Responsibilities

• Promote Nickerson and our clients by developing communications strategies and programs to promote and gain overall brand recognition for client-partners across our portfolio.
• This role will require a strong background in PR & Communications, with industry experience that will guide and inform our client-partners.
• We are looking for a well-connected communicator who understands how to engage with a wide variety of audiences through relevant channels including consumer, trade, corporate and social.
• Candidate must be a sophisticated writer and thinker, and a well-connected communicator who understands how to engage with the wide variety of the audiences we serve.
• Lead the strategy and execution of long- and short-term high impact PR and integrated marketing campaigns for clients, including media tours, feature story development and pitching, social media programs, press releases, award programs, persona messaging, executive speaker placement, etc.
• Build and maintain relationships with key reporters, editors, and analysts
• Serve as main point of contact for all external media inquiries on behalf of Nickerson’s client-partners
• Manage Nickerson team members, including coordinators, senior coordinators, and managers
• Manage projects to ensure all action items/deliverables are met
• Support client-partner meetings
• Support the management of client expectations, ensuring projects remain within scope
• React quickly to and assist in the management of crisis situations
• Collaborate across creative services, events, and social media departments to develop and execute integrated communications programs
• Review team’s work to ensure accuracy, quality
• Adhere to agency systems, processes and best practices, serving as example for Nickerson team
• Hold Lunch & Learn sessions to train team on best practices, new tools, etc.
• Prepare and deliver PR performance metrics to Leadership Team
• Hold at least one (1) leadership role in an industry organization
• Identify business development opportunities within current client-partner relationships
• Attend multiple networking events monthly

Requirements

• 4+ years of public relations experience within the industry
• Demonstrated ability to lead client-partner accounts
• Demonstrated ability to effectively manage external communications, public affairs, and media relations campaign development
• Location: Remote (based in Boston or New York City)
• Experience managing a CRM (ideally Salesforce)
• Competence in Microsoft365 (Word, Powerpoint, Teams, etc.)

Preferred

• Competence in Microsoft365 (Word, Powerpoint, Teams, etc.) a plus
• Previous experience with project management software (e.g. Asana, Monday, etc.)
• Experience managing a CRM (ideally Salesforce)