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PR Director

Konnect Agency is seeking a full-time PR Director with a minimum of 8 years of professional PR experience working with food & beverage, franchise and lifestyle consumer clients.

Requirements

  • Maintaining positive client and employee relationships
  • Ensuring teams meet goals and exceed expectations
  • Providing high-level strategy and input for both clients and campaigns
  • Assisting in the training and hiring of management and employees
  • Leading departmental employee reviews
  • Participating in management meetings regarding account overview and company direction
  • Providing direction to all employees on everything from media relations to inner-office workings
  • Sensitively dealing with confidential company information
  • Traveling to meet with new and existing clients as needed
  • Attending trade shows and events on behalf of clients and Konnect Agency
  • Assisting with the creation of Konnect Agency internal documents, marketing materials, etc.
  • Creating and finalizing proposals for potential and existing clients
  • Researching, understanding and anticipating client needs, providing value-added service and building strong relationships
  • Bringing strong ideas that will contribute to staff development and company development/growth
  • Reporting to the CEO and President

Qualifications

  • BA in Mass Communications, Public Relations or related field
  • 8+ years of PR experience (Agency and lifestyle/food & beverage/CPG experience required)
  • Knowledge and/or experience with Digital capabilities - social media, influencers, paid ads, etc.
  • Ability to act as the utmost senior contact on accounts
  • Strong employee management experience
  • Good business sense and background
  • Strong writing, research and organizational skills
  • Self-starter, able to work independently as well as in groups
  • Strong ability to prioritize, solve problems and be resourceful
  • Able to handle a fast-paced PR environment
  • Able to work under pressure
  • Takes direction well
  • Able to handle any/all confidential information, issues, and matters in a sensitive manner
  • Attention to detail
  • Ability to grasp “big picture” ideas and think independently
  • Desire to grow and learn with the company
  • Great interpersonal skills
  • Professional appearance and demeanor
  • Positive attitude
  • Requirements
    • Maintaining positive client and employee relationships
    • Ensuring teams meet goals and exceed expectations
    • Providing high-level strategy and input for both clients and campaigns
    • Assisting in the training and hiring of management and employees
    • Leading departmental employee reviews
    • Participating in management meetings regarding account overview and company direction
    • Providing direction to all employees on everything from media relations to inner-office workings
    • Sensitively dealing with confidential company information
    • Traveling to meet with new and existing clients as needed
    • Attending trade shows and events on behalf of clients and Konnect Agency
    • Assisting with the creation of Konnect Agency internal documents, marketing materials, etc.
    • Creating and finalizing proposals for potential and existing clients
    • Researching, understanding and anticipating client needs, providing value-added service and building strong relationships
    • Bringing strong ideas that will contribute to staff development and company development/growth
    • Reporting to the CEO and President
  • Qualifications
    • BA in Mass Communications, Public Relations or related field
    • 8+ years of PR experience (Agency and lifestyle/food & beverage/CPG experience required)
    • Knowledge and/or experience with Digital capabilities - social media, influencers, paid ads, etc.
    • Ability to act as the utmost senior contact on accounts
    • Strong employee management experience
    • Good business sense and background
    • Strong writing, research and organizational skills
    • Self-starter, able to work independently as well as in groups
    • Strong ability to prioritize, solve problems and be resourceful
    • Able to handle a fast-paced PR environment
    • Able to work under pressure
    • Takes direction well
    • Able to handle any/all confidential information, issues, and matters in a sensitive manner
    • Attention to detail
    • Ability to grasp “big picture” ideas and think independently
    • Desire to grow and learn with the company
    • Great interpersonal skills
    • Professional appearance and demeanor
    • Positive attitude