Media Manager, Higher Education & Healthcare at DLR Group | Phoenix, AZ | $70K/yr – $95K/yr

Media Manager, Higher Education & Healthcare

Phoenix, AZ (Hybrid)

$70K/yr – $95K/yrMid Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 6 months ago

Job Summary

Drive media relations and integrated marketing campaigns for a design-focused firm, shaping thought leadership and growth across sectors.

Own development and execution of multi‑channel media plans and thought leadership.
Must-have: 5+ years in marketing communications for professional services with strong writing and media-relations skills.
Standout: Cross‑functional collaboration with Sector Marketing Leader and leverage of digital platforms.

Job Description

Responsibilities

Develop a media relations plan and execute it to a calendar, including promotion of specific business plan projects, design ideas, and thought leadership.
Research, write, proofread, and edit media and communications content
Bring a keen understanding of the current media landscape and how to forge relationships with trade, consumer, news, and digital media contacts.
Establish a high bar for sharp ideas, flawless execution, and measurable results from integrated marketing campaigns.
Be a creative person who can "think on their feet" beyond the traditional approach to PR and exploit opportunities within new media.
Establish KPIs for media activities and measures of success for media outreach and marketing campaigns.
Champion brand standards, voice, and style into all marketing content.
Collaborate with Sector Marketing Leader to support marketing strategy with identified multi-channel campaigns and ensure that media and thought leadership are leveraged across the marketing ecosystem; and to identify, process, and filter ideas to ensure relevance to target audiences, and to support growth goals identified in the sector(s) marketing strategy in the sector(s) content strategy
Digital team to promote media and top design stories / thought leadership on digital (including social) platforms or with emerging media methods.
Peer Media Managers to ensure that cross-sector opportunities are identified and strategically promoted.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in integrated marketing communications, public relations, journalism, or a related field
5+ years of marketing communications experience in a professional services environment, preferably the A/E/C industry
Demonstrate a sense of urgency to manage and prioritize multiple concurrent deadlines
Strategic thinker with exceptional oral communications, writing, and editing skills, with the ability to articulate a clear point of view on complex issues in clear, concise communications
Strong interpersonal skills to foster relationships and navigate cross functionally across different firm teams and with outside partners
Keen understanding of integrating marketing tactics with traditional and social media as part of communications campaigns to attract, engage, convert, and retain clients and talent
Strong project and people management skills –ability to quickly build consensus, and positively 'manage up' to get senior level individuals to support established processes with input and insight in a timely manner

Preferred

Public Relations/Media Relations experience in the Healthcare and/or Higher Education industry, preferably in the AEC or design industry
Demonstrated track record of measurably high-impact media campaigns
Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, especially InDesign; proficiency in Microsoft Suite, including PowerPoint and Teams
Familiarity with information recording and gathering from a database, ideally MuckRack and Deltek Vantagepoint

Benefits

Our comprehensive Benefits at DLR Group include medical, dental, vision, disability, wellness programs, flex spending, paid holidays, and paid time off. We also offer a 401(k) plan, employee stock ownership, and bonus opportunities.

DLR Group

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DLR Group is an integrated design firm delivering architecture, engineering, interiors, planning, and building optimization for new construction, renovation, and adaptive reuse. Our promise is to elevate the human experience through design. This promise inspires sustainable design for a diverse group of public and private sector clients; local communities; and our planet. DLR Group is 100 percent employee-owned and fully supports the initiatives and goals of the 2030 Challenge, and is an initial signatory to the China Accord and the AIA 2030 Commitment.

Founded in 1966

USA

2K employees (838 in marketing)

www.dlrgroup.com

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