Public Relations Account Supervisor

At BarkleyOKRP, we are on the front lines of a world-class idea company. Our Public Relations team believes that modern consumers are guided and inspired by trusted sources. We believe brands win with stakeholders when they lead with purpose inside their organizations and share relevant stories that build and protect their reputations. We are searching for a collaborative and passionate Public Relations Account Supervisor with prior experience in B2C and B2B communications, including working with clients in the financial services/banking and healthcare industries. Responsibilities: Manages and leads multiple client relationships and accounts within the agency Provides leadership and mentoring to PR team members and agency partners Client needs are anticipated and met; team members are motivated and work load is balanced; client and media relationships are healthy and productive Develops workable budgets, strategic plans and realistic time tables Develops recommendations, strategy and action plans for meeting client goals Participates in new business as required as well as leads professional development courses/classes as needed Qualifications: Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university or equivalent experience required Minimum 6 years of strategic and executional PR work, preferably some of which has been in an agency environment Ability to work autonomously, lead projects and work collaboratively on a team Ability to provide sound and responsible public relations counseling and planning Ability to properly plan and execute work in all areas, producing a consistently superior end product that is client-ready Excellent communication and persuasion skills, both written and oral Comfortable working in a fast paced, deadline driven environment Experience working with professional services clients and highly regulated industries Experience pitching national, regional, local and trade news media and securing interviews and earned media coverage for clients Conceptualizes, writes and distributes content for clients including thought leadership, awards, blogs, guest columns, op-eds, technical pieces and other long-form content MS Office, Outlook and Excel experience required; experience with PR platforms such as Muck Rack, Qwoted, Releasd, Tagger and others preferred BarkleyOKRP's Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion We believe being radically diverse and inclusive is the key to becoming one of the world's great creative idea companies. By embracing everything that makes our partners who they are and what makes them unique to the world around them, we create the conditions and capacity to help creative, original thinking thrive. BarkleyOKRP is committed to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging as part of our corporate strategic goals, supported by a formal DEI+B program, Employee Resource Groups, Director of Diversity leadership and agency commitment to The Brand Lab, Creative Accelerator, Fellowship, MAIP, and BLAC.

Created: 2024-11-05