Public Relations Senior Vice President – B2B Technology

Public Relations Senior Vice President – B2B Technology

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications, or related field
• Minimum 15 years experience in a communications either in-house or with an agency with at least 5 years in senior leadership capacity.
• Demonstrated skill and comfort in proactively building relationships with top tier reporters and editors, and in successfully positioning subject matter with the media to achieve high-impact placements
• Extensive successful writing and editing experience (externally focused) with a variety of print and online communications media
• Experience with social media influencer engagement, content campaigns, and media coverage amplification
• Demonstrated experience and leadership in managing a comprehensive strategic communications, media relations, and marketing program to advance an organization’s mission and goals
• Innovative thinker, with a track record for translating strategic thinking into action plans and output
• Experience in building, managing, mentoring, and coaching a team of communications specialists
• Excellent judgment and creative problem solving skills
• Ability to make decisions in a changing environment and anticipate future needs
• Experience setting up measurement programs and measuring the ongoing ROI of communications activities

Responsibilities

• Oversee $1.5-$2M in account revenue as most senior, strategic client counsel
• Consistently produce a coherent strategy for clients and projects
• Work with top executives at leading technology companies as a trusted counselor and advisor
• Own and drive a cornerstone in the agency (excellent careers, superb client service, strong financials, improved operations and tools aka smooth operators)
• Generate business revenue within existing clients by taking a broad view of the entire marketing and communications mix, and offering strategic recommendations to expand scope of work or bring new services to clients
• Identify and lead pitch to bring in new clients with growth goals tied to salary
• Work with integrated teams to provide clients with seamless multi-channel solutions utilizing traditional PR, digital and social media platforms to deliver maximum performance and results
• Promote a culture of high performance and continuous improvement that values learning and a commitment to quality
• Manage, mentor and develop staff using a supportive and collaborative approach on a consistent basis
• Monitor staff performance and development goals, assign accountabilities, set objectives, establish priorities, conduct annual performance reviews
• Represent Highwire and key clients at high level industry events, seminars and conferences as required to maintain professional development and to build networking and new business contacts
• Service clients profitably while monitoring and advising on staff billability, client needs, resource load and staff performance
• Maintain account group revenue by managing the ebb and flow of accounts and budgets

Preferred Qualifications

No preferred qualifications provided.