Senior Public Relations Specialist

Job Description

Award-winning PR & Digital Media Agency is seeking a full-time Senior Public Relations Specialist with four to five years of experience at a marketing, advertising, public relations agency or client-side marketing, advertising or public relations department for our home office in Dallas. We offer career growth, competitive pay, excellent benefits, a hybrid work schedule ( 3 days in-office, 2 days’ work from home) and a fast-paced, fun, team-oriented environment.

Champion is looking for a Senior Public Relations Specialist who can:

• Write quality, error-free press releases, media alerts, pitches, bylined articles, blogs and thought-leadership pieces
• Expertly pitch national and local broadcast, print, digital and trade media with a strong understanding of audiences and news cycles. Develop PR campaign strategies that align with clients’ overarching business objectives and support broader marketing or communications goals
• Confidently meet with new clients to fully understand their brand voice, messaging priorities and objectives, translating insights into compelling media materials
• Effectively delegate tasks among PR team members, while ensuring quality, consistency and deadlines
• Maintain and leverage relationships with media contacts to drive client coverage
• Take initiative on tasks with minimal direction and proactively provide ideas and recommendations
• Train. mentor and provide feedback to PR specialists and interns, supporting skill development and growth

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree
• 4-5 years of PR experience, including earned media strategy and pitching
• Agency experience preferred
• Strong writing skills
• Established relationships with media at the local and/or national level
• Restaurant and/or hospitality industry experience is a plus

The ideal candidate has a college degree in marketing, communications, journalism, public relations or related discipline; is a team player and also comfortable working with limited supervision; has four to five years of experience; has outstanding written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills; is energetic, organized, detail-oriented and self-motivated. Is that you? Then what are you waiting for?

Please send cover letter, resume and writing sample to lbiro@championmgt.com.