Senior Communications Specialist
Simply Good
Denver, CO (Remote)
$70K/yr - $80K/yrIn-houseFull-timeSenior level2+ years exp.
2 hrs ago
VICE PRESIDENT, STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS
Los Angeles, CA
$120K/yr – $140K/yrSenior Level10+ years exp
Posted 6 weeks ago
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Job Summary
Own a high-level entertainment and media PR agenda, driving strategic counsel, crisis readiness, and cross-platform earned media while building and guiding a top-tier team and shaping new business.
- Campaign strategy and execution across film, TV, sports, and business media.
- Executive counsel, crisis comms, media training, and journalist relationships.
- Team leadership, cross-functional collaboration with PMK/ACC, and new-business development.
Job Description
- Serve as primary strategic advisor for a portfolio of accounts across entertainment verticals, including film, TV, sports, kids & family media and financial sector entities backing these verticals
- Develop and execute comprehensive, integrated communications strategies aligned with each client's business objectives and brand identity
- Provide executive-level counsel on reputation management, crisis communications, and high-stakes media situations
- Lead campaign development and execution
- Cultivate and maintain deep relationships with journalists, editors, bookers/producers and content creators across entertainment, business, trade, and consumer media
- Identify and secure earned media opportunities that advance client narratives across print, digital, broadcast, and podcast platforms
- Oversee the development of compelling press materials including pitches, releases, talking points, op-eds, and long-form content
- Lead message development and media training for C-suite executives, talent, and public-facing spokespeople
- Manage, mentor, and inspire a team of directors, managers, and coordinators, fostering a culture of excellence and professional development
- Partner with agency leadership on new business development, including pitching prospective clients and expanding existing relationships
- Collaborate cross-functionally with PMK and ACC teams to deliver integrated campaigns
- Serve as an ambassador for the agency's culture, values, and capabilities in the marketplace
- Navigate the nuanced communications needs of clients across diverse sectors
- Monitor industry trends, competitive landscape, and cultural conversations to provide proactive, forward-thinking counsel
- Support crisis communications and sensitive issues management with discretion, speed, and sound judgment
- Experience with film & television publicity
- Familiarity with sports communications or league/team PR
- Exposure to financial or alternative investment communications
- Background working with children's entertainment brands, IP licensing, or family media
- Competitive base salary commensurate with experience, plus performance bonus
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits
- Generous PTO, paid holidays, and summer Fridays
- A collaborative, entrepreneurial culture with real opportunities for advancement
Acceleration Community of Companies (ACC)
Composed of acquired marketing, media, and communications agencies, Acceleration Community of Companies (ACC) was created in May 2018 by 30-year marketing and communications industry expert and operator Michael Nyman with the intent to guide and advise clients to move quickly and more efficiently with their branding, marketing, and media decisions. ACC has developed a new go-to-market business approach with a series of strategic and complementary acquisitions. Acceleration's unique community of specialized firms helps clients move quickly and efficiently with their branding, marketing, and media decisions and actions, by ensuring all agencies are tech-enabled, with data and analytics utilization linking them all together and driving maximum results for their clients. Members of the community include Advisory, ACC's in-house marketing and brand strategy agency; MKG, a creative and brand experience agency; Pink Sparrow, a design, fabrication and 3-D printing shop; Stripe Theory, a data marketing analytics and reputation management agency; Pixly, a full-service, performance-minded influencer company; Trailblaze, a marketing communications firm specializing in regulated industries; powerhouse public relations firm DKC and its creative services studio, HangarFour. Across the community, ACC has over 550 employees across 12 offices nationwide as well as in London and Asia and represents some of the most influential brands in the world including Pepsi, T-Mobile, Stanley, Netflix, Google, Airbnb, TikTok, Meta, the National Basketball Association, and Delta, among others.
