Responsibilities

• Support Development, Growth, Marketing Communications, and M&A initiatives with strategic messaging and external communications.
• Develop and execute an integrated external communications and corporate communications strategy aligned with business and growth objectives.
• Build compelling corporate narratives and messaging that differentiate Sunrise and establish category leadership.
• Lead media relations, public relations, earned media, thought leadership, and executive positioning across business, industry, and financial media.
• Build relationships with journalists, analysts, industry influencers, and key external stakeholders.
• Lead crisis communications, issues management, reputation management, and rapid-response strategies in partnership with Legal and executive leadership.
• Partner with Finance and senior leadership on financial and investor communications, acquisitions, corporate announcements, and market-moving initiatives.
• Develop executive thought leadership, including op-eds, speaking opportunities, media appearances, and industry recognition.
• Manage PR agencies, communications vendors, budgets, KPIs, and program performance.
• Establish communications analytics and reporting to measure media coverage, brand perception, stakeholder engagement, investor sentiment, and ROI.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Marketing, Public Relations, or related field required.
• 10+ years of progressive corporate communications, public relations, media relations, or strategic communications experience.
• Experience with financial and investor communications and communicating complex business and financial information.
• Demonstrated success developing external communications strategies and shaping corporate narratives.
• Strong experience with media relations, thought leadership, crisis communications, executive communications, and reputation management.
• Exceptional writing, editing, presentation, and executive communication skills.
• Experience managing PR agencies, vendors, budgets, and strategic communications programs.
• Strong analytical and business acumen with experience measuring communications effectiveness and ROI.
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, highly visible corporate environment and influence senior executives.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and Disability Plans
• Retirement Savings Plans
• Employee Assistant Program / Discount Program
• Paid time off (PTO), sick time, and holiday pay
• myFlexPay offered to get paid within hours of a shift
• Tuition Reimbursement
• In addition to base compensation, Sunrise may offer discretionary and/or non-discretionary bonuses. The eligibility to receive such a bonus will depend on the employee’s position, plan/program offered by Sunrise at the time, and required performance pursuant to the plan/program.
• Some benefits have eligibility requirements