Manager, Media Relations

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES

• Media Relations: Serve as the primary contact for media inquiries. Develop and maintain relationships with local state national international and trade media reporters editors and bookers. Draft press releases media advisories and statements. Monitor media coverage and prepare regular reports on impact and reach. Update and maintain press lists and key materials including boilerplates FAQs talking points key messages and photos.

• Strategic Communications: Collaborate with the AVP for Institutional Communications to implement communication strategies aligned with college priorities. Support crisis communication planning and response. Ensure compliance with brand standards and messaging guidelines.

• Content Development: Create compelling pitchable stories highlighting the colleges leadership in the creative fields and amplifying the innovative teaching and learning faculty work student and alumni excellence and success and events. Source and coordinate with faculty thought leaders for timely expert commentary and interview opportunities.

• Leadership and Collaboration: Supervise interns as assigned. Work closely with faculty staff and communicators across the college to ensure consistent messaging.

• Event Support: Provide communication support for college events and initiatives. Manage media on-site at events. Act as a body person for leaders as needed at events.

• Agency management: act as the daily point-of-contact for the colleges agency/s of record.

• Other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS Qualifications are deemed required or preferred and represent what is needed to effectively perform job.

• Bachelors degree in communications journalism public relations or related field required.

• Minimum 5 years of experience in media relations public affairs strategic communications or as a multimedia journalist or producer required.

• Experience with crisis communication and issues management required.

• Experience with higher education or nonprofit communications preferred.

• Experience at an agency or in a newsroom preferred.

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES May be representative but not all-inclusive of those knowledge skills and abilities commonly associated with the job.

• Strong writing editing and storytelling skills; demonstrated ability to write engaging and persuasive content.

• Proven ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.

• Photo journalism and/or video journalism skills.

• Exceptional writing skills and attention to detail.

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.

• Ability to produce high-quality work under short deadlines.

• Proven ability to exercise high levels of discretion and sound judgment.

• Highly responsive to inquiries.

• Proficient with Google docs sheets and slides.

PHYSICAL ABILITIES Activities commonly associated with the performance of the functions of this job. The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Requires ability to lift and move objects that are light

• Requires ability to move materials occasionally

WORK ENVIRONMENT Environmental or atmospheric conditions commonly associated with the performance of the functions of this job.

• Usual Office Conditions

• Ability to work off-hours as needed to support events unexpected developments and emergencies.

• Ability to respond to media inquiries during non-working hours.

Disclaimer: This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees may be required to follow other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties as requested subject to all applicable state and federal laws. Certain job duties described herein may be subject to possible modification in accordance with applicable state and federal laws.

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In addition to a competitive salary Emerson College is committed to the health and well-being of our employees and family members. We offer a generous benefits package to regular staff scheduled to work 20 hours per week.

Emerson Employment Categories influence work schedules benefits eligibility and time off policies. Benefits include outstanding health plans with limited out-of-pocket expenses dental plans generous time-off programs and a 403(b) retirement benefit with a 9% employer contribution once eligible. Additional benefits such as life and disability coverage and commuter offerings are available.

Please refer to our benefits website for a full list of benefits and eligibility requirements.