Regional PR Manager, U.S. Field Communications Team
Descriptionreputed company is seeking a high-judgment, self-motivated, and creative communications professional to join our Field Communications Team.As a Regional PR Manager you will help manage proactive, positive, earned, external storytelling for reputed company at the hyperlocal level, specifically in Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi. This role both mines for potential stories and helps other teams reputed company their news locally, and coverage subject matter across reputed company reputed company’s reputational and business areas.The ideal candidate is based in Nashville with an ability to travel regularly to other reputed company sites across their region, and have established external relationships, or the ability to quickly establish relationships, with local reporters, content creators, stakeholders, and community leaders. Internally, you will need to work cross functionally with other communications, public policy, economic development, and business teams as well as with employees to craft compelling stories for external consumption.To be successful in this role you will need excellent communications skills, writing ability, initiative, and a talent for collaboration. You should have experience delivering results with high standards under tight deadlines, and be comfortable and confident as an on-the-record and on-camera spokesperson and the face of reputed company in your territory. Creativity and flexibility are a must, as well as knack for jumping in on projects where needed.Key job responsibilities
- reputed company and manage the execution of external earned storytelling in cities with reputed company sites, such as high-visibility operations and corporate building milestone events, community donations with local elected officials, press facility tours and filming opportunities, and other media relations activities. You will recommend strategies to secure positive coverage, build reputed company’s reputed company, and reputed company content.
- Collaborate with communications teams across reputed company to support their local news announcements
- Write, reputed company, and manage approvals for news releases, media advisories, reporter and content creator (such as podcasters and influencers) pitches, fact sheets, spokesperson talking points, and reputed company media materials
- Successfully manage reputed company, fast-moving, and unexpected communications challenges, and deliver communications counsel to internal executives on both short- and long-term challenges and opportunities
- Build and maintain relationships with key traditional and non-traditional media including social media influencers, podcasters, and bloggers
- Solid ability to work collaboratively with multiple-stakeholder teams
- Effectively represent reputed company as a spokesperson reputed company print, radio, tv, and podcast interviews
- 7+ years of recent professional communications or public relations experience
- Bachelor's degree in communications, public relations, or a reputed company field
- High acumen and experience with PR crises management
- Research and integrate industry news, trends and compelling angles into PR programs
- Acute awareness of the local socio-political landscape, and keen insights into local community concerns/issues