leading retail partners, we need people with the passion, determination, and innovation required to overcome one of the world's largest problems. If you're looking to make a difference with and for the people dedicated to stopping crime, for good, then we want you on our team.</p> <p>We're also embracing the potential of AI to supercharge our impact-whether that's enhancing the way we detect trends, support our customers, or improve internal workflows. As a company, we're committed to responsibly incorporating AI into how we work and what we build, and we encourage all Aurors to be curious about how AI can elevate their work, regardless of role or function.</p> <p>The Role</p> <p>As a Communications Manager, you will play both a strategic and hands-on role in executing media initiatives, issues management, content creation and stakeholder engagement. You'll have the opportunity to play a key role in sharing Auror's story and 50 in 5 mission, our trust and safety agenda, and positioning Auror and its leaders as trusted voices on retail crime prevention and safety. This role will drive our communications function in North America (NA), while also occasionally providing communications advice to our global teams as required.</p> <p>You will be responsible for:</p> <ul> <li>Execution of Auror's NA communications strategy, in collaboration with Marketing and other cross-functional teams. </li><li>Handling media inquiries, drafting media releases, briefing packs, and relevant collateral. </li><li>Supporting issues management and comms response plans. </li><li>Execution of thought leadership initiatives to support key leaders, such as social media content, newsletters, white papers, op-eds, and speaking engagements. </li><li>Contributing to a global Marketing and Communications content calendar. This also includes supporting the development of content for external-facing channels, particularly for law enforcement customers. </li><li>Providing trusted comms advice to senior leadership across the business, supporting interview briefings, media training and speaking engagement briefings. </li><li>Developing relationships with journalists, and communications teams at relevant retailers, law enforcement agencies and industry associations. </li><li>Developing key trust and safety assets such as factsheet and Trust Center, to support customer and law enforcement engagement. </li></ul> <p>You'll be reporting to Mitch Gastin, Director of Communications, Global</p> <p>Based in Melbourne, Australia, I lead and execute on Auror's communications strategy across all our markets. I've spent most of my career in public sector communications teams, predominantly within fast-paced and high-pressure emergency services agencies in Australia. I'm focused on sharing Auror's story and social mission, elevating its reputation, and empowering our partners to highlight the use of technology to address the large-scale problem of retail crime.</p> <p>LinkedIn Profile</p>