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Are you looking for an opportunity to advance your career while working with an extraordinary team? At Merakey, we put heart and soul into everything we do. We are seeking a full-time Director of Strategic Communications & Reputation to join our leadership team.
This is a remote position open to candidates residing in PA, DE, FL, LA, MD, NJ, OH, TX, VA, WV.
Schedule: Monday-Friday, 9:00 am-5:00 pm
Earn $95,725 - $119,656/year
Position Details
The Director of Strategic Communications & Reputation leads Merakey's external communications, public relations, executive communications, thought leadership and reputation strategy.
The Director develops and advances the narratives that define how Merakey is understood by policymakers, payers, partners, communities, prospective affiliates, media and the broader human-services sector.
The Director also serves as a strategic communications partner to Regional Affiliates, programs and operations, helping leaders address local and enterprise reputation opportunities, media needs and significant organizational developments. The role is accountable for delivering responsive, high-quality counsel while proactively identifying opportunities to strengthen reputation and visibility.
Specific Job Functions:
- In partnership with the VP, Enterprise Communications & Marketing and Chief Strategy Officer, develop and oversee the execution of Merakey's enterprise narrative and external communications strategy.
- Lead national and regional media relations.
- Build proactive earned-media opportunities.
- Lead external executive communications and thought leadership opportunities.
- Develop and consult on development of speeches, presentations, opinion pieces, articles and other executive content.
- Develop communications strategies surrounding major enterprise initiatives and affiliations.
- Lead issues and crisis communications planning.
- Serve as a strategic communications partner to Regional Affiliate CEOs, program leaders and operational teams.
- Develop a strong understanding of affiliate markets, local stakeholders and reputational priorities.
- Support Regional Affiliates and programs with local media, public relations and reputation needs.
- Proactively identify stories, issues and opportunities that can advance both local and enterprise objectives.
- Develop relationships with relevant journalists, publications and external influencers.
- Manage enterprise announcements and major stakeholder communications.
- Lead enterprise editorial and external content planning.
- Monitor emerging reputation risks and opportunities.
- Track reputation, visibility, earned media and thought-leadership performance.
- Ensure timely, responsive and consultative service to internal customers.
- Establish clear expectations regarding timelines, deliverables and communications support.
- Solicit internal customer feedback and use it to improve service delivery.
Benefits
Merakey offers generous benefits that promote well-being, financial security, and work-life balance, including:
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus access to healthcare advocacy support. Retirement plan
- - both pre-tax and Roth (after-tax) options available for employee contributions. DailyPay
- - access your pay when you need it!
- On the Goga well-being platform, featuring self-care tools and resources.
- Access Care.com for backup childcare, elder care, and household services.
- Confidential counseling, legal, and financial services through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Tuition reimbursement and educational partnerships.
- Employee discounts and savings programs on entertainment, travel, and lifestyle.
- Access to Pryor Online Learning for free online personal development classes.
Learn more about our full benefits package - https://www.merakey.org/careers/benefits
About Merakey
Merakey is a non-profit provider of developmental, behavioral health, and education services. More than 8,000 employees provide support to nearly 40,000 individuals and families throughout 12 states across the country each year. Click here to watch a video about Merakey. Merakey strictly follows a zero-tolerance policy for abuse.
Merakey is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer! We deeply value diversity and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ethnic background, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, or disability status. Moreover, we are committed to creating teams that reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and encourage applicants from underrepresented backgrounds to apply. Merakey welcomes all Veterans to apply!
Requirements:The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree Required.
- 8 years of total experience required.
- 3-5 years of Supervisory/Managerial experience required.
Are you looking for an opportunity to advance your career while working with an extraordinary team? At Merakey, we put heart and soul into everything we do. We are seeking a full-time Director of Strategic Communications & Reputation to join our leadership team.
This is a remote position open to candidates residing in PA, DE, FL, LA, MD, NJ, OH, TX, VA, WV.
Schedule: Monday-Friday, 9:00 am-5:00 pm
Earn $95,725 - $119,656/year
Position Details
The Director of Strategic Communications & Reputation leads Merakey's external communications, public relations, executive communications, thought leadership and reputation strategy.
The Director develops and advances the narratives that define how Merakey is understood by policymakers, payers, partners, communities, prospective affiliates, media and the broader human-services sector.
The Director also serves as a strategic communications partner to Regional Affiliates, programs and operations, helping leaders address local and enterprise reputation opportunities, media needs and significant organizational developments. The role is accountable for delivering responsive, high-quality counsel while proactively identifying opportunities to strengthen reputation and visibility.
Specific Job Functions:
- In partnership with the VP, Enterprise Communications & Marketing and Chief Strategy Officer, develop and oversee the execution of Merakey's enterprise narrative and external communications strategy.
- Lead national and regional media relations.
- Build proactive earned-media opportunities.
- Lead external executive communications and thought leadership opportunities.
- Develop and consult on development of speeches, presentations, opinion pieces, articles and other executive content.
- Develop communications strategies surrounding major enterprise initiatives and affiliations.
- Lead issues and crisis communications planning.
