Public Relations Manager - Washington, United States - Washington Women in Public Relations

Description

360 Live Mediais looking for aPublic Relations Managerto join our team in Washington, D.C. We are seeking a PR professional who excels at day-to-day media relations, content development, and driving awareness for clients.

360 Live Media is a strategy, communications, and design agency that helps membership organizations maximize their impact and advance their mission.

We drive tangible business results by helping organizations modernize their approach to events, membership, and revenue.

Working at the "intersection of Madison Avenue and K Street," we bring fresh ideas, new thinking, and real results to executives and the organizations they lead.

Based in the heart of Washington, D.C.

in a brand-new office space on K Street, our team of fast-paced, energetic, and entrepreneurial strategists, innovators, and doers are driven to achieve growth for our clients and our company.

360 Live Media is a wholly owned subsidiary of Smithbucklin, the association management and services company more organizations turn to than any other.

Our mission is to achieve the missions of the client organizations we serve. We serve trade associations, professional societies, technology communities, charitable organizations, and corporations. Smithbucklin was founded in 1949 and is 100 percent employee owned.


What You Will Do:
Develop and optimize client-specific public relations strategies, campaigns, and plans

Partner with account leads to determine media relations, earned coverage goals, and other KPIs

Lead media relations efforts, including pitch architecture, media briefings, and content development

Build and maintain strong media relationships with outlets, journalists, pundits and analysts across clients' primary industry segments, national news, and social channels

Research, draft, and/or edit various pieces of PR content such as press releases, contributed articles, press kits, briefing documents, case studies, speeches, etc.

Provide media training and interview prep for client interviews

Track and influence media coverage

Create and/or review client reporting

Lead and/or participate in client communications and meetings

Support client tradeshows and events

Utilize Cision to build and augment all media relations profiling and opportunity research

Utilize BusinessWire and other distribution platforms in progressive ways to lift and extend posted results

Embrace all agency tools and resources as part of streamlining efficiency and performance improvement

Participate in new business development efforts, proposals, and pitch meetings

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in public relations, communications, journalism, or related field. or equivalent experience.

5+ years of overall Public Relations experience

A minimum of 2 years of PR experience at an Agency

Event PR experience a plus

Proven success developing and managing PR campaigns that have shown measurable results for clients

Strong editorial, proofreading, and writing skills

Excellent presentation skills with the executive presence to represent 360 in client presentations and new business pitches

Ability to cultivate and manage relationships with both clients and team members

Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, meet deadlines, and multitask

Where Do You Fit?

Working at 360 Live Media and Smithbucklin will offer you countless opportunities to develop transferrable skills, acquire meaningful knowledge, and gain rich experiences at an accelerated pace.

By working collaboratively with smart, ambitious, multi-talented, genuine, and hardworking colleagues, you will build deep and enduring relationships that will serve you well throughout your career.

In addition, as a 100 percent employee-owned company, Smithbucklin offers all of our people – regardless of position or compensation – an equal chance to experience the fulfillment and reap the benefits of ownership.

As owners, our employees control the destiny of Smithbucklin and are unified in the goal of building a great, enduring company.

Equal Employment Opportunity

At Smithbucklin, Equal Employment Opportunity is our commitment and goal.

All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, gender, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, marital status, or any other protected status designated by federal, state, or local law.

Applicants are encouraged to confidentially self-identify when applying. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a reference and background investigation based on position.

Smithbucklin will not sponsor applicants for work visas and as a precondition of employment, you must be authorized to work in the United States permanently.

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