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About the Role

The Manager, External Communications (Earned Media & Brand) plays a critical role in shaping and elevating DaVita’s reputation through proactive storytelling and strategic media engagement. This role leads the development and execution of earned media strategies that position DaVita as a clinical leader and trusted voice in kidney care, value-based care, and broader healthcare transformation.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute proactive earned media strategies that strengthen DaVita’s brand and share of voice across national, trade, and local outlets
• Identify and shape compelling storylines tied to clinical innovation, value-based care, policy, and patient impact
• Lead media outreach from pitch development through placement, ensuring high-quality coverage and message pull-through
• Build and maintain relationships with key healthcare, policy, and business reporters
• Advance clear, differentiated narratives that position DaVita as a comprehensive kidney care leader—not just a dialysis provider
• Partner with internal stakeholders to elevate enterprise priorities through integrated storytelling
• Ensure consistency and quality of messaging across earned channels, aligning with broader brand strategy
• Support executive communications tied to media engagement, including briefing materials, messaging, and interview prep
• Identify and secure strategic opportunities for spokespeople to engage in media, speaking, and content platforms
• Help shape a proactive thought leadership pipeline tied to key moments and industry trends
• Collaborate across the broader marketing and communications function, clinical leaders, legal, and operations to ensure accurate, timely, and aligned communications
• Partner closely with content and digital teams to amplify earned coverage across owned channels
• Contribute to integrated campaigns that blend earned, owned, and paid strategies
• Monitor media landscape for emerging trends, risks, and opportunities, translating insights into action
• Track and report on coverage, sentiment, and performance to inform strategy and demonstrate impact
• Support rapid response to media inquiries and reputational issues as needed

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, public relations, journalism, or related field
• 5–7 years of experience in external communications, public relations, or media relations (agency or in-house healthcare experience strongly preferred)
• Proven ability to develop and land earned media coverage in national and trade outlets
• Strong understanding of healthcare landscape, including policy, providers, and patient audiences
• Excellent writing and storytelling skills, with the ability to translate complex topics into clear, compelling narratives
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Experience working across cross-functional teams and influencing without authority
• Strategic mindset paired with a bias for action and execution
• Comfort with ambiguity and evolving priorities

Skills

• External communications
• Public relations
• Media relations
• Healthcare communications
• Storytelling
• Project management
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Strategic thinking
• Media monitoring

Location

• 2000 16th Street, Denver, Colorado, 80202, United States of America

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• Manager

Education Level

• Bachelor's degree

Salary/Compensations

• $70,000.00 - $106,000.00 per year

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision
• 401(k) match
• Paid time off
• PTO cash out
• Family resources
• EAP counseling sessions
• Headspace® access
• Backup child and elder care
• Maternity/paternity leave
• Professional development programs
• On-demand virtual leadership and development courses

About the Company

• DaVita is committed to an unwavering pursuit of a healthier tomorrow for our patients, teammates, and physician partners.
• As a leader in kidney care, we have a unique opportunity to redefine how care is delivered and improve overall quality of life for individuals with kidney disease.
• DaVita (NYSE: DVA) is a comprehensive kidney care provider focused on transforming care to improve the quality of life for patients globally.
• The company is a leading provider of kidney care services in the U.S. and has been a leader in clinical quality and innovation for more than 20 years.
• DaVita is working to help increase equitable access to care for patients at every stage and setting along their kidney health journey—from slowing progression of kidney disease to streamlining the transplant process, from acute hospital care to dialysis at home.
• As of March 31, 2022, DaVita served 200,800 patients at 2,809 outpatient dialysis centers in the U.S. The company operated an additional 346 outpatient dialysis centers in 11 other countries worldwide.
• DaVita has reduced hospitalizations, improved mortality and worked collaboratively to help propel the kidney care community to adopt an equitable, high-quality standard of care for patients around the globe.
• To learn more about what it means to be a part of our Village, visit Careers.DaVita.com.

Equal Opportunity

• We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and comply with state and federal affirmative action requirements. Individuals are recruited, hired, assigned and promoted without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.
• DaVita is an equal opportunity employer- Male/Female/Veterans/Disabled.
• We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing and background verification checks.
• We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws.