Public Relations Director

In this role you will help set strategy, direct team efforts and personally contribute to modern content marketing, social media and public relations initiatives for a diverse set of clients. As both a thought leader and practitioner you can make your mark in our business by helping us shape contemporary solutions for clients and grow a healthy public relations practice inside the agency. You will work closely with both agency and client leadership while contributing to a variety of integrated campaign initiatives. 

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Lead, grow and contribute to a modern public relations and content marketing practice that contributes to owned, earned and paid media strategies within an integrated agency environment.
• Collaborate with stakeholders (clients and agency personnel) to develop insightful strategies for content development and distribution through multiple channels.
• Set strategy and oversee activation of social media, media relations and content marketing initiatives along-side creative, digital, media and account teams.
• Manage a team of professionals to produce best-in-class work that achieves results.
• Represent a modern public relations practice inside the agency for both current clients and in new business opportunities.
• Inspire a culture of high-performance, camaraderie, continual learning and best practice sharing within the agency.
• Drive team accountability for results in the work we deliver and provide consistent feedback for improvement.
• Proactively meet and build relationships with exceptional public relations talent who could be future team members.
• Take responsibility for budget management, estimates, forecasting and invoicing.

Key Requirements Include:

• Ten+ years of leading a successful public relations practice at a modern, high-performing agency with high-profile accounts.
• Experience in both consumer and business-to-business is preferred.
• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in journalism or public relations required.
• Well-rounded experience in media relations, social media management, content creation and distribution, brand reputation management and corporate communications.
• A critical thinker with the ability to develop informed strategic plans that meet client goals, as well as agency/staff needs.
• Demonstrated experience with public relations programs that included significant traditional and digital strategies and tactics.
• A master of written and verbal communications.
• Extremely strong presentation skills. Can use the art of “storytelling” to communicate with clients and prospects.
• Strong organizational and management skills that facilitate concurrent projects, resulting in great work, delivered on time.
• Flexible and unflappable spirit. Can adapt to changes in workload, priorities and working conditions at a moment’s notice, while maintaining a positive attitude. Can lead others through change.
• Exudes an entrepreneurial spirit and consistently serve business-building ideas to the team.

Excellent salary and benefits including health, dental, life and disability insurance, 401(K) plans, and paid vacation including Christmas to New Year’s off.