PR Manager, Launch Communications

Apple • Cupertino, CA

10h

About The Position

Apple's communications team shapes and shares with the world the stories about
our innovative products and services, and the values that drive everything we
do. The team includes professionals with a range of backgrounds including public
relations, journalism, social media, writing and buzz marketing. We’re looking
for trailblazing, creative and collaborative professionals from a variety of
fields. If that’s you, then your next home may be here. Come and do the best and
most exciting work of your career at Apple! We are currently seeking a PR
Manager for our Communications team. The successful candidate will be
responsible for proactively managing activity with media and influencers to
drive understanding and excitement around Apple Products. This role will focus
on launch, planning and liaising with teams that bring to life a product launch
and project managing the process.

The successful candidate will bring energy, ideas and an appetite to bring fresh
storytelling ideas to fruition, and will work collaboratively with a variety of
other teams and functions to create and deliver the activity that increases
awareness and understanding. This may include other PR managers, country PR
Managers, Product Marketing, Events and Marcom. You will help us find new ways
of working across functionally, optimize processes and clarity around planning, and will be tasked with leading our efforts comprehensively and presenting the
PR voice in the launch window.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in communications/public relations, either at an agency or within a corporate setting
• Experience in event leadership
• Fluency in English

Nice To Haves

• BS/BA or equivalent experience preferred
• Effectively builds formal and informal relationship networks inside and outside the organization.
• Develops and delivers effective communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
• Analyses complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.
• Understands internal and external stakeholder requirements, expectations, and needs.
• Experience in media relations and have developed a network of media contacts in technology, consumer, lifestyle spaces.
• Experience in latest trends run podcasting, newsletters and growing needs in creator space.
• Successfully delivered creative PR campaigns that have created meaningful impact.
• Self-motivated, possess a positive team-player attitude and passionate about consumer technology.
• Self-starter who is dedicated and demonstrates creative and critical thinking abilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
• Superb attention to detail.
• Able to work with ambiguity and on complex topics across multiple jurisdictions.
• Skilled in multi-tasking, delivering under tight timelines, adapting quickly to change.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager