BerlinRosen

Vice President – Higher Education Public Relations

BerlinRosen

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: New York City • New York • Washington • United States

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Salary

💰 $130,000 - $150,000 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Lead strategic conversations and advance the communications strategy for multiple high-profile client accounts to deliver top-notch results for our clients
  • Develop and oversee integrated campaigns that leverage public affairs, media and digital tactics to reach key audiences and achieve client goals
  • Directly manage and mentor staff and provide overall strategic direction and feedback for their development and client work
  • Hold the pen on drafting high level materials including strategy decks, communications plans, messaging and op-eds
  • Collaborate closely with the management team to develop and inspire our team of strategists to be innovative and creative
  • Help our practice win new business and proactively expand our relationships by leveraging your existing network and identifying new opportunities

Requirements

  • At least 8 years of relevant work experience in communications: PR agency or in-house for higher education institutions, companies, nonprofits media or journalism
  • Is an avid consumer of news, with a strong news sense and knowledge of the media and experience engaging and maintaining strong relationships with key reporters covering the top issues of the day
  • Experience engaging with media for both rapid response and long-lead stories
  • Strong written and oral communications skills
  • Experience managing, prepping and staffing high-touch principals or organizational leaders
  • Ability to multi-task easily, including handling multiple assignments at once, working quickly and meeting deadlines in a fast-paced environment while paying close attention to details
  • Enjoys managing people and has experience in successfully motivating, leading and mentoring a diverse team to meet objectives
Benefits
  • Vice Presidents are eligible for end of year bonuses based on firm, team and individual performance
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
communications strategyintegrated campaignspublic affairsmedia tacticsdigital tacticsdrafting strategy deckscommunications plansmessagingop-edsmedia engagement
Soft Skills
leadershipmentoringstrategic directioninnovationcreativityrelationship buildingmulti-taskingattention to detailtime managementmotivating teams