- Serve as a strategic communications partner to Regional Affiliate CEOs, program leaders and operational teams.
- Develop a strong understanding of affiliate markets, local stakeholders and reputational priorities.
- Support Regional Affiliates and programs with local media, public relations and reputation needs.
- Proactively identify stories, issues and opportunities that can advance both local and enterprise objectives.
- Develop relationships with relevant journalists, publications and external influencers.
- Manage enterprise announcements and major stakeholder communications.
- Lead enterprise editorial and external content planning.
- Monitor emerging reputation risks and opportunities.
- Track reputation, visibility, earned media and thought-leadership performance.
- Ensure timely, responsive and consultative service to internal customers.
- Establish clear expectations regarding timelines, deliverables and communications support.
- Solicit internal customer feedback and use it to improve service delivery.
Benefits
Merakey offers generous benefits that promote well-being, financial security, and work-life balance, including:
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus access to healthcare advocacy support. Retirement plan
- - both pre-tax and Roth (after-tax) options available for employee contributions. DailyPay
- - access your pay when you need it!
- On the Goga well-being platform, featuring self-care tools and resources.
- Access Care.com for backup childcare, elder care, and household services.
- Confidential counseling, legal, and financial services through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Tuition reimbursement and educational partnerships.
- Employee discounts and savings programs on entertainment, travel, and lifestyle.
- Access to Pryor Online Learning for free online personal development classes.
Learn more about our full benefits package - https://www.merakey.org/careers/benefits
About Merakey
Merakey is a non-profit provider of developmental, behavioral health, and education services. More than 8,000 employees provide support to nearly 40,000 individuals and families throughout 12 states across the country each year. Click here to watch a video about Merakey. Merakey strictly follows a zero-tolerance policy for abuse.
Merakey is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer! We deeply value diversity and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ethnic background, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, or disability status. Moreover, we are committed to creating teams that reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and encourage applicants from underrepresented backgrounds to apply. Merakey welcomes all Veterans to apply!
Requirements:The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree Required.
- 8 years of total experience required.
- 3-5 years of Supervisory/Managerial experience required.
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Staffing & Recruiting
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in remote director of strategic communications jobs.
- 7 or more years of communications, public affairs, or public relations experience
- Demonstrated experience developing and executing enterprise-wide communications strategies
- Strong executive communications and speechwriting background
- Experience leading teams and managing external agency or vendor relationships
- Crisis communications planning and rapid-response execution skills
- Bachelor's degree in communications, journalism, public relations, or a related field
Tips for Your Remote Director of Strategic Communications Job Search
Build an async-ready communications portfolio
Remote employers can't walk through your work with you in person, so your portfolio needs to do that job. Compile strategic briefs, messaging frameworks, executive communications, and campaign results in a format you can share digitally and that explains your thinking without you in the room.
Signal remote leadership in your application materials
Remote director roles require you to align stakeholders and lead teams across time zones without in-person authority. Call out specific instances where you managed distributed collaborators, ran editorial calendars through tools like Asana or Notion, or drove consensus asynchronously through written documentation.
Apply early to remote roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists remote director of strategic communications openings from across the U.S. in one place. Search current roles by function, find the ones that match your background, and apply directly before competitive postings fill.
Prepare for remote interviews with structured examples
Remote hiring panels often rely entirely on video calls, so your storytelling has to be precise. Prepare concise, structured examples of how you've shaped organizational narratives, managed communications crises, or built a team's messaging capacity, using specific outcomes you can walk through clearly on screen.
Remote Director of Strategic Communications Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a remote director of strategic communications job?
Target remote-first companies and organizations with distributed teams, since they build communications functions that operate fully online. Remote employers in this role screen heavily for async written communication skills, the ability to manage cross-functional campaigns without in-person oversight, and a demonstrated history of leading communications strategies independently. A portfolio of campaigns, crisis communications samples, or executive messaging work you can share digitally gives you a clear edge.
Which companies hire remote director of strategic communicationss?
Remote director of strategic communications roles are posted by Airbnb, Merakey, and Penta and others right now, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. These include remote-first tech firms, national nonprofits, healthcare systems, and financial services organizations that run distributed communications teams.
Can you get a remote director of strategic communications job with no experience?
Yes, but remote director-level roles are competitive and typically require demonstrated leadership. Entry paths include remote communications manager roles at nonprofits or startups, where you can build toward director responsibilities. Showing a portfolio of strategic campaigns, writing samples, or measurable outcomes you owned, even from contract or agency work, matters more than a traditional career ladder when employers can't assess you in person.
Do you need a degree for remote director of strategic communications jobs?
Not always. Many remote employers prefer a bachelor's degree in communications, journalism, or a related field, but results matter more at the director level. Remote hiring managers weigh your portfolio of strategic communications work, your ability to build and manage messaging frameworks, and evidence that you can lead distributed teams effectively, sometimes over formal credentials alone.
Which industries hire the most remote director of strategic communicationss?
Remote director of strategic communications roles concentrate in Staffing & Recruiting, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. These sectors rely on distributed communications teams to manage brand narrative, stakeholder engagement, and crisis response across geographies without a central office.
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