Director of Corporate Communications

Patterson Companies, Inc.

Building connections for healthier communities.

Patterson Companies and our dedicated teams create healthier communities by building strong partnerships, one person at a time. We connect expertise to inspired ideas, products and services while creating a relevant, memorable difference in the lives of our clients and their customers. As a market leading dental and animal health company, we supply technology, products and equipment, as well as marketing, support and logistics services across North America and the U.K.

Patterson Dental

Patterson Dental provides differentiated products, services and solutions throughout North America – partnering with all oral health professionals, creating an improved patient experience and practice lifestyle.

Patterson Animal Health

Patterson Veterinary and Animal Health International are leading distributors of consumable supplies, equipment and software, diagnostic products, vaccines and pharmaceuticals to both the companion pet and production animal markets in the United States and United Kingdom.

http://www.pattersoncompanies.com

Position Details

Director of Corporate Communications
Job
Full-time
10/4/2017
Twin Cities Metro
Saint Paul, MN

Overview:

The job of Director of Corporate Communications will build, direct and oversee the organization’s communication function. The role will initially focus on developing and implementing communications best practices, content and channels and will evolve to a strategic communications leadership role with oversight of company reputation.

Responsibilities:

  • Build/implement/maintain effective and consistent communications practices and routines 
  • Lead and manage internal and external communication employees and resources 
  • Direct the execution of 12-month editorial calendar, prompting and supporting the Executive Leadership Team (ELT) messages and activities 
  • Collaborate with HR and other partners to engage employees, drive change and advance company goals 
  • Partner with ELT and business units to define and execute external communication strategies that support brand positioning with customers, investors, and other key stakeholders 
  • Drive industry thought leadership, elevate executive positioning and provide executive communications training 
  • Develop and maintain strong media relationships 
  • Define and develop communication channels based on content, reach, and effectiveness 
  • Increase organizational readiness to respond to a reputation crisis 
  • Measure communications effectiveness 
  • Other duties as required

Required:

  • 15+ years in corporate communications 
  • Ability to build and maintain relationships across the organization 
  • Possesses keen business acumen 
  • Excels as thinker, writer, speaker, and listener 
  • Manages a team and external resources effectively 
  • Thinks and operates with an enterprise perspective

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