How to hire a senior communications analyst

How to hire a senior communications analyst, step by step

Here's a step-by-step senior communications analyst hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a senior communications analyst job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new senior communications analyst
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   First, determine the employments status of the senior communications analyst you need to hire. Certain senior communications analyst roles might require a full-time employee, whereas others can be done by part-time workers or contractors.

   Determine employee vs contractor status

   Is the person you're thinking of hiring a US citizen or green card holder?

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   A senior communications analyst's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, senior communications analysts from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

   The following list breaks down different types of senior communications analysts and their corresponding salaries.

   Type of Senior Communications Analyst	Description	Hourly rate
   Senior Communications Analyst	Computer network architects design and build data communication networks, including local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs), and intranets. These networks range from small connections between two offices to next-generation networking capabilities such as a cloud infrastructure that serves multiple customers.	$32-59
   Voice Engineer	A voice engineer is responsible for evaluating the efficiency and performance of voice over internet protocols (VoIP) to support the optimization of system networks for operations. Voice engineers design and manage the features of the VoIP and ensure that the transmissions meet the quality standards and specifications... Show more	$33-58
   Lead Data Architect	Lead Data Architects are experienced employees who manage the data architecture needs of the company. They also manage the data architects who fulfill these needs... Show more	$40-71

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • PowerPoint
   • Strategic Communications
   • Technical Support
   • Process Improvement
   • Press Releases
   • DOD
   • Employee Engagement
   • Web Content
   • Corporate Communications
   • Training Materials
   • Strategy Development
   • Telecommunication
   • Communication Materials
   • HTML

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   Responsibilities:

   • Plan, configure, and manage, end user remote IPsec/SSL VPN access via Cisco ASA and Fortinet Fortigate firewalls.
   • Prepare PowerPoint presentations and effectively manage information logistics and delivery of high impact content and design.
   • Resolve Ethernet LAN communication internal customer calls either by direct repairs or by modification of the network.
   • Support Nortel M3900 series, I2000 series VOIP phones and wireless WLAN 2211 handsets.
   • Used interagency and DoD intelligence sources to develop prioritize IO targets.
   • Coordinate with vendors for installation of router, bridges, concentrators, switches, hubs.

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3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your senior communications analyst job description is one of the best ways to attract top talent. A senior communications analyst can vary based on:

   • Location. For example, senior communications analysts' average salary in florida is 41% less than in washington.
   • Seniority. Entry-level senior communications analysts 46% less than senior-level senior communications analysts.
   • Certifications. A senior communications analyst with certifications usually earns a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for an established firm or a new start-up company can make a big difference in a senior communications analyst's salary.

   Average senior communications analyst salary

   $91,677yearly

   $44.08 hourly rate

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   Entry-level senior communications analyst salary

   $67,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 22, 2025

   Average senior communications analyst salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	California	$127,392	$61
   2	Virginia	$108,981	$52
   3	New Mexico	$108,441	$52
   4	Nevada	$105,162	$51
   5	Massachusetts	$104,772	$50
   6	New York	$104,261	$50
   7	New Jersey	$102,800	$49
   8	South Carolina	$101,653	$49
   9	Georgia	$101,557	$49
   10	District of Columbia	$100,957	$49
   11	Texas	$99,594	$48
   12	Arkansas	$98,914	$48
   13	Tennessee	$97,880	$47
   14	Arizona	$92,711	$45
   15	Maryland	$89,043	$43
   16	Ohio	$88,065	$42
   17	West Virginia	$87,694	$42
   18	Michigan	$86,361	$42
   19	Illinois	$85,602	$41
   20	Connecticut	$83,122	$40

   Average senior communications analyst salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Visa	$113,069	$54.36	14
   2	HSBC Bank	$102,342	$49.20	1
   3	Ross Stores	$102,184	$49.13	5
   4	VIVA USA	$101,709	$48.90
   5	PepsiCo	$101,660	$48.88	4
   6	CVS Health	$100,592	$48.36	89
   7	ANSER	$99,083	$47.64
   8	Salesforce	$97,679	$46.96	9
   9	Valley Transportation	$96,863	$46.57
   10	Accenture	$94,267	$45.32	97
   11	Dell	$92,029	$44.24	2
   12	The Home Depot	$89,409	$42.99	8
   13	ManTech	$88,770	$42.68	29
   14	PNMAC Holdings, Inc.	$88,116	$42.36	1
   15	General Dynamics	$87,167	$41.91	32
   16	TE Connectivity Networks�Inc	$86,479	$41.58	3
   17	*n/a*	$86,421	$41.55	1
   18	Sodexo Management, Inc.	$86,394	$41.54	1
   19	ARServices	$85,654	$41.18	1
   20	Lowe's Companies	$85,624	$41.17	41

