Public Relations Director

About the role

The Public Relations (PR) Director reports directly to the VP of Organic Growth and Authority. As the PR Director, you will conceptualize, present and implement strategic PR programs that encompass various initiatives which may include: proactive media relations, awards, speaking, event support, content development, crisis communications, social media and influencer relations. These programs must be consistent, thoughtful and support the client’s overarching marketing objectives and business goals.

You will play an integral role in leading account-specific PR teams and ensuring that supporting team members are well-versed in the client’s PR strategy and have a clear understanding of their role in driving results and successes. In this role, you will also manage and inspire two junior PR practitioners as direct reports, encouraging them to deliver high-caliber and thoughtful work across various accounts. Additionally, you will work closely with these team members to help them progress on their growth path; identifying areas of opportunity and improvement.

You will also contribute ideas and develop opportunities to help further the PR practice area at Alloy. To excel in this role, you must possess a forward-thinking mindset regarding the impact of AI on public relations, proactively identifying how AI-driven tools shape modern media relations, content efficiency, and data analysis. Furthermore, you will serve as a bridge between PR and other agency disciplines, working closely with the VP of Organic Growth and Authority, Department Strategists and Client Partnership team members to orchestrate integrated strategies alongside organic search, social, paid media, and creative teams to drive cohesive, cross-channel success for our clients.

Skillset Needed

• You’re authentic, bold, passionately curious, accountable, radically candid and agile.
• Experience mentoring and leading junior team members; including managing direct reports on their professional development and growth paths
• Demonstrated experience building PR program for B2B clients (preferably technology)
• B2B agency experience
• Strong understanding of the impact of AI and AI search on the PR discipline, as well as how AI search impacts a brand’s overall visibility
• Strong experience crafting and executing public relations campaigns with excellent results; leading account-specific PR teams and client planning sessions and communicating with client stakeholders
• Display powerful presentation skills that invite participation and effect desired outcomes.
• Ability to autonomously lead PR team members and build strong rapport with clients, and deliver high quality work with minimal oversight
• Existing relationships with national and trade media/publications/reporters
• Deeply understands clients’ businesses at both strategic and tactical levels and delivers PR-specific counsel rooted in business context, trends and data
• You are familiar with PR and project management software such as Meltwater (or similar wire distribution and media monitoring software), Kantata (or similar time tracking software) and Jira (or similar project management software)

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Performance based bonuses
• A truly flexible hybrid work model to suit your schedule and lifestyle
• Unlimited PTO (yes, really - average PTO agency-wide is 20-days) + 10 additional agency-wide holidays + end-of-year holiday week off.
• Summer Fridays
• 401K match
• 6-year workiversary paid sabbatical
• Medical and dental benefits (including HSA/FSA)
• Paid parental leave
• Professional development stipends
• Annual retreats in faraway lands
• Cell phone reimbursement
• Classpass membership
• Mentorship program
• Quarterly culture events – we get a little competitive, you’ve been warned