Public relations director job description

Become one of the stars behind The SHOW and become part of the world's most powerful entertainment brands. Our Company has one exciting mission: To entertain the human race.
PRIMARY PURPOSE:
The Director of Public Relations oversees a team of individuals dedicated to garnering media attention for MGM Resorts International's extensive portfolio of brands. The Director owns specific relationships at the resort level to keep abreast of priorities, develops media strategies in support of key initiatives and engages team members to execute plans accordingly.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Develop and execute communications strategies in support of all assigned areas with the goal of generating sustained media attention, domestically and internationally.Responsible for ensuring that strategic objectives for each initiative are effectively implemented to achieve target goals and objectives.Oversight of managers, specialists and coordinators.Director must manage workload of his/her team to balance priorities of multiple clients.Attend key meetings and build relationships with resort executives to understand property direction and provide corresponding counsel.Collaborate with internal marketing teams as well as individual operations teams to support initiatives and priorities for each program.Manage external PR agencies to ensure efforts drive incremental coverage and support property priorities.Develop executive messaging in support of initiatives; prep spokespeople for media interviews.Develop and execute media strategies in support of product launches (from resort to individual amenities) including: communications strategy development; creation of press materials (news releases, photos, b-roll, media alerts, bios); development of core messaging; invite lists and invitation development; and event vision and execution.Develop and execute media strategies in support of product launches (from resort to individual amenities) including: communications strategy development; creation of press materials (news releases, photos, b-roll, media alerts, bios); development of core messaging; invite lists and invitation development; and event vision and execution.Manage on-site filming of television shows, feature films, news programs, photo shoots, media familiarization trips, executive Create a collaborative work environment that promotes teamwork, performance feedback, recognition, mutual respect and employee satisfaction; quality hiring, training and succession planning processes that reflect the company's diversity commitment.Perform other job-related duties as requested.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
Bachelor's degree in Communications, Journalism, Marketing, or equivalent experience Four (4)+ years leadership experience within public relations Extensive and proven experience managing diverse teams Demonstrated professional and effective writing skills and polished verbal skills

PREFERRED:
Previous experience working in public relations with hospitality, travel and tourism brands Previous experience within a public relations agency

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:
N/A

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
Strong working knowledge of local, regional and national media industry Strong organizational skills a must.Strong writing and editing skills a must, within a variety of styles including feature and business.Advanced computer skills including Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint.Familiarization with media database and monitoring programs and software.Ability to think creatively about client needs and develop new strategies to achieve desired goals.Ability to remain calm, focused and detail oriented during high-stress situations.Ability to meet short-notice deadlines and reprioritize workload.Ability to maintain a professional, neat and well-groomed appearance, adhering to the Company's standards.Ability to adapt interpersonal skills to effectively communicate with all business contacts.

Location:
US, Nevada

Sesame Workshop is looking for a Director, Public Relations & Publicity - Series. The Director, PR and Publicity, will serve as the lead publicist for
Sesame Street
, the longest-running and most highly awarded children's television show in history. This includes conceiving of and executing PR campaigns for new seasons of
Sesame Street
as well as spin-offs like
Sesame Street Mecha Builders
and other content produced by Sesame Workshop including
Bea's Block
,
Charlotte's Web
,
Helpsters
, and additional other new projects.

The Director is responsible for developing an integrated plan to inform and inspire multiple audiences including the press, fans of all ages, and partners. This person will cultivate relationships with broadcast, print, and digital press outlets to place impactful features about
Sesame Street
and other content that, in aggregate, contribute to the narrative that Sesame Workshop is an innovative, creative, and globally relevant nonprofit organization. A cornerstone of this role is using Sesame's beloved media properties as powerful vehicles to elevate the organization and its mission to help children everywhere grow smarter, stronger, and kinder.

This position reports to the Vice President, PR and Publicity.


