Bachelors degree in English, Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, or related field required.
Minimum of three years experience in public relations, including supervisory roles.
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, especially in journalistic style.
Strong organizational skills with a keen attention to detail.
Ability to offer media relations counsel to senior leadership.
Excellent managerial, interpersonal, and team coordination skills.
Responsibilities
Collaborate with executive leadership to develop and communicate initiatives internally.
Develop and implement a communications strategy to enhance corporate branding.
Oversee corporate communications across online and print platforms, managing vendors and budgets.
Maintain the corporate website, ensuring clarity and relevance of information.
Provide timely communication to employees via established programs.
Act as a corporate spokesperson and manage media relations.
Assist in developing executive presentations and corporate messaging.
Benefits
Hybrid work schedule with required travel between Florida, Alabama, and Colorado.
Collaborative work with executive leadership and board members.
Opportunity to oversee corporate branding and communication strategies across platforms.
Engagement with various media and community relationships.
Contributing to corporate presentations and major messaging initiatives.
Full Job Description
Schedule: Monday-Friday 8am-5pm CST
Location: Jacksonville, FL or Denver, CO - hybrid role requiring travel between Florida, Alabama, and Colorado as needed
Pay Range: $120,000-158,000 per year + 25% bonus to be paid annually. Pay rates are based on experience, level of education, and candidate location.
Duties/Responsibilities:
Collaborates with executive leadership and board of directors to develop, and appropriately communicate initiatives internally.
Develops and implements a communications strategy for the company and its individual locations that builds and maintains a positive corporate brand.
Oversees corporate communications and branding in various online and print platforms such as LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and appropriate industry-related publications.
Includes managing third-party vendors and partners and related budgets
Oversees the development and maintenance of the corporate website including methods to deliver message, ease of navigation, and clarity of information; ensures that all content is current and relevant.
Provides consistent and timely information to employees through various communications programs as defined in the Communications Planning Calendar.
Acts as a corporate spokesperson and responds to members of the media in a timely manner; composes and distributes press releases as needed.
Develops and maintains positive professional relationships with various members of the media.
Assists executive leadership in developing presentations, speeches, and other important corporate messages.
Develops, implements, and adheres to communications and marketing budget.
Develops, composes, distributes, and implements polices to enhance the efficiency of the communications department and to further develop the building and maintaining of a positive corporate brand.
Performs other related duties as assigned.
Required Skills/Abilities:
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
Organized with attention to detail.
Superior ability to write in a journalistic style that is customary for corporate and external publications.
Ability to offer sound media relations advice to senior leadership.
Excellent managerial and organizational abilities.
Excellent interpersonal skills.
Ability to work with corporate management, employees, media, and the larger community.
Ability to coordinate efforts of various teams in order to present a coherent message.
Education and Experience:
Bachelors degree in English, Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, or related field.
Minimum three (3) years of experience in public relations, including supervisory and comprehensive marketing experience required.
