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The Development Communications Director will oversee internal and external communications for Inspire Brands' Development Team to support franchise sales and awareness.

The Development Communications Director, to act as a critical, strategic partner for the franchise development team and across the organization. This individual will develop, lead, and execute strategic initiatives to position Inspire Brands as a franchisor of choice. Responsibilities will include creating communications to ensure ongoing performance and strategy are clearly communicated to internal and external stakeholders. A successful candidate for this position should have experience in B2B communications, internal communications, or corporate affairs. Experience in the franchise space would be beneficial. We are looking for a self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced, always-on environment.

This role will report to the Vice President of Corporate Communications while working closely with the Development team.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the internal and external communications strategy for Inspire’s development initiatives. Key priority areas include domestic growth, franchise development, commercial real estate, design & construction innovation, non-traditional growth, and franchise sales.

• Lead strategic planning around industry tradeshows, franchising trade publications, and other relevant external channels to promote enterprise and brand growth and position Inspire as a franchisor of choice in the industry.

• Play a key role in developing Inspire’s overall corporate narrative and external positioning – of which development is a critical component.

• Prepare internal-facing development-related content to support the development leadership team's business objectives, including team members, franchisees, and suppliers.

• Collaborate with corporate, brand, internal communications, and marketing leads to align on content and materials creation. Work cross-functionally to define requirements and scope of effort and prioritize material creation for franchising web properties, digital marketing, and marketing collateral.

• Liaise with existing franchisees to build brand advocates and creatively communicate their success stories which will amplify Inspire’s value proposition.

• Partner with internal and external stakeholders to execute communications strategies highlighting growth momentum, including franchise development agreement announcements, format innovation, new market entries, and other brand-building initiatives in key domestic markets.

• Manage a significant budget and monitor progress against goals and media coverage of announcements.

• Manage and Execute Franchise and Real Estate Trade Shows

• Lead preparation of Marketing Collateral Materials

• Lead ownership and management of franchising websites and related complexities and interfaces

Minimum Experience : 10 years

Inspire Brands is a multi-brand restaurant company whose portfolio includes nearly 32,000 Arby’s, BaskinRobbins, Buffalo Wild Wings, Dunkin’, Jimmy John’s and SONIC Drive-In restaurants worldwide.

We’re made up of some of the world’s most iconic restaurant brands, but we’re much more than just a restaurant company. We’re a team of hundreds of thousands who individually and collectively are changing the way people eat, drink and gather around the table. We know that food is much more than a staple—it’s an experience. At Inspire, that’s our purpose: to ignite and nourish flavorful experiences