Head of Digital PR Job at Rise at Seven (New York)

Job Description

The US Head of PR is responsible for the day-to-day management of Rise at Seven’s US PR team, ensuring delivery of high-quality Digital PR campaigns and promotions and other activities that meet and exceed client KPIs and expectations.

Job Responsibility

Lead the US PR team and ensure excellent output, efficient delivery, and motivated team members
Support the development and training of team members, working closely with the People team
Develop and maintain strong client relationships by ensuring delivery against client KPIs and expectations
Chair weekly team meetings to ensure capacity and forecasts are accurate
Be a Mavenlink expert - understand how it works and why we use it, and champion it within the PR team
Work closely with our UK and international teams to share resource and development
Demonstrate an understanding of potential issues facing your clients and offer appropriate solutions
Further grow expertise as an expert media relations practitioner, and ensure your team’s media output is exemplary
Develop and maintain senior media contacts and develop team media relations and outreach strategies through introductions and face-to-face appointments – use contacts to leverage feature, coverage and content opportunities
Develop and maintain talent, influencer, community and network relationships
Lead, organise and participate in internal creative ideation
Inspire team in day-to-day creativity
Keep abreast of industry trends, developments, and opportunities – and share with team
Ensure regular internal meetings take place on all clients – with team roles and responsibilities established on a weekly basis
Ensure that all client & internal deadlines are respected and adhered to (for you & direct reports)
Deliver written documents and communication with an excellent attention to detail
Develop and drive sector-specific new business outreach
including pro-bono opportunities
Develop case studies to ensure great work is captured
Fully understand client finances and billing processes and how the agency makes money
Create budget planners for projects/ campaigns
Liaise with client on production budgets for each campaign activity – ensure all budgets are approved
Manage expectations. Upward manage at all times – ensure senior team is aware of all challenges and issues (personal and client related)
Act as a positive role model for your direct team, peers and across the wider business
Manage PDP’s for PR Lead/senior members of the team and other direct reports - create KPIs and objectives during review processes
Support marketing for U.S. office growth
Demonstrate positive contribution to the overall agency – beyond your day-to-day account/client work
Implement any other reasonable duties in line with the post which may be required

Requirements

Experience in day-to-day management of a PR team
Experience delivering high-quality Digital PR campaigns and promotions
Experience meeting and exceeding client KPIs and expectations
Experience working with delivery teams and capacity management systems (e.g., Mavenlink)
Experience in team development, training, and mentoring
High standards and attention to detail
Experience managing a portfolio of PR accounts
Experience setting strategies and participating in new business activity
Experience providing strategic support to clients
Experience in media relations and maintaining senior media contacts
Experience developing talent, influencer, community and network relationships
Experience in internal creative ideation
Understanding of industry trends, developments, and opportunities
Experience with client finances, billing processes, and budget planning
Experience managing performance development plans (PDPs) and KPIs
Experience supporting marketing for office growth

What we offer

Generous holiday scheme
Your Birthday off
Christmas and New Year office shut down
Rapid development if you’re up for the challenge
Regular socials
Access to a private medical scheme
Enhanced maternity and paternity leave schemes
Flexible and hybrid working
Bucket list scheme - an opportunity to experience a life dream

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