Key Responsibilities


Develop and implement comprehensive communications plans for new seasons of Sesame Street , Sesame Street Mecha Builders , Bea's Block , Helpsters , original YouTube content, and other projects as assigned. This includes devising a big-picture strategy as well as executing detailed plans: drafting messaging, pitches, and press releases; and overseeing the creation of press kits. Execute press appearances for Sesame Street characters: booking talent, overseeing talent logistics, managing scriptwriting and hiring scriptwriters when needed, managing on-site technical provisions, and executing production to create fun and engaging content for media partners. Draft and coordinate approval of press releases and talking points for a wide range of announcements. Oversee press attendance at Sesame Workshop's Annual Benefit Dinner, helping to manage red carpet and Muppet interviews. Work collaboratively with the MarComms team to identify the best outreach strategies and ensure that efforts to promote our work are integrated. Serve as liaison between the MarComms team and Sesame Workshop's Creative and Production teams. Work with and manage PR agency.


Qualifications


Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience 8 years of public relations/communications experience, including excellent thought leadership, strategic, analytical, and forward-planning skills Expertise in and passion for pop culture and media trends, social media fluency, ability to integrate social media initiatives with external channels Excellent writing skills and strong editorial sensibility, capable of prioritizing and distilling information to achieve maximum impact with messaging Established rolodex of media contacts and reporters Extensive production and budgeting experience, ideally with broadcast Relationship builder with well-developed people skills: an ability to collaborate and work well with others coupled with a strong proactive instinct to problem-solve Action-oriented, hardworking, and energetic; comfortable fielding time-sensitive incoming press inquiries Multi-tasker with excellent organizational skills who can pay close attention to detail Ability to travel domestically and internationally with executives and talent to promote Sesame Workshop's initiatives




Equal Opportunity Employer/Minorities/Females/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity

CIC is looking for a Director of Global Public Relations to join its marketing team. The Director will engage in experiences and opportunities to guide and develop a communications and public relations strategy and execute and organize related activities on behalf of all our different innovation campuses and our organization as a whole, in the US, Europe, and Asia.

The Director will work closely with leaders within Marketing, across senior leadership and with influencers across CIC. You will be responsible for ideating, creating, coordinating and leading communications initiatives and responses across the organization, in all the communities in which we operate, making measurable positive impact and building a best-in-class PR function, as well as leading a distributed group of global PR teams and resources.

From communications strategy and crisis management to best practices created, shared, and reinforced across CIC, you have the opportunity to ensure CIC is poised to have broad recognition and is positioned well at all times to respond to and take advantage of ever-changing and ever-emerging opportunities and challenges in the public sphere.

CIC is a global leader in building and operating innovation communities. Founded in 1999 in Cambridge, MA, CIC is one of the first companies to offer flexible office space and coworking options, providing a platform for the world's most impactful entrepreneurs to innovate better and faster.

We have locations in Boston, Cambridge, Philadelphia, Providence, Rotterdam, St. Louis, Warsaw, and Tokyo and are growing into other cities within the US and abroad. CIC has supported over 6,000 startups, growth companies, and branches of larger organizations, representing for-profit, mission-driven, and non-profit sectors across a wide array of industries.

