Senior Director Public Relations

Blended Strategy Group

Senior Director, Public Relations

For the role of Senior Director, Public Relations, BSG is seeking a hardworking candidate with ample PR & eventing experience to serve as a strong and strategic client lead. This role will report directly into the division’s Senior Vice President. Candidate is a proactive self-starter who has the ability to expertly lead account work and clients while managing and mentoring multiple team members across different levels. Candidate will have rich experience developing and executing dynamic and thoughtful PR plans that reflect broader brand marketing objectives and can break through in culture. This candidate will have deep media, pro and influencer relationships across the beauty, lifestyle and food & beverage categories. An ideal candidate will have experience working with top brand founders and A-list talent. Having a roster of strong, longstanding media relationships is a requirement for this role.

Location: Seeking New York-Based Candidate (Remote Position); Open to LA Candidates

 Qualifications & Key Responsibilities include :

· Bachelor’s Degree in Communications/PR, Journalism, or related

· 8-10 years experience in PR (either at an agency or leading a large team in-house)

· Out-of-the-box thinker with strong interest in brand building, pop culture, and today’s evolving PR landscape

· Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills

· Responsibilities include:

• Provide senior support within PR department;  Share proactive status updates with SVP
• Develop and execute strategic PR plans (quarterly and annually) across multiple clients; Ideal candidate can ladder PR strategies back to larger 360 brand marketing plans
• Manage six figures + budgets across multiple clients
• Have impeccable long-standing relationships with top tier media, tastemakers, glam pros, industry leaders and creators
• Ideal candidate has strong relationships with beauty & lifestyle media across all verticals (national, regional, broadcast, business, trade, podcasts etc.); Food & beverage relationships are a bonus.
• Work cross functionally with internal influencer marketing, paid media/affiliate and social media teams to develop integrated strategies. Bonus if the candidate also has experience executing paid influencer programs.
• Serve as client lead across multiple brands + manage client expectations. Ideal candidate is a proactive communicator who can anticipate client needs.
• Manage internal teams and oversee day-to-day account activities (development of pitch calendars, mailing/event logistics, brainstorms, asset management, client reporting etc.)
• Ideal candidate has worked with both privately held and publicly traded brands and understands the nuance of working with multiple agencies / global teams
• Secure & manage high profile brand and founder feature stories
• Identify and share strategic, high profile PR-driving client brand partnership opportunities

· Strong Microsoft Office suite and industry software (Cision, Meltwater, Tribe Dynamics, Klear, Julius) skills

· Extremely detailed oriented with very strong organizational, leadership and time management skills

· Willingness to “roll up sleeves” and execute programs from start to finish

Salary will be commensurate with experience.