Public Relations & Issues Management Director

USA (Hybrid)

$136K/yr – $221K/yrDirector/Executive7+ years expFull time

Posted 5 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Lead national earned media, crisis comms, and enterprise thought leadership with a cross-functional view of policy, healthcare, and business storytelling.

  • Own media strategy, executive visibility, and share of voice across national/top-tier outlets.
  • Protect reputation with crisis planning, rapid responses, and cross-functional guidance with legal/compliance.
  • Combine earned with digital, social, and owned channels to amplify enterprise narratives.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead development and execution of proactive earned media strategies that measurably increase GuideWell’s share of voice, executive visibility, and placement quality in priority national health, business, and policy outlets.
  • Serve as sought-after and trusted advisor to leadership and executives.
  • Own and actively cultivate relationships with top-tier reporters and editors in health care, business, policy, and general news across Florida, regional, and national markets - positioning company executives as the go-to sources before and as stories develop.
  • Serve as a strategic spokesperson and media advisor, ensuring the right leaders give the right interviews at the right time.
  • Develop and execute enterprise thought leadership programs (in partnership with the thought leadership lead) and corporate newsroom content strategy with a consistent, high-quality publishing cadence.
  • Drive national and trade media outreach, targeted pitching, and executive platform development.
  • Lead press release drafting, approval, and distribution process for the Enterprise.
  • Build and maintain enterprise position statements, talking points, and media response materials aligned with strategic priorities.
  • Monitor national media trends, competitor activity, and health care policy developments to inform proactive story development and rapid response.
  • Integrate earned media strategy with digital, social, and owned channels, understanding how stories travel across platforms.

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