Brand Reputation & Communications Lead

Best Version Media; Goerke's Corners (WI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Best Version Media is looking for a Communications and Reputation Manager to lead public relations, brand reputation, and strategic communications from our Wisconsin base. You will be the primary guardian of the company’s public image and the chief architect of proactive storytelling across earned media, branded search, and executive messaging.

You’ll collaborate with Marketing Operations, manage crisis protocols, and shape communications for publishers, advertisers, employees, and communities

Qualifications

• 5+ years in communications or public relations with direct ownership of earned media and reputation management.
• Exceptional writing, editing, and message-development capabilities paired with strong executive judgment.
• Practical SEO fluency to lead branded-search initiatives, alongside experience managing external agencies, contracts, and tools.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute proactive earned-media plans targeting key recruiter, advertiser, and community audiences while overseeing media lists, press releases, interview prep, and PR agencies.
• Own BVM’s presence across review platforms (BBB, Glassdoor, Google), managing response strategies and actively resolving escalated brand issues.
• Partner with Marketing Operations and external agencies to audit, improve, and control what prospective Publishers and clients see when searching BVM.
• Curate and manage a selective company awards schedule prioritized by strategic business value and sales/recruiting credibility.
• Draft clear, consistent messaging for executive leadership to guide the company through major announcements, strategic shifts, and change management.
• Maintain BVM's public news and leadership web content while managing all communications software credentials, vendor inventory, and partner contracts.

Skills

Earned media

Reputation mgmt

Executive communications

SEO

Crisis management

Tools

Google Analytics

Adobe Creative Suite

monday.com

Job description

Best Version Media is looking for a Communications and Reputation Manager to lead public relations, brand reputation, and strategic communications from our Wisconsin base. You will be the primary guardian of the company’s public image and the chief architect of proactive storytelling across earned media, branded search, and executive messaging.

You’ll collaborate with Marketing Operations, manage crisis protocols, and shape communications for publishers, advertisers, employees, and communities