CIC co-founded a number of mission-aligned organizations including Venture Café, CIC's primary non-profit programming partner, and CIC Health, offering COVID-19 testing services to companies and the public.
We invite you to explore all our openings and learn more about our teams here.
YOUR DAY-TO-DAY WORK
You will report to the Chief Marketing and Experience Officer of CIC and will work closely with senior leadership and influencers including Marketing, Operations, Sales, People Success, and Finance.
In this role you will work with a distributed team working on PR across our global sites. We seek a Director of Global PR who is curious, empathetic, creative, high-energy, goal focused, and comfortable building strong partnerships within a team, company, and communities. Someone with experience working with international media teams.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
• Global Public Relations Strategy: Own CIC communications plan, creating (together with the CMEO) and executing all initiatives and programs. Create and maintain the official CIC story and its connected CIC entities. Lead the communications launch strategy for new sites and product offerings. Lead financial strategy plan, forecasting, and quarterly business review for the PR function. Manage an annual budget, ensuring strategic allocation of funds and monthly tracking to meet agreed spending targets. Track and monitor objectives and key results against PR-specific and broader marketing team goals.
• Global Public Relations Execution: Execute the global expression of our story and brand across media with ongoing input from key countries/regions, key stakeholders, marketing team, and CIC leadership team. Demonstrate knowledge of the shared workspaces and shared lab spaces market trends and cultivate strong relationships with clients to continuously unearth new story opportunities. Ensure appropriate market analysis and competitive benchmarking input to all marketing programs and tactics.
• Communications: Deliver clear and consistent external messaging pertaining to CIC's offerings and impact. Work closely with the CMEO and any PR/Communications external agencies on all media related activities. Collaborate with internal teams to establish clear channels of communication. Ensure that all external CIC messaging, documents, and communication tactics are developed and implemented in alignment with the broader CIC ‘voice' and business strategy. Closely collaborate with internal stakeholders to support internal communications when appropriate.
• Team Building: Manage, coach, and develop a great team around communications and PR functions and responsibilities, ensuring best-in-class understanding and efforts across a multi-person distributed team, and developing internal expertise within the team. As needs arise, work closely with the People Success team to identify, hire, engage, and develop your team to accomplish our goals.
• Leadership: Serve as a leader within our Marketing team, participating in leading, developing, and growing a team capable of high performance and delivery of high quality public relations, communication, and brand building and scaling; collaborate with/consult/support leadership across the organization; demonstrate leadership and business acumen; and enlist (as approved) and supervise external PR resources within budget.
ABOUT YOU
Our ideal candidate is an inspirational emerging leader who is energetic, reliable, creative and innovative, and a natural consensus-builder. It's not expected that you'll know everything that we do on day one. However, it is expected you'll be open, curious, and committed to your growth within CIC. What's important is that you are a bright, curious person, interested in what we're doing, willing to learn, and excited about developing others.
More specifically, as our ideal candidate, you are:
• Kind, positive spirited, and thoughtful in your dealings with colleagues and external organizations.
• Seasoned. You demonstrate learning agility, industry knowledge, business acumen and confidence in the US, and also have international experience.
• Poised. You are capable of communicating graciously and accurately with high level leaders, peers, and junior team members.
• Able and excited to travel within the US, to Europe, and to Asia.
• An exceptional and persuasive written/verbal communicator.
• Passionate about developing/mentoring others.
• Equipped with a scrappy/nothing-is-impossible attitude.
• A creative thinker and doer. You don't take yourself too seriously.
YOU HAVE
• 10+ years of professional experience in the world of Public Relations, Advertising, or Marketing and Communications, including working with global brands/companies.
• Demonstrated experience yielding high results and impact relating to PR, communications, marketing.
• Ideally, experience in hospitality, retail, real estate, and/or start-up-to-growth organizations.
• Global experience, and a comfortability operating in diverse markets.
• Ample experience managing agencies (PR a must, digital, media, production, nice to have).
• Strong design sensitivities, design capabilities a plus.
• Basic knowledge of HubSpot, Google Analytics, or Squarespace a plus.
If you don't meet all the requirements or qualifications but bring some other unique skills and experience that would be valuable in this role, please apply and highlight those attributes for us in your cover letter.
OUR OFFER
• Starting compensation is commensurate with experience.
• 100% company-paid premium healthcare and dental benefits.
• 100% company-paid long- and short-term disability, and life insurance.
• 401k (must be 21+).
• 3 weeks vacation from the start (more with seniority), plus thirteen paid holidays.
ATTRACTIONS OF THE JOB
In addition to helping our clients achieve great things, we work to ensure that our employees are healthy and supported.
Some of the benefits of being here include:
• Fun people in a dynamic space. We pride ourselves on finding driven and bright collaborators who are eager to lend their own unique skills to the team, as well as to our inspiring clientele. The number one reason CICers say they like working here is because of their colleagues!
• Personal growth. This is a great opportunity to learn and develop skills within the epicenter of the innovation community at a growing company.
• Discounted services and memberships on tools to make your life happier/healthier such as gym memberships, tech and design support, hotel stays, and other fantastic options.
• Free weekly COVID-19 testing when required to work on site.
• Central location. CIC Cambridge is a stone's throw from the Kendall Square MBTA Red Line stop. CIC Boston is centrally located in downtown Boston and is within walking distance to the Blue, Green, Orange, and Red line.
• Ability to work from home 1-2 days per week.
CIC is committed to building teams that reflect the fabric of the cities we support. We welcome all candidates regardless of race, color, ancestry, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, Veteran status, or any other legally protected status. Any other human expressions and experiences not mentioned here are equally welcome. If you require an accommodation please let us know. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.