Associate Director Public Relations

Summary

Associate Director Public Relations

As the Associate Director of PR, your primary function is PR account oversight – fiscally, strategically, and creatively. You are often the client relationship manager to help ensure all projects with us are successful. You are focused on success in your client's eyes, including managing client communication, expectations, and feedback while overseeing teams assigned to each account you support.

There is an expectation that Associate Directors :

• Have strong leadership and team management skills
• Are experts in the areas of PR, media relations, reputation management, and communications
• Can train and teach foundational PR principles and best practices and other relevant skills related to the function
• Have strong presentation skills
• Collaborate on strategy development and implementation
• Supervise and foster a growing PR team, including direct reports, by monitoring and approving time and conducting reviews
• Are capable multi-taskers and can juggle multiple projects at once
• Demonstrate strong client service skills, are responsive and professional in client communication
• Establish and maintain warm relationships with both members of the media and client spokespersons
• Proactively originate out-of-the-box ideas that strengthen the client’s positioning within the industry

Your qualifications include :

How You’ll Create Impact :

Position will remain open until filled

Responsibilities

The Company is one of North America’s leading sales and marketing agencies specializing in outsourced sales, merchandising, category management and marketing services to manufacturers, suppliers and producers of food products and consumer packaged goods. The Company services a variety of trade channels including grocery, mass merchandise, specialty, convenience, drug, dollar, club, hardware, consumer electronics and home centers. We bridge the gap between manufacturers and retailers, providing consumers access to the best products available in the marketplace today.

Job Duty

Supervisory Responsibilities

Direct Reports

Indirect Reports

Travel and / or Driving Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

The following are the minimum job-related qualifications which an individual needs in order to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities of the job

Education Level : (Required) : Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience

Field of Study / Area of Experience :

6+ Years of experience in account or management experience in PPC advertising, preferably managing multi-million dollar budget SEM programs through Google AdWords and Bing Ads

Retail experience, including but not limited to : eCommerce; merchandising and promotions; multi-channel marketing; branding a plus

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

Environmental & Physical Requirements

Office / Sedentary Requirements

Incumbent must be able to perform the essential functions of the job. Work is performed primarily in an office environment. Typically requires the ability to sit for extended periods of time (66%+ each day), ability to hear the telephone, ability to enter data on a computer and may also require the ability to lift up to 10 pounds.

Job duties include additional responsibilities as assigned by one’s supervisor or other manager related to the position / department. This job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for the position. The Company reserves the right at any time with or without notice to alter or change job responsibilities, reassign or transfer job position or assign additional job responsibilities, subject to applicable law. The Company shall provide reasonable accommodations of known disabilities to enable a qualified applicant or employee to apply for employment, perform the essential functions of the job, or enjoy the benefits and privileges of employment as required by the law.

Any estimate, schedule, or guideline provided to associates in this job description or elsewhere in connection with their jobs is only intended to help describe job duties and for planning purposes. Regardless of any such estimate, schedule, or guideline, associates must always record all time worked for our company (which includes but is not limited to on-site work time in an assigned store, office, or other work location; required waiting time; administrative time; and work-related travel time).

Important Information

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of associates so classified.

The Company is committed to providing equal opportunity in all employment practices without regard to age, race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, religion, physical or mental disability, or any other category protected by law. As part of this commitment, the Company shall provide reasonable accommodations of known disabilities to enable an applicant or employee to apply for employment, perform the essential functions of the job, or enjoy the benefits and privileges of employment as required by the law.