Salary
💰 $90,000 - $105,000 per year
About the role
- Lead 3 to 4 teams across client strategy, media, influencers and social media
- Develop high-level strategy with clients and set program goals
- Manage PR programs from kickoff through achieving goals
- Direct staff to build media relationships and engage social channels
- Engage media for agency events and outreach
- Measure ROI of communications activities and amplify coverage via influencers and social
- Serve as day-to-day client contact and maintain exceptional client management
- Manage budgets, team priorities, and identify opportunities to increase budget
- Lead media training sessions and develop key messages
- Produce and edit press releases, award submissions, briefing books, pitches, and other communications materials
- Maintain 2 direct reports, provide mentorship, goals, and performance reviews
- Participate in new business development and attend networking events
- Support teams, manage up and down, and model professional conduct
- Use Highwire social channels and contribute to company blog
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience growing teams and delighting clients
- Technology background and established relationships with consumer tech media
- Rock-solid writing skills
- In-depth knowledge of the technology industry
- Proficiency with all things digital and social
- Track record of leading edge thinking to develop programs with meaningful business impact
- Ability to lead 3 to 4 teams
- Ability to manage PR programs from kick off through achieving goals
- Strong relationships with business, broadcast and influencer media
- Experience measuring the ROI of communications activities
- Experience with social media influencer engagement, content campaigns, and media coverage amplification
- Exceptional client management skills
- Ability to manage through periods of change or challenge
- Ability to think clearly and project confidence amid crisis situations
- Ability to set aggressive but achievable goals
- Develop budget and team priority allocations
- Lead media training sessions with clients
- Generate and edit various communications materials (press releases, award submissions, fact sheets, etc.)
- Maintain 2 direct reports and conduct annual reviews and quarterly check ins
- Participation in new business process including pitching
- Uses Highwire social channels; writes for Highwire blog
- Mentor junior staff to elevate development