Communications Manager

Communications Manager

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in public relations, communications or related field.
• Minimum of three years of public relations or communications experience.
• Experience managing and creating for social and earned.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Self-motivated and capable of managing multiple simultaneous projects.
• Knowledge of media monitoring platforms like MuckRack, Brandwatch, Meltwater and Cision.

Responsibilities

• Manage clients’ strategic communications needs as outlined by annual and campaign-specific plans.
• Develop and maintain current statuses.
• Collaborate with account teams on earned media calendars and social content calendars.
• Develop, coordinate, and execute all tactics within the approved PR plan.
• Develop the annual media editorial calendar.
• Establish and manage media relationships and lists.
• Facilitate media inquiries and interview requests.
• Handle all PR writing, including bylines, news releases, and blogs.
• Pitch timely editorial topics, news releases, and story ideas to target media audiences.
• Organize and staff promotional events, such as media days, trade shows, and conferences.
• Analyze media relations reports from owned channels and monitoring platforms, including Cision, MuckRack, Brandwatch, and Google Analytics.
• Write meaningful media relations reports with insights and recommendations for clients.
• Present media relations reports to clients.
• Support report development to identify action items for new opportunities or changes.
• Manage social channels as needed, including posting, monitoring, and reporting.
• Follow industry trends affecting clients and recommend communication strategies.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with social media management tools like Sprout Social, Hootsuite, HubSpot, etc. is a plus.