3 days ago
Director, Corporate Communications
First Financial Bank
Cincinnati, OH (On-site)Full time$107K/yr – $143K/yr
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Director, Corporate Communications
Cincinnati, OH (On-site)
$107K/yr – $143K/yrDirector/Executive10+ years expFull time
Posted 3 days ago
Job Summary
Own the enterprise communications strategy end-to-end, advising executives and partnering across Marketing, HR, Legal, and operations to drive reputation, brand governance, and employee engagement.
- Lead executive and internal communications programs across stakeholders.
- Enhance brand governance, multimedia capabilities, and AI-assisted communications while ensuring compliance.
Job Description
Responsibilities
- Develop and lead an enterprise communications strategy that supports the Bank’s strategic objectives, reputation, culture, associate engagement, client experience, and brand awareness.
- Serve as a strategic communications advisor to executive leadership, Human Resources, Marketing, Retail, Legal, Compliance, Operations, and other business partners.
- Lead executive communications strategy, including messaging, presentations, talking points, speeches, scripts, video messages, leadership updates, town halls, and enterprise announcements.
- Oversee internal communications strategy, including communication planning, editorial standards, message consistency, governance, and associate engagement communications.
- Support communication strategy, content standards, publishing cadence, and governance for The Path, the Bank’s internal communications platform.
- Support enterprise brand governance to ensure consistent application of the Bank’s brand voice, visual identity, templates, signage, branch materials, client letters, recruiting materials, presentations, event materials, and other key touchpoints.
- Partner with Marketing to align communications and brand governance with campaigns, advertising, product marketing, digital content, social media, and growth initiatives.
- Lead public relations and reputation management strategy, including media relations, press releases, public statements, external announcements, media protocols, and executive media preparation.
- Support the Bank’s crisis communications plan in partnership with executive leadership, Legal, Compliance, Risk, HR, Operations, IT, Retail, and Marketing.
- Provide communications strategy and brand oversight for major corporate events, leadership forums, client events, community events, internal meetings, and recognition programs.
Requirements
- 7–10+ years of experience in corporate communications, public relations, marketing communications, internal communications, brand management, or a related field.
- Financial services, banking, regulated industry, or public company experience are strongly preferred.
- Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Marketing, Business, English, or related field required.
- Demonstrated experience advising senior executives and developing enterprise communication strategies.
- Excellent writing, editing, storytelling, presentation, and message development skills.
- Strong understanding of executive communications, internal communications, public relations, media relations, crisis communications, brand governance, and change communications.
- Experience supporting associate engagement, recognition programs, culture communications, recruiting brand, or employer brand initiatives.
- Demonstrated understanding of multimedia communications, including video, digital content, visual storytelling, presentations, social media, and content planning.
- Working knowledge of social media strategy, reputation management, content governance, and digital engagement.
- Ability to use AI-enabled tools responsibly to support communications planning, drafting, editing, content development, analysis, and workflow efficiency.
Preferred
- Bachelor’s Degree
Benefits
- We have relevant, thoughtful benefits and programs that support every aspect of our associates' holistic wellbeing. Please review our Benefits Guide .
First Financial Bank
3.3 Glassdoor
First Financial Bank has been in the business of client service and success for more than 150 years. With more than 130 banking centers across Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and Illinois, we combine world-class financial expertise with personal community service that builds lifelong relationships.
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
2.3K employees (34 in marketing)
58% recommend to a friend
64% CEO approval
Salaries
Posted range
$107K/yr – $143K/yr
Taken straight from the job posting.
Marketing Team
Marketing Team Size
28 (1% of company)
Median Tenure
6.8 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1
Funding
Total Funding
$300M
Last Raise
$300M
Post IPO Debt, 4 months ago
Funding History
- Nov 2025Post IPO Debt • $300M
Traffic Signals
Monthly Visitors
551.4K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$1.3M
Traffic Source Mix
Search
19%
Direct
77.9%
Referral
2.7%
Social
0.1%
Paid
0.2%
Headcount Trend
Current headcount: ~2.3K