Senior Communications Manager
About The Position
Hippo is hiring a Senior Communications Manager to lead press and media strategy across corporate storytelling. Reporting to the Sr. Director of Communications, you’ll serve as a strategic partner in amplifying Hippo’s narrative across investors, partners, media, and the broader insurance ecosystem translating complex business results, product capabilities, and market dynamics into stories that build trust and market authority. This is a high-visibility, cross-functional role at a publicly traded company sitting at the intersection of insurance and technology. You’ll bring judgment and initiative to a fast-moving, high-growth team, and build a sustainable system for driving ongoing storytelling across executive communications, earnings, and dedicated consumer-facing campaigns.
Requirements
- 8+ years of corporate communications, PR, or media relations experience, spanning in-house and agency.
- Proven track record owning press release development, editorial calendars and media relationships end-to-end.
- Strong experience with PR agency management, driving media relations activities for the highest possible outcomes.
- Experience with Finance or Investor Relations on public company earnings or other related financial communications.
- Experience preparing executives for high-visibility media and speaking engagements.
- Strong judgment operating with ambiguity and limited day-to-day direction from senior leaders.
- Excellent writing and editing skills, with the ability to promote executive leader voices across channels.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working with insurance or financial services brands strongly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Manage Hippo’s press and media strategy end-to-end including narrative development, press release writing, and relationship management with priority trade and business media.
- Partner with Finance and Investor Relations on quarterly earnings communications, turning results into media-ready storytelling and proactive pitch angles.
- Lead executive communications prepping spokespeople for high-stakes interviews, build a bench of secondary spokespeople, and triage which speaking opportunities are worth executive involvement.
- Drive thought leadership for the executive team, identifying and placing commentary, bylines, and speaking opportunities that build industry authority.
- Shape and execute consumer communications that highlight Hippo’s role in protecting homeowners, including education content and campaign storytelling.
- Manage Hippo’s PR agency relationship, coordinating execution and shared media relationships.
- Serve as a direct, high-trust partner to the executive team proactively surfacing issues and ideas that can turn into valuable storytelling opportunities.
Benefits
- Multiple medical plans to choose from
- 100% employer covered dental & vision plans for our team members and their families
- 401(k)-retirement plan
- short & long-term disability
- employer-paid life insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for health and dependent care
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Equity compensation
- Training and internal career growth opportunities
- Flexible Time Off
- 12 weeks of parental leave for primary and secondary caregivers
- Snacks and drinks available
- Catered lunches for onsite employees
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
