Sr. Public Relations Specialist
About The Position
The Sr. PR Specialist will contribute meaningfully to Sequoia’s strategic marketing and communications plans by elevating our brand, sustaining trust in the firm, and supporting our growth goals. The Sr. PR Specialist will execute on an annual PR and media plan, working closely with our outside consultant. This role is responsible for helping the firm to earn positive media coverage through proactive and responsive communications. The specialist will also support executives, subject matter experts, and other team members in media engagements as well as with public remarks and presentations. This role requires strong writing, editing, and proofreading skills, an experienced understanding of public relations strategies, the ability to work closely with firm leadership, and collaborate across internal teams.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, public relations, journalism, or a related discipline.
- 7+ years of experience as part of an agency or in-house marketing team.
- Proven success writing effective marketing and communication materials and securing media coverage.
- Track record of successfully supporting and engaging with executives.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Background with a media database and monitoring platform such as Cision.
- Champion for AP Style.
- All candidates must submit at least three writing samples or provide access to an online portfolio and be able to demonstrate a commitment to Sequoia’s core values of integrity, teamwork and passion.
Nice To Haves
- Financial services industry or highly regulated industry experience is preferred
- Working knowledge of CRM and CMS platforms (e.g., Salesforce, WordPress, Asana, Slack)
Responsibilities
- Develops and implements a comprehensive public relations plan that is both proactive and opportunistic and aligned with Sequoia’s business objectives.
- Drafts and distributes media pitches, press releases, and articles to key contacts in consumer and trade media outlets.
- Builds and sustains relationships with journalists, content creators, and industry professionals.
- Provides timely responses to media inquiries and coordinates media interviews.
- Provides pre-interview guidance to subject matter experts that is aligned with business objectives and upholds key compliance considerations.
- Coordinates and/or provides media training for applicable Sequoia team members.
- Identifies and activates opportunities for thought leadership, speaking engagements, and industry recognition; manages submissions for award and accolade programs and industry surveys.
- Serves as the Marketing & Communications liaison to the Sequoia Financial Foundation board, writing content and coordinating the execution of internal and external communication plans.
- Monitors media coverage and prepares reports for executives and key stakeholders.
- Creates content that is clear, engaging, and compliant for websites, newsletters, email campaigns, social media, video scripts, presentations, webinars, events, marketing collateral, and white papers.
- Tracks sponsorship engagements and facilitates the delivery of materials; represents Marketing & Communications in community engagements as needed.
- Along with department leadership, represents the Marketing & Communications team as needed for crisis communications and business contingency planning.
- Commits to continuous learning about the RIA service model and Sequoia’s value proposition to best articulate the firm’s offering and financial planning concepts in written materials.
- Represents the Marketing & Communications team with professionalism, extending the highest standards of service.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
