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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
  • Why Konnect
    • Competitive full-time salary
    • Health, dental, and vision plans
    • Paid sick, holiday, and vacation time
    • Initial and ongoing training
    • Advancement and leadership opportunities

Why Konnect

  • Competitive full-time salary
  • Health, dental, and vision plans
  • Paid sick, holiday, and vacation time
  • Initial and ongoing training
  • Advancement and leadership opportunities

Konnect Agency provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Konnect Agency complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. Konnect Agency expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.