Director, External Communications & Thought Leadership

Acrisure; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 187,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

401(k) with immediate vesting

Paid time off

Job summary

Acrisure is seeking a Director, External Communications, to lead integrated communications strategies that strengthen the company’s reputation and elevate brand presence. You will partner with executives and cross‑functional leaders to deliver compelling messaging across external channels, including press, digital platforms, and thought leadership.

The ideal candidate brings senior-level experience in corporate communications, proven media relations success, exceptional storytelling, and the

Qualifications

• Proven experience developing and executing corporate communications strategies.
• Strong media relations experience and demonstrated success generating earned media coverage.
• Exceptional writing, editing, presentation, and storytelling abilities.
• Experience supporting executive communications and thought leadership initiatives.
• Strong understanding of reputation management and crisis communications principles.

Responsibilities

• Executive Communications: develop speeches, briefings, and messaging for leaders.
• Media Relations & Reputation Management: build relationships with media and identify opportunities.
• Social Media & Digital Communications: oversee enterprise social media strategies and content plans.
• Content Strategy & Storytelling: create press releases, articles, blogs, and other assets.
• Leadership & Cross‑Functional Partnership: collaborate across Marketing, HR, Legal, Operations, Investor Relations.

Skills

Corporate communications

Media relations

Executive communications

Storytelling

Crisis communications

Strategic planning

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Writing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Communications/PR/Journalism/Marketing

Tools

Media monitoring tools

Social media platforms

CMS/Content platforms

Job description

Acrisure is seeking a Director, External Communications, to lead integrated communications strategies that strengthen the company’s reputation and elevate brand presence. You will partner with executives and cross‑functional leaders to deliver compelling messaging across external channels, including press, digital platforms, and thought leadership.

The ideal candidate brings senior-level experience in corporate communications, proven media relations success, exceptional storytelling, and the