Public Relations Manager

Chicago, IL (On-site)

$70K/yr – $85K/yrSenior Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 4 days ago

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Job Summary

Own and grow client relationships while coordinating cross‑team strategy to deliver timely, high‑quality campaigns across PR, content, digital, and social.

  • Own client communication and relationship health
  • Lead multi‑channel campaigns with cross‑functional teams

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Manage a roster of client accounts and serve as a primary point of contact
  • Prepare for and lead weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly strategy calls with clients
  • Build and guide integrated strategies that may include public relations, content marketing, digital marketing, and social media depending on client scope
  • Own client communication, follow-up, and overall relationship health
  • Act as the internal quarterback across content, PR, digital, and creative teams to ensure work is completed on time and to standard
  • Protect client brand standards and ensure deliverables align with strategy
  • Help mentor and manage 1–2 media relations team members toward stronger output and results
  • Track account priorities, deliverables, KPIs, and reporting
  • Identify growth opportunities, stronger angles, and better ways to position clients in the market
  • Bring new ideas to the table that improve results for clients and strengthen agency performance

Requirements

  • Strong client management skills and confidence leading conversations
  • Ability to think strategically and connect messaging across channels
  • Strong writing instincts and communication skills
  • High level of organization and follow-through
  • Ability to manage multiple clients and priorities without losing control of details
  • Comfort giving direction internally and helping others perform at a higher level
  • Ability to think critically, move quickly, and bring solutions to the table
  • Strong sense of ownership and accountability
  • 3–5 years of experience in public relations, media relations, client management, journalism, communications, content marketing, digital marketing, or a related field
  • Experience managing client accounts and leading recurring strategy calls

Preferred

  • Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, communications, public relations, journalism, or a related field is a plus
  • Experience mentoring junior team members or helping guide deliverables across teams
  • Familiarity with Cision, PRWeb, Google Workspace, and Microsoft Office
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Mainland

Established in 2018, Mainland was born out of a need to transcend the old ideas of storytelling for the 21st century. By combining the storytelling power of industry-focused content hubs and the service delivery capabilities of No Limit Agency, Mainland is poised to redefine content marketing as we know it.

Founded in 2018
Chicago, Illinois, USA
127 employees (19 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
2.2K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$4.7K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
28.6%
Direct
46.7%
Referral
5.8%
Social
17.3%
Paid
1.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~127

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
16 (13% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
7