Vice President PR – Energy, Clean Tech & Industrials

New York, USA (Hybrid)

$120K/yr – $150K/yrSenior Level7+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Lead integrated PR programs and high-stakes client counseling for energy/industrial clients, owning relationships and strategic messaging.

  • Own day-to-day client relationships and trusted advisor role for mid-to-senior clients.
  • Must-have: 7-10+ years of PR experience in agency or client-side roles.
  • Standout: Energy/clean tech/industrial sector focus with high-stakes materials and media strategy.

Job Description

Responsibilities
  • Lead day-to-day client relationships, serving as a key point of contact and trusted advisor for mid-to-senior level clients.
  • Develop and oversee integrated communications strategies that align with client business goals, including commercial announcements, executive thought leadership, and corporate reputation.
  • Provide real-time strategic counsel on industry trends, competitive landscapes, and potential reputational risks.
  • Draft and finalize high-stakes materials, including commercial announcements, messaging frameworks, and multi-channel communication plans.
  • Drive high-level media strategy, leveraging deep reporter relationships to secure impactful coverage in top-tier business and financial media across digital, print and broadcast platforms, as well as industry trade media and podcasts. Draft, edit and proofread core communications materials such as press releases, media pitches, fact sheets, social media copy, and client updates.
  • Serve as an internal "quality control" lead, reviewing all briefing materials, including media backgrounders and messaging materials to ensure they meet expectations for accuracy, tone, and strategy.
  • Conduct industry, market and competitor research across the energy, clean tech and industrials landscape to inform messaging, thought leadership and client strategies.
  • Support new business pitches and business development efforts by contributing research, preparing pitch materials, drafting case studies, and helping develop presentation content
Requirements
  • 7-10+ years of relevant agency or client-side PR experience
  • Excellent writing, verbal, and presentation skills
  • Excellent organizational and planning skills; able to work quickly under pressure, handling and prioritizing multiple assignments
  • Ability to manage tasks, times, and meet weekly/monthly KPIs
  • Creative and energetic personality
  • Exceptional attention to detail and deadlines
  • Understanding of evolving PR landscape and energy, clean technology and industrial sector trends
  • B.S/B.A. required with concentration in public relations, marketing, business communications or related field preferred
Preferred
  • Previous experience working with energy, clean technology and industrial technology companies
Benefits
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    ICR

    Established in 1998, ICR partners with public and private companies to execute strategic communications and advisory programs, and manage complex transactions and corporate events to enhance long-term enterprise value and corporate reputation. The firm’s highly-differentiated service model, which pairs capital markets veterans with senior communications professionals, brings deep sector knowledge and relationships to hundreds of clients across more than 20 industry groups. With more than 400 team members, ICR is one of the largest and most experienced independent communications and advisory firms, maintaining offices in New York, Connecticut, Boston, Baltimore, San Jose, London, and Beijing. Learn more at https://icrinc.com/. Founded in 1998 by former sell side analysts Tom Ryan, Chad Jacobs, and attorney John Flanagan, ICR offers unrivaled experience, insight, and access into the investor and corporate stakeholder communities. The firm is staffed primarily with former senior-level Wall Street professionals and agency veterans who not only provide advice and counsel, but also execute the work. Each brings an extensive network of trusted relationships—connections of cascading influence that ensures our clients’ story is well-known and well understood.

    Founded in 1998
    New York, New York, USA
    775 employees (87 in marketing)

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    Traffic Source Mix
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    32.4%
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    2%
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    Current headcount: ~775

    Marketing Team

    Marketing Team Size
    75 (10% of company)
    Median Career Experience
    21 years
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    Last Raise
    Private Equity, 8 years ago

    Funding History

    • Mar 2018
      Private Equity

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