Director of Public Relations and Corporate Communications

Requirements: Bachelor’s Degree, or equivalent experience, in public relations, public administration, communications, political science or related field.Ability to effectively interact with senior-level executivesMust be highly organized and detail oriented.

 

** Key: Company provides products in defense electronics to government and commercial customers worldwide.  The ideal candidate would come out of this industry and hopefully out of the armed services. Position Summary:

Conduct strategic communication planning for the corporation, and coordinate strategic communication planning efforts by business units/segments.  Develop, support and direct a corporate communications team consisting of three manager-level direct reports responsible for advertising, media relations and internal information.  Direct the corporate advertising program and the efforts of the corporate advertising director, Direct the media relations program and the efforts of the corporate relations manager.  Direct an employee/internal information program to increase organizational and cultural development with in the company and extend the employee capabilities to serve as company brand ambassadors.

 

Responsibilities:Develop a corporate communications strategy that guides all aspects of communications (trade shows, collateral, media, advertising and employee communications, and guide business segment efforts to accomplish the same.Increase target audience awareness of the Company, the Company brand, and the general capabilities the Company offers to its principal customer communities.Build and maintain the team’s performance as an “enabler” of internal corporate staff business unit success.Oversee development of an agency-produced ad campaign that leverages and is integrated with other Company marketing and communications material and activities.Research and identify target customer audiences.Oversee and manage the company-wide relationship with supporting ad/communications agencies, creating connectivity between all corporate and segment efforts advertising efforts with similar efforts in other areas of marketing communications. Identify newsworthy stories and develop key messages that connect specified target audiences to specific Company capabilities, using both segment and corporate-generated news releases. Produce and maintain media kits and marketing information/collateral materials.Cultivate and manage press engagement at major trade shows to disseminate information about Company capabilities through leadership and subject matter expert interviews.Coordinate timing of trade press focus with Company paid advertising initiatives and program. Identify and develop successful and effective relationships with targeted/priority trade press representative.Provide highly successful support to corporate leadership, executives, and spokespersons who engage with the news media Ensure corporate leadership and public affairs staff maintains continuous, effective awareness of relevant industry and customer news, emerging storied, and developing media issue.Oversee publication of corporate newsletters and other periodicals that build employee awareness. 

 

If you (or someone else you know) is interested in this position.Please, send me a copy of your resume along with salary requirments to:

 

Kristina Roper

Advanced Business Staffing

kristina.roper@abstaffingllc.com