PR and Communications Manager

Responsibilities

• Earned Media Strategy & Executive Visibility - Build and own the annual earned media strategy, target publication list, and PR budget, including recommendations on sponsorships and paid placements.
• Develop the CEO and WWG subject matter experts as recognized industry voices through bylines, interviews, podcasts, speaking submissions, and awards.
• Prepare spokespeople with briefing documents, talking points, and media training.
• Media & Partner Relations - Develop and maintain relationships with trade, business, regional, and national media to earn consistent visibility in WWG's target industries.
• Pitch and secure coverage, contributed articles, and interviews featuring WWG experts, customers, and partners.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for all media inquiries.
• Work with strategic partners on joint announcements and co-marketing media opportunities.
• Customer & Partner Media Events - Plan and execute media events around station installations, product launches, and customer milestones.
• Secure customer participation, prepare customer spokespeople, and manage approvals on messaging and quotes.
• Trade Show Media Support - Build pre-show media plans and secure press interviews and editor meetings for executives and Sales at industry events.

Requirements

• Established relationships with electric utility and/or agriculture trade press; you can name the publications and editors you've worked with.
• Strong writer across press releases, pitches, contributed articles, and social content.
• Excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills.
• Comfortable working cross-functionally with Sales, Customer Success, and technical teams.
• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Marketing, or a related field preferred, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years in PR or communications, with meaningful time in the utility, energy, or agriculture/ag-tech space.
• A record of securing coverage, not just pitching it, and reporting results to leadership.
• Experience building executive visibility programs, including speaking placements and bylines.
• Experience working with customers on media events, from securing participation to managing approvals.
• Experience setting up press opportunities for sales teams at trade shows and conferences.

Preferred

• Experience with rapid-response or issues communications, especially around weather, wildfire, or grid events, preferred.
• Familiarity with weather/climate data, IoT hardware, or field-deployed sensor networks preferred.
• Experience measuring PR impact on pipeline or AI/search visibility preferred.
• Experience helping launch or run a customer advisory board preferred.

Benefits

• Health, Dental, and Vision insurance - 90% of employee premium paid by WWG, 50% for eligible dependents.
• 401(k) with 4% company match, plus discretionary profit sharing.
• Vacation paid time off starting at 15 days (120 hours) annually, increasing with tenure.
• Open lines of communication with management and executives, plus company-wide anonymous feedback sessions that guide real change.
• Fun, sponsored outings and team-building events.
• A high-visibility role where you shape how the industry sees WWG.