Strategic Communications Manager

Paycom - ATS; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Paycom - ATS in Saint Louis, MO and Chicago, IL seeks a Strategic Communications Manager to lead day-to-day PR efforts, manage client plans, and coordinate with internal teams to move projects forward across earned and owned spaces.

You will develop media calendars, pitch stories, manage influencer relationships, and analyze outcomes to provide actionable insights. Ideal candidates have bachelor's in PR/communications and 3+ years of experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in public relations, communications or related field.
• Minimum of three years of public relations or communications experience.
• Experience managing and creating for social and earned.
• Knowledge of media monitoring platforms like MuckRack, Brandwatch, Meltwater and Cision.

Responsibilities

• Manage select clients’ strategic communications needs as outlined by the annual and campaign-specific plans.
• Develop and maintain current statuses.
• Collaborate with the account team(s) on earned media calendars and social content calendars.
• Develop, coordinate and execute all tactics outlined within the approved PR plan, including developing the annual media editorial calendar, establishing and managing media relationships, facilitating inquiries, handling PR writing, pitching topics, organizing events, and analyzing reports.
• Writing meaningful media relations reports with insights and recommendations from media relations reports and presenting it to clients.
• Support report development to bring forward action items to the communications lead for new opportunities or changes.

Skills

Strong writing

Attention to detail

Project management

Verbal communications

Self-motivated

Multitasking

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in public relations or communications

Tools

Muck Rack

Brandwatch

Cision

Meltwater

Sprout Social

Sprinklr

HubSpot

Google Analytics

Job description

# Strategic Communications ManagerSTL Office - Saint Louis, MO 63104; CHI Office - Chicago, IL 60607## DescriptionPosition SummaryResponsible for managing day-to-day communications efforts and interacting with internal teams to move projects through the agency. The Communications Manager must have attention to detail, be a strong writer, have the ability to flawlessly execute communications in the earned and owned spaces, and maintain status and relevant calendars to keep all work moving forward. Responsibilities* Manage select clients’ strategic communications needs as outlined by the annual and campaign-specific plans.* Develop and maintain current statuses.* Collaborate with the account team(s) on earned media calendars and social content calendars.* Develop, coordinate and execute all tactics outlined within the approved PR plan, including but not limited to: + Developing the annual media editorial calendar. + Establishing and managing media relationships and lists. + Facilitating media inquiries and interview requests. + Handling all PR writing (bylines, news releases, blogs, etc.). + Pitching timely editorial topics, news releases, story ideas, etc. to the target media audience. + Organizing and staffing promotional events such as media days, trade shows and conferences. + Analyzing media relations reports from owned channels and other monitoring platforms (Cision, MuckRack, Sprout, CreatorIQ, Brandwatch, Google Analytics, etc.). + Writing meaningful media relations reports with insights and recommendations from media relations reports and presenting it to clients. + Supporting report development to bring forward action items to the communications lead for new opportunities or changes.* Manage social channels as needed, including: + Developing and maintaining a robust influencer strategy - from vetting, to negotiation, through execution. + Developing and executing organic social media strategy, including editorial calendars, posting, community management and engagement, content development, and analytics.* Follow industry trends affecting clients and make appropriate recommendations regarding communication strategy surrounding them.## QualificationsQualifications* Bachelor’s degree in public relations, communications or related field.* Minimum of three years of public relations or communications experience.* Experience managing and creating for social and earned.* Strong attention to detail.* Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.* Self-motivated and capable of managing multiple simultaneous projects.* Knowledge of media monitoring platforms like MuckRack, Brandwatch, Meltwater and Cision.* Experience with social media management tools like Sprout Social, Sprinkler, HubSpot, etc. is a plus.