Job Description

Opportunity at a Glance

Adtalem Global Education is looking for a passionate and highly driven Public Relations Manager with expert media relations, strategic communications, and writing skills. The PR Manager will be a creative, outside-the-box thinker who can develop short and long-term strategies and tactics to promote thought leadership, faculty, staff, students, and alumni. The PR Manager will leverage existing media and influencer relationships and cultivate new contacts across a variety of sectors in national, niche, and local media. He/She should possess expert writing and storytelling skills and have a deep understanding of breaking news, engaging content and pitches, and social media trends. This position requires someone with extensive writing experience, developing such content as, but not limited to, messaging, pitches, media lists, press releases, contributed articles, op-eds, blog posts and more. The PR Manager will also support the team with proactive thought leadership opportunities such as blogging, social media, identifying speaking engagement/award opportunities, events, leveraging and conducting research, etc.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead public relations and communications strategies and tactics

• Create engaging pitches for the media and bloggers and acquire positive media hits

• Cultivate strong relationships with national, niche, and local media and bloggers/influencers

• Proactively respond to reporter inquiries, ProfNets, and HAROs

• Develop targeted media lists and relevant pitches for breaking news, trending news, and engaging stories and research

• Draft a variety of PR and communications materials, including, but not limited to, press materials, messaging, press releases/advisories, media relations pitches, media lists, media backgrounders, contributed articles, op-eds, blog posts and more

• Monitor daily news utilizing media monitoring services

• Manage ongoing reporting and analysis for PR-related deliverables

• Assist with day-to-day management of PR, communications, and content marketing strategies

• Work collaboratively with the PR team and across departments to develop and ensure activities are aligned with the university’s strategic focus and business priorities

• Performs other duties as assigned

• Complies with all policies and standards

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Communications, Public Relations, Required or a related relevant degree Required and Master's Degree Preferred
• 5-8 of relevant PR experience Required and PR agency and higher education PR experience Preferred and Experience with media relations software Preferred and Strong experience working with national, local, and niche media and influential bloggers Required
• Outstanding writing and editing experience and knowledge of AP style required
• Must possess strong abilities and expertise in developing, executing, and leading public relations strategies and tactics
• Have strong skills in project management, time management, and developing and facilitating presentations and meetings
• Must be a great listener, collaborator, and influencer
• Possess a high level of enthusiasm and function well in a team-driven and highly dynamic environment

Additional Information

_In support of the pay transparency laws enacted across the country, the expected salary range for this position is between $68637.22 and $124230.14. Actual pay will be adjusted based on job-related factors permitted by law, such as experience and training; geographic location; licensure and certifications; market factors; departmental budgets; and responsibility. Our Talent Acquisition Team will be happy to answer any questions you may have, and we look forward to learning more about your salary requirements. The position qualifies for the below benefits.

Adtalem offers a robust suite of benefits including:_

• Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
• 401k Retirement Program + 6% employer match
• Participation in Adtalem’s Flexible Time Off (FTO) Policy
• _12 Paid Holidays

For more information related to our benefits please visit: https://careers.adtalem.com/benefits.

You are also eligible to participate in an annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance._

Equal Opportunity – Minority / Female / Disability / V / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation