Responsibilities:

• Lead the creation of communications plans and goals, including the development of both tactical and strategic elements; manage against them.
• Proven ability to lead large projects and teams on sizable accounts.
• Creates, drives and executes strategic media relations programs.
• Demonstrates a comprehensive understanding of his/her clients’ businesses and their missions, as well as their key stakeholders’ employees, investors, regulators, media, vendors, partners and other businesses/organizations, etc., and will be able to impart this knowledge to account team members.
• Helps set client program goals and manage against them.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to delegate tactical assignments and accurately judge and edit the work of others.
• Serve as daily client contact and as client lead.
• Oversees quality and operational performance of accounts, ensuring work quality and deadline/budget adherence.
• Supervise staff by motivating, coaching, consistently providing feedback, holding them accountable and conducting their reviews.

Requirements:

• Minimum of 6 years of relevant experience in Communications Marketing and/or related fields, including agency or in-house communications role
• Organized and detail-oriented, able to multi-task various responsibilities.
• Proactive and self-motivated; anticipate upcoming client projects and deliverables.
• Ability to think critically and demonstrate good judgment.
• Excellent interpersonal and verbal skills; professional phone and email communications
• Innate desire to provide excellent service to client.