Associate Public Relations Manager

Baltimore County, MD (Hybrid)

$88K/yr – $154K/yrMid Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 6 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Lead consumer PR and influencer programs to drive earned coverage for product launches and campaigns, coordinating agency partners, messaging, and storytelling across media and social channels.

  • Ownership: manage PR campaigns, media outreach, and influencer programs with internal teams and agencies.
  • Audience and outcomes: target journalists, creators, and social audiences with timely, trend-driven opportunities to boost awareness.
  • Channels and tools: craft press materials, briefings, media lists and events, and collaborate with content and social teams to maximize coverage.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Manage day-to-day consumer public relations activities and breakthrough campaigns with agencies and internal partners; participate in creative campaign sessions; consult on strategy documents and presentations; edit/write press releases and key messages; and create digital media press kits & mailings.
  • Lead new products media strategy with PR agency to gain awareness.
  • Support development and execution of PR programs that sustain campaign momentum through timely storytelling, proactive outreach, and trend-driven opportunities.
  • Develop media outreach strategies and targeted media lists. Monitor media landscape for opportunities and respond to media inquiries. Maintain detailed internal media notes and contacts list.
  • Support media training preparation and coordinate press interviews by developing briefing materials, managing schedules, and ensuring spokesperson readiness.
  • Assist in managing earned influencer programs and product seeding initiatives, including identifying partners, coordinating shipments, and tracking coverage and engagement.
  • Manage influencer relationships and work with creators and agencies to support campaigns that generate earned coverage.
  • Support planning and execution of media and influencer events by coordinating logistics, managing guest lists, and assisting onsite to ensure smooth execution and strong brand representation.
  • Create campaign, quarterly, and year-end reports, including KPI analysis and insights to drive future programs and ideas. Work with insights and marketing mix teams to evaluate PR effectiveness.
  • Collaborate with social media and content teams to develop opportunistic social content to gain earned media coverage.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communications, Journalism, Marketing, or other related field
  • 5+ years public relations experience (in-house or agency).
  • Experience managing PR campaigns, working with social influencers/creators, and media relations.
  • Experience managing a PR agency.
  • Position requires strong knowledge of modern PR and emerging earned media, influencer relations, and social media. Vendor management experience.
  • Exceptional interpersonal and influence skills are necessary.
  • Incumbent will routinely interact with internal and external customers, so solid business acumen and strong oral and written communication skills are essential.
  • Incumbent must be able to establish and maintain cooperative relationships, lead projects and cross-functional teams.
  • Strong project management and organizational skills; able to work under pressure and with firm deadlines.
  • Self-motivated with a positive and professional approach.

Preferred

  • Consumer Products Industry experience preferred

Benefits

  • The best people deserve the best rewards. In addition to the benefits you’d expect from a global leader (401k, health insurance, paid time off, etc.) we also offer:
  • Competitive compensation
  • Career growth opportunities
  • Flexibility and Support for Diverse Life Stages and Choices
  • Wellbeing programs including

McCormick & Company

McCormick & Company, Incorporated (NYSE: MKC) is a global leader in flavor and one of the most respected and familiar names in the industry. In business for over 130 years, McCormick manufactures, markets, and distributes spices, seasoning mixes, condiments, and other flavorful products to the entire food industry—retail outlets, food manufacturers, and foodservice businesses. McCormick creates flavors for a wide range of applications, such as beverages, snacks, dairy, bakery/confectionary, savory, performance nutrition, and health. The McCormick name represents a trusted source of flavor in millions of kitchens around the globe—in homes and in restaurants. Partnerships with farmers and suppliers around the world allow us to provide great-tasting, quality spices with year-over-year consistency that you can trust.Our herbs and spices come from 80 different countries, while our brands reach consumers in more than 150 countries and territories. Our passion for quality is matched only by our commitment to an innovative and energetic company culture. At McCormick, we believe in respect, recognition, inclusion, and collaboration, based on the highest ethical values for our employees.McCormick is a team of 13,000 employees located around the world—and we’re growing. If you have a passion for flavor—and you’re ready to take a journey—come have a seat at our table.

Hunt Valley, Maryland, USA
8.3K employees (664 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
43.5K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
43.2%
Direct
41.8%
Referral
7.4%
Social
6.2%
Paid
1.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~8.3K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
545 (7% of company)
Median Career Experience
16 years
Median Tenure
7.1 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
4

Funding

Total Funding
$2B
Last Raise
Post IPO Debt, 7 months ago

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