4. Writing a senior communications analyst job description

   A senior communications analyst job description should include a summary of the role, required skills, and a list of responsibilities. It's also good to include a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager. Below, you can find an example of a senior communications analyst job description:

   Senior communications analyst job description example

   The Reimagine Work team is seeking a Senior Communications Analyst to help drive alignment and adoption across the company's most strategic program, the Product and Technology Agile Transformation.
   
   The Reimagine Work team is the driving force behind Visa's transformation of Product and Technology toward Enterprise Agility. We are building and operationalizing the business processes and tools to enable transparency, faster decision making, and agility in delivery of Visa products and services. This is a large-scale effort, reaching 5,000+ team members.
   
   The ideal candidate has experience with transformation, large-scale communications programs, leadership alignment efforts, stakeholder and employee engagement, change readiness and impact assessment analysis.
   
   This person will be responsible for leading the design, development and delivery of organizational communications and facilitating cultural change for the Product and Technology Agile Transformation. Responsibilities include:
   
   Create and deliver focused communications solutions to effectively communicate to stakeholder audiences, including establishing appropriate strategies, defining key messages, executing and managing delivery.
   
   Develop high quality memos, site pages, presentations, and infographics for communication to stakeholders at all levels (including C-Level). Liaise with Corporate Communications, the Transformation Office, and other stakeholders in managing reviews and approvals.
   
   Ensure program documentation drives clarity and alignment for stakeholders on what is changing, who it affects, what's in it for them, and what is expected of them.
   
   Support the Change Management Organization to develop change programs and apply behavioral tools to assess the impact of change on organizations, using assessments of organizational culture, performance, and readiness for change.
   
   Coordinate with Visa University to develop and deploy user adoption/training programs for enterprise-wide process and tooling changes related to the Agile Transformation.
   
   Facilitate feedback loops for the program in which results are compared to targets, and learnings are identified and applied.
   
   Maintain the team's communication channels including shared mailboxes, SharePoint sites, and Chatter groups.
   
   Support the team as needed for other communications from newsletter to infographics to project related announcements.
   This role is based in Foster City, CA.
   
   This is a hybrid position. Hybrid employees can alternate time between both remote and office. Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office two days a week, Tuesdays and Wednesdays with a general guidepost of being in the office 50% of the time based on business needs.

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5. Post your job

   There are a few common ways to find senior communications analysts for your business:

   • Promoting internally or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to meet candidates with the right educational background.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to recruit passive job-seekers.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your senior communications analyst job on Zippia to find and recruit senior communications analyst candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites such as dice, engineering.com, stack overflow, it job pro.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   To successfully recruit senior communications analysts, your first interview needs to engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. You can go into more detail about the company, the role, and the responsibilities during follow-up interviews.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match your ideal candidate profile. If you think a candidate is good enough for the next step, you can move on to the technical interview.

   If your interviews with senior communications analyst applicants aren't enough to make a decision, you should also consider including a test project. These are often the best, most straightforward, and least bias-prone ways of determining who will likely succeed in the role. If you don't know how to design an appropriate test, you can ask someone else on the team to create it or take a look at these websites to get a few ideas:

   • TestDome
   • CodeSignal
   • Testlify
   • BarRaiser
   • Coderbyte

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new senior communications analyst

   Once you've found the senior communications analyst candidate you'd like to hire, it's time to write an offer letter. This should include an explicit job offer that includes the salary and the details of any other perks. Qualified candidates might be looking at multiple positions, so your offer must be competitive if you like the candidate. Also, be prepared for a negotiation stage, as candidates may way want to tweak the details of your initial offer. Once you've settled on these details, you can draft a contract to formalize your agreement.

   It's also important to follow up with applicants who do not get the job with an email letting them know that the position is filled.

   Once that's done, you can draft an onboarding schedule for the new senior communications analyst. Human Resources should complete Employee Action Forms and ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc. They should also ensure that new employee files are created for internal recordkeeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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