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Job Title: Specialist Public Relations
Location: Mississauga ON (Hybrid)
Who We Are
SOTIs growth and success is a result of commitment to innovation through entrepreneurial culture and leadership. Employees are driven to make an impact offer unique value and most importantly be part of a winning team.
What Were Looking For
Do you live to tell a great story Thrive in a fast-paced environment that encourages you to make your mark and be part of something big SOTI is looking for a Public Relations Specialist to support our PR team in North America and LATAM as they grow and evolve our corporate reputation and brand.
The ideal candidate must have a passion for storytelling an entrepreneurial spirit and ability to work in a fast-paced environment. Stellar communication skills are a must succinct writing skills are required and the ability to stay on top of multiple tasks and agency submissions is essential. You will support the Public Relations team staying on top of deadlines and assisting the PR Manager with agency follow up and logistics. You love project management and will keep the PR Teams project management boards updated tracking deadlines monitoring deliverables and keeping the team accountable across all tasks.
Whats in it for you
The People - Our people are our most important resource. From our humble origins in our founders basement to our industry leading position today SOTI has worked hard to foster a company culture that we can all believe in. A culture that emphasizes personal growth continuous innovation and fun.
The Growth - Our environment fosters new ideas fresh perspectives and the ability to take them over the goal line. SOTI is a fast-paced environment with a global reach that encourages you to make your mark and be part of something big!
The Technology - Youll get the chance to work with leading edge technologies and take on complex and interesting projects as part of highly collaborative and agile teams. You will work alongside SOTIs partners which include leading tech giants that will keep you on the cusp of emerging technologies.
What Youll Do
Bring the SOTI story to life by supporting the team with their proactive regional PR plans for the company to reinforce brand vision values and positioning that support the growth of a fully integrated communications strategy
Support the PR strategy to drive brand awareness
The potential to assist with the writing of content (customer stories blogs etc.)
Facilitate requests from the agencies to achieve Platinum and Tier 1 business and technology mediacoverage
Liaise with SOTI spokespeople to ensure they have the materials required to prepare them for interviews or garner approvals
Work with the PR Managers in all regions to grow our PR calendar consisting of editorial opportunities and diverse creative campaigns to maximize media exposure and align them with company strategic goals
Coordinate and integrate PR campaigns content and results with the Social Media team to ensure sharing across SOTIs social channels
Support the PR Managers relationships with SOTIs external PR agencies
Support and help organize opportunities for corporate speakers at events and conferences
Support and help the PR team with project management for SOTIs quarterly reports working cross-functionally with the Corporate Marketing team as well as the PR agencies
Ensure corporate awards and product review opportunities are supported and help to prepare submissions
Support the PR team with logistics and administrative tasks to fulfil external opportunities such as speaking engagements media opportunities etc. by booking meetings preparing briefing books with the agency and follow up
Oversee the reporting and measurement tools on weeklymonthlyand quarterly basis and work with the PR team to assemble data and provide reporting metrics as required
Prioritize and manage incoming requests for information surveys fact checks customer references and events.
Support the PR team as they develop case studies salesmarketingand product opportunities
Work with the social media team to ensure content calendar is updated and new opportunities are in the pipeline
Qualifications
Bachelors degree in Journalism Communications Marketing or Business Post-Secondary Certification in Public Relations ideally with 1-2 years of relevant experience
Strong written and verbal communication skills; strongcopywritingand content creation skills with the ability to proof and edit copy
An interest in learning about a global media relations landscape
The ability to oversee daily monitoring through a media monitoring tool
The ability to coordinate results reporting and submissions from global PR agencies
Provide support for PR-owned content creation such as quarterly reports and customer stories
Results-driven continually raises the bar while delivering both quality and quantity
Passionate about being current on latest industry trends; able to articulate key details and potential opportunities clearly and confidently
Growth mindset and attitude of a lifelong learner with a genuine desire to make a difference within a growing organization
Comfortable with risk-taking to challenge the status quo
A self-starter that can multi-task and constantly prioritize on the fly you get stuff done!
Motivated energetic team player who thrives in a dynamic fast-paced environment
Strong project management skills
Interest in workingnetworkingand collaborating with a global team sitting across countries and continents and managing time zones effectively
Strong judgment and the ability to respond quickly yet thoughtfully to urgent matters
Knowledge of Asana or other project management/collaboration tool is an asset
Team player with the ability to work effectively in a hybrid model (work from home/work from team office in Mississauga)
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Please note that SOTI does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment the absence of a signed Services Agreement with agency/recruiter SOTI will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee.
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Full-Time