Head of Communications | Bankrate

Overview:

As Head of Communications you will set the vision and lead the charge in developing a bold comprehensive external communications strategy that amplifies Bankrates voice across media and industry. Youll expand the companys reputation as a trusted thought leader by driving earned media coverage landing strategic placements and securing high-impact visibility that moves the needle. Youll lead a dynamic multidisciplinary team spanning Public Relations and Media Outreach Media Operations Expert Contributors and production operations ensuring flawless execution across every channel. Acting as a key connector between executive leadership brand legal and marketing you will align messaging and safeguard the companys reputation while elevating its public visibility influence and earned media reach. And just as importantly you will mentor and inspire top talent cultivating the next generation of leaders and scaling the organization into an enterprise-grade best-in-class team that sets the standard for communications excellence.

This role is open to remote or hybrid candidates (East coast preference) with hybrid being central to our New York NY or Charlotte area offices. Must be able to work Eastern Standard Time hours.

What Youll Do:

• Communications & Media Strategy
• Develop and execute a comprehensive external communications strategy aligned with brand goals and corporate priorities
• Position executives experts and the broader organization as credible authoritative voices within the industry
• Own and refine key messaging frameworks media narratives and external positioning
  
  
• Public Relations & Media Outreach
• Cultivate and manage relationships with journalists editors analysts and podcast hosts
• Secure media appearances contributed articles event placements and strategic partnerships
• Lead proactive and reactive PR efforts including crisis communications and reputation management
  
  
• Thought Leadership & Fellow Management
• Oversee a roster of subject matter experts and subject matter experts who act as spokespeople across media formats (written video events)
• Guide their content development media training and thought leadership strategies
• Coordinate integration across brand campaigns editorial calendars and performance storytelling
  
  
• Team & Operations Management
• Lead and grow a team of specialists across production editing PR strategy media ops and comms
• Develop repeatable processes for campaign rollouts press readiness and external content QA
• Partner with video design and editorial teams to ensure on-message execution across all media
  
  
• Measurement & Executive Reporting
• Define and track KPIs related to earned media reach sentiment share of voice and thought leadership impact
• Provide regular updates to executive leadership and cross-functional stakeholders
• Benchmark communications effectiveness against competitors and industry trends

What Were Looking For:

• 10 years in communications public relations media or brand strategy with at least 3 years in a leadership role
• Proven experience in building and scaling media programs for high-growth companies
• Demonstrated success in executive visibility earned media and reputation management
• Experience managing on-camera talent spokesperson prep and media training
• Strong strategic communicator with exceptional storytelling messaging and writing abilities
• Deep knowledge of media relations PR tactics editorial best practices and crisis response
• Comfortable working across multiple formats: written op-eds live interviews webinars social and short-form video
• Skilled in cross-functional collaboration including legal brand marketing and executive teams
• Familiar with communications and media tools such as Cision TVEyes Google Suite Asana or project management platforms

Compensation:

• Compensation Range: $220000 - $360000 per year equity
• New York Compensation Range: $275000-$450000 per year equity

*Note actual salary is based on geographic location qualifications and experience

Additionally the following benefits are provided by Red Ventures subject to eligibility requirements.

• Health Insurance Coverage (medical dental and vision)
• Life Insurance
• Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Holiday Pay
• 401(k) with match
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Parental Bonding Benefit Program
• Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO): We believe time to rest and recharge is essential. Thats why we offer a generous and flexible PTO policy. Full-time employees accrue 20 days of PTO for a full calendar year annually with an increase to 25 days after five years of service

Who We Are:

Bankrate is redefining the future of financial decision-making. For nearly five decades weve empowered tens of millions of consumers to make smarter financial choices and helped hundreds of leading financial institutions grow. Today were evolving from a marketplace into a next-generation technology platformunderpinned by proprietary data AI-driven innovation and deep enterprise integrations. With our track record of delivering consumers quantifiably better offersfor example on home loans where we lead the marketBankrate stands at the center of the $60B U.S. financial services acquisition opportunity. As we expand through omnichannel marketing and strategic partnerships and launch unique consumer product applications were building a more efficient personalized and connected financial ecosystemone grounded in trust. Join us as we transform five decades of credibility into the next era of financial technology.

Red Ventures is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race creed color religion gender sexual orientation gender identity/expression national origin disability age genetic information veteran status marital status pregnancy or any other basis protected by law. Employment at Red Ventures is based solely on a persons merit and qualifications.

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