Public Relations Associate Vice President – Technology PR (NYC)

Location: New York, NY

Public Relations Associate Vice President – Technology PR (NYC)

LOCATION: The Public Relations Associate VP will be based in our NY, NY office. This is a hybrid role, working 3 days in the office and 2 days remotely each week. It is a full-time, direct-hire position. (There is 1 open position in our Tech PR practice, and it can be filled at either AVP or AS level, for any of our locations in Boston, NYC, or Atlanta.  This is the AVP ad for NYC. Please refer to our other ads for the other locations.)

Applicants must have extensive (7 years) of PR agency and professional public relations experience to effectively manage and grow B2B and B2C Tech PR client campaigns. This position will also pursue and develop new business presentations, manage and cultivate PR staff members, and help set the tone for how the business is managed.

Finn Partners is an award-winning, global, integrated marketing and public relations agency. We are a bold collective of communications advocates who steward brands, protect reputations, promote thought leadership, and leverage data and analytics to shape the most important conversations of our day. Finn’s technology public relations practice is one of the best in the industry! We seek a PR Associate Vice President who is passionate about public relations, is ready to jump in to enhance our team’s continued success and loves working with leading national and international B2B and B2C technology clients. The PR associate VP is an essential client contact who ensures our team develops and executes high-quality strategic communications campaigns that exceed client expectations.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute creative, strategic client public relations programs and campaigns, including budget and KPI tracking.
• Manage day-to-day client program responsibilities and deliverables.
• Nurture and sustain existing client relationships and seek out opportunities to expand the scope of business with our clients.
• Develop ongoing communications strategies and tactical plans for clients.
• Leverage existing relationships and create new relationships across technology trade and business media to drive coverage on behalf of clients.
• Productively provide ideas to clients to maximize communications results and/or anticipate issues.
• Manage and develop account team members as assigned.
• Identify new client relationship opportunities for our public relations TECH practice. Assist the Partner of the TECH practice in activities to pitch and win new client business. 

Requirements:

• 7+ years of prior work experience directing public relations teams and client campaigns.  Prior PR work experience specializing in technology clients is highly preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in communications, marketing, public relations, or a technology field.
• Deep understanding of public relations and media relations based on prior years of relevant work experience.
• Experience thinking creatively and planning strategically and globally.
• Experience assessing, pursuing, and winning new client opportunities.
• Adept at developing and delivering presentations/pitches to current and prospective clients.
• Ability to understand the experiences of other FP employees and incorporate them into successful business strategies.
• Strong verbal, writing, and editing skills.
• Ability to motivate and lead others.
• Superb interpersonal skills.
• Ability to budget programs and manage client finances.
• Availability to travel as needed to off-site meetings and/or client events.

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Salary range is $110,000-$140,000. The salary offered will be commensurate with the selected candidate’s experience and is dependent upon the workplace.

To Apply:
Please upload your resume and cover letter and indicate your target salary in US Dollars that aligns with our stated salary range budget. While we appreciate the interest of all candidates, we will only respond to those with whom we have the greatest interest.

About Finn Partners:
FINN Partners was launched in 2011 to realize Peter Finn’s vision to create a leading communications agency dedicated to shaping a bold new future in which innovation and partnership are strong drivers of the brand. Finn Partners specializes in the full spectrum of communications services, including digital and social media. Practice areas include arts, consumer lifestyle & sports, corporate social responsibility, education, health, manufacturing, technology, travel, and public affairs.  We are entrepreneurial-minded, global, and focused on integrated programs that bring to life the world-changing technologies, products, and services of our client partners.  Our company culture celebrates delighting our clients with innovative and creative campaigns and programs, and we provide opportunities for our employees to conduct career-meaningful work in a creative, fast-paced, collaborative, and fun environment. We work hard and play nice.

Headquartered in New York City, the agency has 1,300+ employees with offices in 32 cities around the world: Atlanta, Bangalore, Beijing, Boston, Chicago, Delhi, Denver, Detroit, Dublin, Frankfurt, Fort Lauderdale, Hong Kong, Honolulu, Jerusalem, Kuala Lumpur, London, Los Angeles, Madison (Wisc.), Manila, Mumbai, Munich, Nashville, Paris, Portland (Ore.), San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Shanghai, Singapore, Tamuning (Guam), Vancouver (Wash.) and Washington D.C.