PR Manager - Consumer Products

posted March 4, 2010

Employment Type:	Permanent Full Time
Required Skills:	Media & Public Relations
Years Experience:	2-5
Education:	Bachelor's, MBA a plus
Location:	Northeast Ohio
Relocation:	Negotiable

Job Description
A well-known consumer products company headquartered in Northeast Ohio has an immediate need for a Public Relations Manager. This person will organize, develop and manage all public relations and media relations campaigns and liaison with marketing department to execute this function.

Key responsibilities include participating in PR planning/strategy reviews across all business units, work with agencies and employees to manage implementation of PR initiatives: press releases, satellite media tours, celebrity spokespeople, sampling tours, contests, editor meetings and events, tracking and measuring PR initiatives and budget management.

The ideal candidate must have at least 1-2 years of public relations experience in a CPG environment or agency. You will have excellent written and oral communications skills, ability to develop relationships and a bachelor's degree in communications, public relations, or marketing.

Experience / Education
• Bachelor’s degree required. preferably in Communications, Public Relations, or Marketing. MBA preferred. • Experience in an agency or corporate setting. • 1-2 years minimum of Public Relations experience in either in Agency or Corporate environment with CPG experience a must.

Skills / Characteristics
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills. • Superior writing skills in PR and corporate communications. • Ability to develop relationships. • High energy and enthusiasm • High level of organizational intelligence • Ability to work effectively with outside PR agencies • High level of creativity • Ability to travel as needed.

Compensation / Benefits
Commensurate with experience.

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