PR Manager

The Access Group; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days leave

Health contribution

Charity days

Job summary

The Access Group is seeking a seasoned PR professional to lead brand storytelling and media engagement for Access Hospitality, the AI platform trusted by hospitality brands worldwide. You’ll shape strategic campaigns that resonate with senior executives and multiple audiences.

You’ll build relationships with journalists, craft data-led narratives, and position executives through thought leadership, LinkedIn content, and key commentary.

Qualifications

• Hospitality experience or hospitality technology experience preferred.
• Proven ability to develop PR strategies and media relationships.
• Strong project and stakeholder management with commercial acumen.
• Experience using AI to enhance PR activities and outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead proactive PR activity positioning Access Hospitality as a leading AI platform for hospitality and drive national media coverage.
• Build relationships with journalists and create compelling content including press releases, thought leadership, data-led campaigns, and executive commentary.
• Collaborate with senior leaders to grow executive profiles through media engagement and LinkedIn thought leadership.
• Manage ongoing PR activity alongside strategic campaigns, optimizing coverage, engagement and business impact.

Job description

We’re looking for people to join the Access family, who share our passion for believing in better, and who will help us continue to grow.

Love Work. Love Life. Be You. - is central to our success and how we give our customers the freedom to do more of what's important to them.

What does Access offer you?

We offer a blended approach to office working, encouraging you to collaborate and connect in one of our thriving offices. We deliver on what we say, taking the development of our people seriously. We’ll work with you to progress your success plan and provide opportunities to accelerate your career.

On top of a competitive salary, our wellbeing days taking you to 25 days leave a year and a health contribution, you’ll also be able to choose from a range of benefits to suit you. We’re an organisation that likes to give back, so you’ll also have three charity days allocated to support a cause that matters to you.

This role would require travel to the Loughborough office 1-2 days per week

About you:

You’re an experienced PR professional who enjoys building brands, developing media relationships and creating commercially focused stories that make an impact. You’re confident working with senior executives, influencing stakeholders and balancing day-to-day media activity with longer-term strategic campaigns.

You understand how public relations (PR), thought leadership and social media work together to build brand awareness and executive credibility. You’re a strong writer who can adapt your style for different audiences, from hospitality and national media to investors and senior leaders. You’re naturally curious, commercially minded and excited by how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the hospitality industry.

Day-to-day, you will:

• Lead proactive public relations activity that positions Access Hospitality as the leading AI platform for hospitality, driving brand awareness across hospitality, national and investor media.
• Build relationships with journalists, identify media opportunities and create compelling content including press releases, thought leadership, data-led campaigns and executive commentary.
• Partner with senior leaders to grow their profiles through media engagement, LinkedIn content and thought leadership, acting as a trusted advisor to executive stakeholders.
• Manage ongoing PR activity alongside strategic campaigns, identifying reactive opportunities and working closely with marketing teams to maximise coverage, engagement and commercial impact.

Your skills and experiences might also include:

• Experience in hospitality, hospitality technology or business-to-business (B2B) software as a service (SaaS), with hospitality experience particularly valued.
• Proven experience developing PR strategies, building media relationships and growing brand awareness across multiple audiences.
• Strong project management, stakeholder management and commercial acumen, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and influence senior leaders.
• Experience using media monitoring, social listening and reporting tools, alongside an interest in using AI to improve PR activity and outcomes.

What are we all about?

The Access Group is one of the largest UK-headquartered business management software providers. It provides solutions that empower more than 160,000 small and mid‑sized organisations in commercial and non‑profit sectors across Europe, USA and APAC, giving every employee the freedom to do more of what's important. Its innovative cloud solutions and integrated AI software experience across multiple Access products transform how business technology is used.

With over 9,300 talented individuals driving innovation and customer excellence, we’re shaping the future of work. And we want you to be part of it. At Access, people are at the heart of everything we do. We’re committed to creating an inclusive, high-performing culture where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to thrive. If you’re excited about this role - even if your experience doesn’t tick every box - you might be exactly who we’re looking for.

We believe in equality for all and the transformative power of diversity. So why not join our vibrant team, where you can love what you do, love how you live, and most importantly, be authentically you?

Let’s make a difference together.

Love Work. Love Life. Be You.