Responsibilities

• Develop and execute an integrated public relations strategy aligned with Rate’s business objectives, brand identity, and growth priorities.
• Build distinct earned media strategies across corporate reputation, business press, trade media, consumer PR, product storytelling, executive visibility, wellness initiatives, and industry leadership.
• Identify and package compelling stories across the business, including product innovation, homeownership, customer experience, community impact, company culture, wellness initiatives, partnerships, market trends, and leadership perspectives.
• Build and manage relationships with top-tier journalists, editors, producers, and media outlets across national business, financial services, real estate, fintech, mortgage, personal finance, lifestyle, consumer, wellness, and trade media.
• Drive executive visibility for Rate’s leadership team through thought leadership programs, media placements, speaking opportunities, awards, contributed content, and timely commentary.
• Own external messaging frameworks, media narratives, press materials, executive talking points, briefing documents, reactive statements, and communications guidance.

Requirements

• 8+ years of progressive public relations, corporate communications, or integrated communications experience, with at least 3 years in a leadership role.
• Demonstrated success securing meaningful coverage across national business, consumer, trade, industry, lifestyle, and/or wellness-adjacent media.
• Experience managing both corporate/business press and consumer-facing media strategies.
• Experience in financial services, mortgage, fintech, real estate, personal finance, technology, consumer brands, wellness, or another highly regulated or complex industry is a strong plus.
• Proven ability to develop and execute executive communications, thought leadership, and media visibility programs.
• Strong understanding of how earned media supports brand trust, consumer relevance, executive authority, reputation, recruiting, and business growth.
• Ability to translate complex business, financial, product, industry, or brand information into clear, compelling stories for different audiences.
• Established media relationships across business, trade, real estate, fintech, personal finance, lifestyle, consumer, wellness, and/or national media.
• Strong crisis communications and issues management experience; you stay calm, move quickly, and communicate clearly when it matters most.
• Exceptional writer and storyteller with sharp editorial instincts, strong judgment, and the ability to identify what is newsworthy, what is brand-building, and what requires restraint.

Nice to Have

• Ideal Candidate Profile: The ideal candidate is both a strategist and a doer — someone who can build the communications roadmap, counsel senior leaders, and also get into the details of pitching, messaging, media prep, and response planning.
• They understand the difference between a business story, a trade story, and a consumer story, and know how to shape each one for the right audience.

Benefits

• comprehensive benefits program to eligible employees, including eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k); vacation benefits; eligibility for medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug benefits; flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts); life insurance and death benefits; critical care insurance; personal accidental insurance; commuter benefits; pet insurance; certain time off and leave of absence benefits; well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program); and other supplemental benefits (e.g., legal planning assistance; identity theft protection; wellness resources)