Corporate Director of Public Relations

ACTS RETIREMENT-LIFE COMMUNITIES, INC.

ACTS Retirement Life Communities ranks as the largest continuing care retirement community owner & operator in the nation, with 18 locations in PA, FL, NC, SC & GA. For more than 30 years, ACTS Retirement Life Communities has kept focused and faithful to our shared vision of what retirement living can and should be... always refining it to meet new challenges, but remaining steadfast to its abiding commitment: to offer residents a more complete, more rewarding, more secure retirement lifestyle. ACTS has more than 7,800 residents and 5,600 employees.

We are seeking an experienced, high caliber professional with a solid work history for an exciting opportunity to lead our corporate communications efforts. This position is located at our corporate office in West Point, PA (Suburban Philadelphia)

Corporate Director of Public Relations
*Oversee corporate communications, public relations, and other image-oriented, non-advertising communications for the corporation.

*Develops a corporate communications program which results in consistent, favorable coverage in local, regional and national consumer, financial and business press.

*Initiates and authors feature articles and stories for local, regional, national and trade media. Works to establish position relationships with regional, national & trade media outlets.

*Reviews, proofs and edits marketing and public relations material to ensure continuity of communications.

*Serves as a contributing member of corporate, marketing and employee newsletter editorial teams.

*Responsible for the review & revision of company crisis communication protocol.

*Supervises outside vendors related to public relation functions including photographers, printers, writers and designers.

We offer a comprehensive salary and full benefit package including health/dental/life, 401(k) & company paid STD and pension plan.

For immediate consideration, submit resume & references with salary requirements in confidence to human resources at [Click here for email].

Resumes without salary requirements will not be placed under consideration. No phone calls please. ACTS is not seeking assistance or accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms for this employment opportunity.

To learn more about ACTS Retirement-Life Communities, Inc., visit our website at www.acts-jobs.org.

EOE
REQUIREMENTS
Master's in communications, marketing or related field.
Minimum 10 years public relations, corporate communications, and news writing experience. Excellent grammatical and language skills to write, proof, edit and prepare written communications. Seven years management level experience. Excellent supervisory and organizational skills for project management. Able to interact effectively with senior executives, peer group and subordinates in a team environment.