Senior PR & Thought Leadership Manager (Remote)

Kiva.org; Minneota (MN); Remote; USD 91,000 - 118,000; Full time

Job summary

Kiva is seeking a Senior Manager, Public Relations to lead PR and media strategy, partner campaigns, and thought leadership efforts. The role partners with Marketing, Strategic Partnerships, and hubs to drive external visibility and impact.

The candidate will own Kiva's LinkedIn channel strategy, manage PR campaigns, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate borrower stories and impact metrics into compelling narratives.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in public relations and media relations, including direct media pitching and securing earned coverage.
• Experience developing and executing thought leadership strategy and channel activation.
• Experience managing multi-partner communications or marketing campaigns across internal and external teams.

Responsibilities

• Public relations and media: support PR goals, manage day-to-day PR firm relationship, and develop media lists.
• Partner campaigns: shape and execute campaigns with Strategic Partners, Lending Partners, hubs, and foundations.
• Thought leadership amplification: own LinkedIn strategy and amplify narratives across channels.
• Analytics, insights & amplification: own team reporting and share learnings across teams.

Skills

Public relations

Media relations

Thought leadership

Campaign management

LinkedIn strategy

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 efforts. The role partners with Marketing, Strategic Partnerships, and hubs to drive external visibility and impact.

The candidate will own Kiva's LinkedIn channel strategy, manage PR campaigns, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate borrower stories and impact metrics into compelling narratives.