Responsibilities

• Works with clients and senior leadership to develop and implement client public relations goals, strategies, and tactics.
• Exceeds client expectations while staying within budget parameters, managing their expectations accordingly.
• Aggressively manages budgets through weekly and monthly review of detailed billing reports; alerts senior leadership to challenges or issues with budgets.
• Reports status and progress of communications efforts to the client and senior leadership on a regular basis; alerts senior leadership to challenges or issues.
• Develops and oversees the implementation of communications plans, including material development, client event supervision, media relations, etc.
• Supervises and participates in preparing and distributing client account materials, including weekly status reports, billing summaries, meeting agendas, meeting reports/recaps, project estimates and other documents as needed.
• Manages media relations through pitching stories, fostering relationships and developing targeted media lists; supervises account coordinator in monitoring media coverage, and preparing and distributing media value reports.
• Identifies key influencers and conducts outreach as needed for clients.
• Monitors media for industry trends and competitive evaluations.
• Researchers and pursues speaking opportunities, award nominations and important community relationships on behalf of clients.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, public relations or a related discipline from an accredited four-year college or university.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience, including traditional, digital and social media.
• Class C driver’s license