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Barkley · 1 day ago

Public Relations Account Manager

Kansas City, MO

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

2+ years exp

BarkleyOKRP PR believes in the power of trusted sources to guide consumers and is looking for a Public Relations Account Manager. The role focuses on building relationships with influencers, creating authentic endorsements, and developing communication strategies to enhance brand reputation.

Advertising

Responsibilities

Builds and maintains productive client relationships, including serving as a day-to-day contact

Monitors news, social media platforms and other published content relevant to clients to assess news opportunities, risks, etc

Collaborates on media and influencer relations strategies and story angles

Helps create and maintain targeted media and influencer lists

Communicates with news media to pitch story ideas and cultivate relationships; communicates with influencers to pitch creative concepts and cultivate relationships

Builds and maintains relationships with key media and influencers

Conceptualizes, writes and distributes content for clients including thought leadership, awards, blogs, guest columns, op-eds, technical pieces and other long-form content

Contributes to client planning and budgeting

Utilizes media monitoring and research tools

Qualification

Media relations experienceInfluencer relations experienceCommunication skillsCreative problem solvingAttention to detailOrganizational skillsCritical thinkingTeam collaboration

Required

Bachelor's degree or equivalent industry experience required

Minimum 2 or more years of related experience and/or training

Excellent communication and persuasion skills, both written and oral

Ability to work autonomously, lead projects and work on a team collaboratively

Impeccable attention to detail and stellar organizational skills

Creative problem solver with strong critical thinking skills to manage the unknown and plan ahead

Media relations experience, including pitching national, regional, local and trade news media and securing interviews and coverage for clients

Influencers relations experience, including discovery and vetting and management

Company

Barkley

Glassdoor3.5

Barkley is one of the largest employee-owned advertising agencies in the U.S. Ownership has its advantages.

Founded in 1964

Kansas City, Missouri, USA

501-1000 employees

http://www.barkleyus.com

Funding

Current Stage

Late Stage

Total Funding

unknown

Key Investors

Keystone Capital

2023-09-01Private Equity

Leadership Team

Jason Parks

Executive Vice President, Managing Director

Berk Wasserman

Executive Creative Director

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2024-05-02

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Barkley and OKRP merge to form BarkleyOKRP

2024-04-09

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