US PR Lead: Strategy, Growth & Team Leadership

Rise at Seven; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Work from anywhere up to one month a‑n

Your birthday off

Office shutdown for Christmas and New 

Private medical

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Flexible and hybrid working

Bucket list scheme

Job summary

Rise at Seven seeks a US Head of PR to lead the US PR team, ensuring high-quality DigitalPR campaigns, client KPI delivery, and proactive strategic support. The role requires mentoring, capacity planning, and strong media relations leadership across US accounts.

You will collaborate with the UK and international teams, oversee budgets, and contribute to new business activities while maintaining a meticulous, outcomes-driven approach.

Responsibilities

• Lead the US PR team and ensure excellent output, efficient delivery, and motivated team members
• Support the development and training of team members, working closely with the People team
• Develop and maintain strong client relationships by ensuring delivery against client KPIs and expectations
• Chair weekly team meetings to ensure capacity and forecasts are accurate
• Resource tool expert - you understand how it works and why we use it, and you champion it within the PR team
• Work closely with our UK and international teams to share resource and development
• See around corners - you demonstrate an understanding of potential issues facing your clients and offer appropriate solutions
• Further grow expertise as an expert media relations practitioner, and ensure your team’s media output is exemplary
• Develop and maintain senior media contacts and develop team media relations and outreach strategies through introductions and face-to-face appointments – use contacts to leverage feature, coverage and content opportunities
• Develop and maintain talent, influencer, community and network relationships
• Lead, organise and participate in internal creative ideation
• Keep abreast of industry trends, developments, and opportunities – and share with team
• Ensure regular internal meetings take place on all clients – with team roles and responsibilities established on a weekly basis
• Ensure that all client & internal deadlines are respected and adhered to
• Deliver written documents and communication with an excellent attention to detail
• Develop and drive sector-specific new business outreach; including pro-bono opportunities
• Develop case studies to ensure great work is captured
• Fully understand client finances and billing processes and how the agency makes money
• Liaise with client on production budgets for each campaign activity – ensure all budgets are approved
• Manage expectations. Upward manage at all times – ensure senior team is aware of all challenges and issues (personal and client related)
• Act as a positive role model for your direct team, peers and across the wider business
• Manage PDP’s for PR Lead/senior members of the team and other direct reports - create KPIs and objectives during review processes
• Support marketing for U.S. office growth
• Demonstrate positive contribution to the overall agency – beyond your day-to-day account/client work
• Implement any other reasonable duties in line with the post which may be required

Job description

Rise at Seven seeks a US Head of PR to lead the US PR team, ensuring high-quality DigitalPR campaigns, client KPI delivery, and proactive strategic support. The role requires mentoring, capacity planning, and strong media relations leadership across US accounts.

You will collaborate with the UK and international teams, oversee budgets, and contribute to new business activities while maintaining a meticulous, outcomes-driven approach.