Communications Director

Meriton is a national team of experts driving HVAC innovation through a network of high-performing companies. From strategy and support to systems and solutions, we work behind the scenes to strengthen operations and build value—for our partners and our people.

If you’re looking to make an impact, we’re glad you’re here. At Meriton, you’ll join a team that believes in big ideas, doing great work, and building careers that matter—every step of the way.

Communications Director

Reports to: Chief Marketing Officer

FLSA Status: Exempt

Location: Irving, TX

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Communications Director to lead internal and external communications across our portfolio of commercial HVAC companies and corporate brand. Reporting directly to the Chief Marketing Officer, this is a high-impact and visible role in a fast-growing organization that is built on acquisition and expansion. If you are someone who thrives on the combination of strategic planning, team leadership and hands on execution, have experience navigating multi-brand complexity and are able to develop strong relationships with internal leadership, teammates, and outside media audiences, then this is your chance to lead in a role that clearly drives business success.

Responsibilities: 

• Develop and lead communications strategies that enhance brand reputation and support business growth.
• Own acquisition communications, guiding external messaging through announcements, brand transitions, and customer updates.
• Serve as the primary media contact, building relationships with key HVAC and industrial trade publications to secure positive media coverage.
• Craft clear, engaging content strategies, including press releases, executive announcements, and thought leadership articles, that translate complex business updates into accessible narratives.
• Position company leadership and experts as trusted voices in the industry by lining up media interviews, bylined articles, and speaking engagements.
• Support our portfolio of operating companies, advising on local PR efforts and ensuring alignment with our corporate brand voice.
• Monitor brand perception and industry coverage, developing proactive and reactive strategies to manage reputation and lead crisis communications when necessary.
• Measure communications performance, tracking media coverage, audience sentiment, and campaign effectiveness to continuously refine strategy.
• Oversee, guide and lead a fast-paced team of Communications and Social Media professionals, while working collaboratively with entire in-house marketing team.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, or a related field, Master’s degree or MBA preferred.
• 5-8 years of experience in marketing communications, public relations, and media relations, preferably in B2B, industrial, or HVAC/construction sectors.
• Experience managing teams and interfacing with senior level executives
• Ability to simplify complex business or technical topics into clear, engaging messaging
• Proven success building media relationships and securing coverage, especially with trade publications.
• Experience supporting multi-brand organizations, portfolio businesses, or navigating brand transitions through acquisitions.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and competing deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience with reputation management, crisis communications, and executive messaging.
• Familiarity with HVAC, construction, or industrial markets preferred but not required.
• B2B communications or agency experience is a plus.

Other Skills/Abilities

Strategic Skills

Ability to keep up with current trends in communications, technologies and marketing strategies as well as competitive positioning and target mindset. Passion for learning and developing new skills. Ability to understand concepts and complexity comfortably. Willing to take direction, open to change and will try anything to find solutions. Strong attention to detail in design work, a positive attitude and a collaborative personality.

Operating Skills

Ability to discern between tasks to determine how best to accomplish goals and organize task/people assignments to get results in a timely way. Ability to figure out processes and simplify them in order to maximize workflow. 

Personal and Interpersonal

Ability to establish and grow relationships with customers through effective verbal and written communication. Dedicated to the needs of the customers, manufacturers and peers and has the patience to actively listen to all business partners. Able to solve problems and skillfully negotiate with a minimum of noise while managing stress. Demonstrates integrity and trust through appropriate directness and truthfulness. Ability to understand personal strengths and weaknesses, seek feedback and continuously improve skills.  

Behavior Skills

Ability to seize opportunities and maintain a positive attitude in challenging situations. Able to pursue tasks with the drive to finish them, regardless of setbacks.  Ability to make decisions on behalf of the team.

Language Skills 

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

Reasoning Ability 

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations. Mental stamina for problem solving and prioritizing multiple tasks. 

Environmental Requirements

Will be required to work in an office environment and possibly, occasionally in the field.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to operate a computer keyboard and telephone and reach items with their hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, and sit. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

NOTE:  This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

Meriton is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant’s or employee’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status.  Reasonable accommodations will be made for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.