Global PR Leader, Speakers & Awards (Contract)

Sapient Corporation; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Publicis Sapient is seeking a highly organized, proactive communications leader to join our Global PR team as PR Manager, Speakers Bureau & Awards. This contract role will provide leave coverage for approximately 6-8 months, with a focus on leading the executive speakers bureau, awards strategy, and product PR & media relations on a global scale.

Working with PR, product marketing, brand marketing and business leaders, you will help run an intelligence-led PR engine that elevates executives

Qualifications

• Manager-level PR or communications experience.
• Experience managing executive speaker or awards programs.
• Strong project management across complex workflows.
• Excellent communication and editorial judgment.
• Ability to translate complex tech topics into external narratives.
• Willingness to travel regionally and work across time zones.

Responsibilities

• Lead global executive speakers bureau aligned to business priorities.
• Maintain tracker of speaking engagements with reporting and deadlines.
• Research and evaluate high-impact speaking opportunities.
• Manage speaker submissions end to end with AI-assisted research.
• Maintain library of executive bios, headshots, past sessions and assets.
• Partner with executives to develop session narratives for tech leadership.
• Prepare executives for priority speaking opportunities.

Skills

PR leadership

Executive comms

Project management

Media relations

Global stakeholders

AI-assisted research

Job description

Publicis Sapient is seeking a highly organized, proactive communications leader to join our Global PR team as PR Manager, Speakers Bureau & Awards. This contract role will provide leave coverage for approximately 6-8 months, with a focus on leading the executive speakers bureau, awards strategy, and product PR & media relations on a global scale.

Working with PR, product marketing, brand marketing and business leaders, you will help run an intelligence-led PR engine that elevates executives