Associate Vice President, Real Estate (Public Relations)

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

$70K/yr – $120K/yrSenior Level6+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own integrated media relations and messaging for real estate clients by managing outreach, building executive visibility, and handling crisis communications, while guiding junior staff and maintaining strong agency-client partnerships.

  • Media relations leadership: craft and pitch press materials, briefs, and talking points; secure regional and national coverage and executive appearances.
  • Client partnership and events: serve as day-to-day contact, nurture trust, plan large media events, and oversee issues/crisis communications.
  • Content and research: oversee social content and press material distribution; research client issues to sharpen strategy and messaging.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Craft, manage, implement, and convey clients’ stories and messages through a full range of media outreach; cultivate, establish, and maintain working relationships with all levels of local, national, international, and trade media
  • Serve as a day-to-day client contact, where appropriate, continually fostering client-agency relationships, building trust, and anticipating and addressing client needs
  • Write creative and effective press materials, client briefings, campaign plans, and communication materials; draft messaging and talking points for senior management presentations, including preparing executives for press interviews
  • Pitch to media and execute long-range communications strategies that raise the profile of clients and their executives, securing coverage with regional and national publications, and secure executive placement on prestigious industry panels and seminars
  • Assist in planning and overseeing the coordination of large-scale media events, including organizing logistics, staffing, and managing press
  • Support issues management and crisis communications
  • Oversee content creation on social media and the distribution of press materials across platforms
  • Research topics essential to client issues and apply findings to strategy and approach
  • Nimbly work well within a collaborative team account structure; actively mentor an array of junior staff, guiding their ability to meet deadlines, enhance skills, and cultivate media relationships

Requirements

  • A background in PR for real estate clientele is required
  • 6 – 9 years of client and media relations experience at a PR agency preferred
  • Developed real estate public relations expertise required with versatility to work across multiple sectors
  • Experience in relevant PR areas, such as capital structures, land use, architecture, economic development, mortgage finance, design, property tech, leasing, and/or business-to-business, will be helpful
  • College degree preferred – focus in Communications, Journalism, English, or a related field is ideal

Preferred

  • Familiarity with day-to-day tools (Microsoft Office Suite including PowerPoint, MuckRack, Critical Mention, Meltwater)

Benefits

  • a 401K plan with a 4% company match
  • commuter benefits
  • medical/dental/vision insurance
  • HSA with company funding
  • life insurance
  • long-term disability insurance
  • employee assistance programs
  • referral bonuses
  • facilities for a nursing parent
  • programming from our internal Mosaic Council (DEIA)
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Rubenstein Communications

We build and protect the reputations of more than 400 clients—leaders and innovators in every industry. From global investing to community transformation, technological breakthroughs to life-saving research, human rights advocacy to arts innovation, we shape the stories that define our world and help our clients achieve their potential.With more than 70 years of experience, we have consistently succeeded by staying hungry. We combine boutique-level expertise with the network, resources, and reach of a large firm. Clients trust our guidance, value our insight, and rely on us to help them communicate with clarity and impact to drive the outcomes they desire.

Founded in 1954
New York, New York, USA
169 employees (12 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
4.6K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
27.7%
Direct
53.4%
Referral
5.8%
Social
11.5%
Paid
1.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~169

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
10 (6% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
2