Global PR & Media Relations Lead — San Francisco

Valid8 Financial, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

San Francisco Travel is seeking a Senior Global PR & Media Relations Manager to drive earned media coverage and showcase San Francisco as a premier destination for meetings, events, and leisure travel.

You will lead PR programs, work with agencies, and partner with Convention Sales to promote city meetings, while tracking media coverage and budgeting tasks in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Education and/or training equivalent to college graduate.
• Degree or experience in Journalism, Public Relations, Marketing or a related field a plus.
• 5+ years of PR/marketing communications experience, preferably within tourism and hospitality.

Responsibilities

• Proactively pitch media, respond to queries, follow up on editorial opportunities and research new media outlets.
• Coordinate group press trips and individual influencer and media visits.
• Cultivate and maintain relationships with influential print, digital and broadcast media and SF Travel members’ PR and marketing teams.
• Represent San Francisco Travel at international and domestic media events, missions and tradeshows and attend media dinners and events in San Francisco as needed.

Skills

Self-motivation

Writing

Relationship building

Organization

SF Bay Area knowledge

Energetic attitude

Media relations network

Salesforce

Asana

Muck Rack

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in journalism/public relations/marketing

Tools

Salesforce

Asana

Muck Rack

Job description

San Francisco Travel is seeking a Senior Global PR & Media Relations Manager to drive earned media coverage and showcase San Francisco as a premier destination for meetings, events, and leisure travel.

You will lead PR programs, work with agencies, and partner with Convention Sales to promote city meetings, while tracking media coverage and budgeting tasks in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.