Public Relations Manager

Daly City, CA (On-site)

$132K/yr – $152K/yrMid Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 4 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the public relations and communications engine to build credibility, teeth, and visibility for a healthcare brand across media, executive messaging, and multi-channel content.

  • Own PR strategy and executive communications to influence senior leadership decisions and shape perception with reporters, partners, and the community.
  • Lead media relations and influencer outreach to secure positive coverage and meaningful partnerships for healthcare audiences.
  • Develop content and governance across channels that drives member engagement and strengthens reputation with stakeholders.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Leads organization-wide communications and public relations strategy.
  • Leads media relations and public relations efforts, positioning the organization as a visible and trusted community leader.
  • Develops and delivers content that drives member engagement and deepens relationships.
  • Provides governance across channels to ensure alignment with brand.
  • Communicates effectively and presents recommendations, performance, and insights to executive leadership; influences decisions and drives alignment across senior stakeholders.
  • Strengthens the organization’s reputation and community presence through relationships with partners, stakeholders, and the broader community.
  • Establishes and maintains relationships with journalists, news outlets, or other members of the media with the goal of generating positive coverage of the organization or its products/services.
  • Drafts and distributes press releases, fact sheets, or other documents for presentation and solicits news coverage.
  • Responds to media inquiries or refers inquiries elsewhere in the organization. Schedules and coordinates media interviews.
  • Owns and maintains the communications calendar, tracking all initiatives, timelines, deliverables, and outcomes, while managing an inventory of shareable assets

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree is required; Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations or related field is preferred.
  • 5+ years of experience in PR, communications, or marketing experience in an agency environment
  • Must flexible, quick thinking, organized and able to develop reputation-building content, campaigns and programs
  • Strong understanding of the healthcare landscape and media ecosystem
  • Proven ability to develop and lead communications strategies that drive visibility and credibility for healthcare brands
  • Strong written communication skills, with the ability to adapt tone and style across different formats and audiences (social posts, press commentary, executive messaging).
  • Strategic thinker with a proactive, collaborative, and solutions-oriented mindset
  • Excellent analytical and project management skills
  • Experience managing a team is preferred
  • Experience supporting PR workflows, including media and influencer engagement, and familiarity with industry tools (e.g., Muck Rack, wire services, and media monitoring platforms) preferred.
  • Familiarity with major social media platforms (LinkedIn, X/Twitter, Instagram) and social media management tools (e.g., Hootsuite, Sprout Social, or similar) preferred.
  • LANGUAGE:
  • - Fluent reading, writing and speaking in English is required.
  • - Fluent reading, writing and speaking in Chinese (Cantonese) is required.
  • - Ability to speak other languages are an asset.

Preferred

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations or related field is preferred.
  • Experience managing a team is preferred
  • Experience supporting PR workflows, including media and influencer engagement, and familiarity with industry tools (e.g., Muck Rack, wire services, and media monitoring platforms) preferred.
  • Familiarity with major social media platforms (LinkedIn, X/Twitter, Instagram) and social media management tools (e.g., Hootsuite, Sprout Social, or similar) preferred.

Benefits

  • NEMS BENEFITS: Competitive benefits, including free medical, dental and vision insurance for employee, spouse and/or children; and company contribution to 401(k).
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North East Medical Services

North East Medical Services (NEMS) is one of the largest community health centers in the United States targeting the medically underserved Asian population. Based in San Francisco, the non-profit community health center offers comprehensive health care services to a variety of patients, a majority of whom are uninsured or low-income. NEMS offers linguistically-competent and culturally-sensitive health care services in many languages and dialects, including Cantonese, Mandarin, Toishan, Vietnamese, Burmese, Korean, French, and Hindi.NEMS operates several clinics throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, spanning three counties. Our main clinic is located at 1520 Stockton Street in Chinatown/North Beach; with additional clinics in San Francisco's Portola, Visitacion Valley, Richmond, Tenderloin and Sunset districts; as well as Daly City and San Jose. NEMS employs over 700 health care and clinical support professionals and serves over 70,000 patients each year.

Founded in 1968
San Francisco, California, USA

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