Responsibilities

• Serve as senior counsel to designated clients and account teams
• Develop a consultative relationship between team members, account teams and key client contacts to include regular and proactive one-on-one interactions, and direct correspondence with teams and clients
• Ability to quickly synthesize what it takes to make a story mediable and in a fast changing landscape
• Have an established network of relationships and contacts across the corporate and business landscapeSecure placements in tier one outlets across print, online, broadcast and new media formats
• Willingness to travel for client media engagements
• Play a leadership role on the media specialty team, helping to shape the agency perspective on media relations and strategy as an agency media expert.
• Play a leadership role with the Earned Media Team both in the office and virtually to reinforce the values of our team
• Internally and externally increase visibility for best practices, trends, developments in media relations
• Willingness to manage team members and to mentor staff across teams
• Nurture and foster media relationships and proactively share feedback and insights with clients and teams.

Requirements

• BS/BA degree in marketing, media, communications, business or related field and a minimum of twelve years of combined public relations, marketing communications, or media experience.
• Demonstrated success in senior level media relations including a strategic understanding of all channels (including social media, video, and content partnerships) in relation to media mix.
• Ability to quickly become knowledgeable of Ketchum’s proprietary tools and apply those tools and technology to client work.
• Ability to share media related insights and trends with teams and clients in order to mobilize, develop and motivate.
• Strong quantitative and analytical abilities.
• Proven ability to make a professional and positive impression with senior management within client organizations.
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize, meet deadlines and keep manager and team effectively updated on task progress.
• Excellent verbal, written, project management and presentation skills.

Benefits

• Hybrid Workplace: Three days a week in the office
• Robust benefits program, effective within 30 days of hire
• Paid maternity/paternity leave
• Family Forming Benefits
• Employee Recognition Program
• Generous paid time off includes vacation, wellness, and extended holiday schedule
• Various development opportunities to enhance personal and professional life
• Tuition reimbursement
• Monthly Cell Phone & Wi-Fi reimbursement