Corporate Communications Director

Responsibilities

• External corporate communications, media relations and media strategies
• Lead development of corporate message points supporting public policy and media communications
• Coordinate with Investor Relations to ensure alignment of messaging with equity research analysts/investors and other external stakeholders
• Maintain library of message points, presentations, and other informational artifacts for use by MGIC co-workers, including senior management, for public speaking opportunities and to support written communications (blogs, articles, etc.)
• Lead efforts to increase Sales Team understanding and awareness of housing and mortgage market trends, and how these trends may impact our customers and the broader market
• Write and lead distribution of press releases and other strategic communications
• Assist senior management and Sales leadership in developing presentations and speech writing
• Collaborate with MI industry peers on industry messaging and promotions through USMI and other coordinated initiatives endorsed by senior management
• Internal corporate communications, supporting business domains (ex, technical and/or confidential comms – e.g., legal, HR, etc.)
• Up to 20% Travel as required (trade group and industry conferences)

Requirements

• Strong writing skills
• Strong verbal communications skills
• Distills complexity, communicates simplicity
• Ability to understand and communicate complex financial concepts
• More than 7 years of recent experience performing advanced work in area of specialization

Benefits

• Competitive Salary & pay-for-performance bonus
• Financial Benefits (401k with company match, profit sharing, HSA, wellness program)
• On-site Fitness Center and classes (corporate office)
• Paid-time off and paid company holidays
• Business casual dress