Rise at Seven | Search-First Content Marketing Agency · 3 hours ago
Data Journalist
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
4+ years expRise at Seven is a search-first content marketing agency seeking a Data Journalist to manage PR campaigns and evaluate ongoing PR activities for various clients. The role requires strong data analysis skills and the ability to communicate effectively with clients while ensuring agency profitability and successful campaign execution.
Content MarketingPublic RelationsSEO
Responsibilities
Onboarding clients into PR, making budget and KPI recommendations and roadmap creation
Creating unique datasets using owned and third-party data for your accounts and the wider PR team
Creating detailed reports on PR performance and work externally, proving ROI to clients
Communicate directly on calls and via other comms with our clients keeping them informed, educated and excited
Ask killer questions to know the brief inside out and set KPIs for the PR team
Report on PR performance internally to the Head of Digital PR
Work to improve client performance and deliver regular high-quality results for brand, SEO, PR (whatever the KPI)
Manage the workload of execs who are working on your accounts making sure they are completing tasks/outreach
Train, supervise, direct and sign off PR execution angles, and releases for your accounts, providing feedback to help execs perform better each time
Pulling your account team together to dream up, design, develop and deliver campaigns
Own campaign ideation and brainstorming, working closely with the creative team to deliver top-tier campaign ideas to clients
Own reactive PR ideation and strategy, providing creative PR ideas to land our clients into current news moments
Understand how we can deliver bigger than just links
Act as media relations expert. You will have great media contacts, be ready and willing to sell in stories, and mentor teams to help them develop media relations skills
Understand industry analysis and know trends in PR - creating thought leadership to market the agency
Be able to develop and run data first (search first) ideas using audience, data and topics that are relevant as well as creative cross-channel campaigns
Writing press releases
Leading strategy on media lists, creating a detailed approach to outreach for execs to follow that will lead to successful campaigns
Ensure our PR sell-in tactics are successful
Understand what stories and content the press like to cover
Be aware of what competitors are doing to land links and media placements
Spot opportunities to deliver above and beyond the link target or spot new hooks
Make it your mission to help support the execs to turn around struggling campaigns
Working on new business for the agency and running pitches to drive revenue
Drive agency culture through your everyday work and engagement with others in the team
Support the PR Lead in training junior team members
Contribute to creating and improving operational processes within the PR team
Line manage junior team members where required
Contribute to agency and campaign marketing
Qualification
Required
Minimum of four years' experience in PR agency side
Experience in digital and traditional PR
Good understanding of SEO and social media platform operations
Ability to develop, sell in, manage, and evaluate PR campaigns
Strong experience and emphasis on robust data
Good commercial IQ and understanding of agency profitability and client budgets
Ability to create unique datasets using owned and third-party data
Ability to create detailed reports on PR performance and prove ROI to clients
Excellent communication skills to keep clients informed, educated, and excited
Ability to set KPIs for the PR team
Experience in managing workload of team members
Ability to train, supervise, direct and provide feedback to team members
Experience in campaign ideation and brainstorming
Ability to deliver creative PR ideas for current news moments
Expertise in media relations and strong media contacts
Ability to develop and run data-first ideas and cross-channel campaigns
Experience in writing press releases
Ability to lead strategy on media lists and outreach
Understanding of successful PR sell-in tactics
Awareness of competitors' strategies in media placements
Ability to spot opportunities for delivering above link targets
Experience in supporting team members to improve struggling campaigns
Experience in working on new business and running pitches
Ability to contribute to agency culture and operational processes
Experience in line managing junior team members where required
Benefits
Generous holiday scheme
Your Birthday off
Regular socials
Access to a private medical scheme
Company pension scheme
Enhanced maternity leave schemes
Flexible and hybrid working
Bucket list scheme - an opportunity to experience a life dream!
Free in house mortgage advice
Clear progression and ownership opportunities as we scale.
Company
Rise at Seven | Search-First Content Marketing Agency
The SEARCH-FIRST creative agency for people who want more ⚡🤘🤓 🙌. The agency for brands who believe brand and search should work together.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Carrie Rose
Founder and CEO
Dave Bennett
Director Of Communications
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