Responsibilities

• Own and continually sharpen how Situation talks about itself — who we are, what we believe, what makes us different and where we are headed.
• Develop and drive the agency’s overall communications and content strategy across press, social, thought leadership, events and other external channels.
• Stay close to the work happening throughout the agency and proactively identify stories, ideas, people, client work and insights that deserve a larger audience.
• Build relationships with relevant press, journalists, influencers and industry voices.
• Proactively pitch Situation, our people, our work and our thinking to trade and mainstream media.
• Identify and manage the awards, innovation lists, agency rankings and other recognition opportunities where Situation should be represented.
• Create opportunities for Situation leaders and team members to participate in panels, juries, conferences, podcasts and other industry platforms.
• Develop a proactive visibility strategy for the agency’s senior leadership.
• Identify and pursue speaking engagements, interviews, panels, podcasts and other opportunities.
• Help package our ideas, perspectives, research and experience into compelling pitches and platforms.

Requirements

• 6-8+ years of communications, PR, brand or agency experience, ideally with experience working across entertainment, culture, media, advertising, sports, hospitality or adjacent industries.
• Proven ability to create opportunities, not just execute them. Someone who can identify the story, develop the angle, make the connection and drive it forward without waiting for a brief.
• Strong media and industry relationships with demonstrated success earning press, securing speaking opportunities, awards, panels, partnerships and other forms of visibility.
• Excellent writer and storyteller with strong strategic instincts. Able to understand a business quickly and translate its work, people and ideas into a clear, compelling external narrative.
• Highly connected and relationship-oriented. Someone comfortable engaging senior clients, journalists, industry leaders, partners, influencers and prospects—and who naturally thinks about how bringing the right people together can create value.
• Entrepreneurial and highly self-directed. Comfortable operating with significant autonomy, managing multiple workstreams and being accountable for outcomes rather than simply delivering a list of communications activities.

Benefits

• Health care plan (medical, dental, and vision)
• Retirement plan with employer match
• Life and disability insurance
• Generous paid time off package that includes vacation, sick, “life happens” days, birthdays, summer Fridays and public holidays
• Paid family leave
• Cold brew coffee, snacks and fresh fruit
• Wellness resources
• Special access to New York City’s arts and entertainment scene