Senior PR & Thought Leadership Lead — Remote

Kiva.org; Ohio; Remote; USD 91,000 - 118,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work-from-home

Health benefits

Professional development

401k matching

Unlimited PTO

Job summary

Kiva is seeking a Senior Manager, Public Relations to lead PR and media strategy, partner campaigns, and thought leadership amplification. This role works across the Communications & Influence team, partnering with Marketing and Strategic Partnerships to drive external visibility and impact.

The position emphasizes data-driven storytelling, cross-functional collaboration, and managing campaigns with partners and hubs.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in public relations and media relations, including direct media pitching, journalist relationship management, and securing earned coverage.
• Experience developing and executing thought leadership strategy, including narrative development, channel activation, and positioning senior leaders as industry voices.
• Experience managing multi-partner communications or marketing campaigns, coordinating execution across internal teams and external partner organizations simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Public relations and media – 40% of focus, supporting day-to-day PR firm relationships and data-driven pitching.
• Partner campaigns – 30% of focus, shaping and executing campaigns with strategic partners, hubs, and lenders.
• Thought leadership amplification – 20% of focus, owning LinkedIn strategy and amplification of leadership content.
• Analytics, insights & amplification – 10%, reporting and sharing results across teams, maintaining intranet resources.

Skills

Public relations

Media relations

Thought leadership

Analytics

LinkedIn strategy

Campaign management

Pitching media

Brand activation

Tools

Sprout

Looker

Salesforce

Dovetail

Job description

Kiva is seeking a Senior Manager, Public Relations to lead PR and media strategy, partner campaigns, and thought leadership amplification. This role works across the Communications & Influence team, partnering with Marketing and Strategic Partnerships to drive external visibility and impact.

The position emphasizes data-driven storytelling, cross-functional collaboration, and managing campaigns with partners and hubs.