Public Relations Manager - Future Publishing

The Trade Marketing team champions and communicates Future’s brand through creative story-telling and strategic Marketing and PR campaigns. The team's objective is to drive awareness of Future and create commercial opportunities through sales collaterals, events, and PR.

What you'll be doing...

The PR Manager develops and executes PR strategies that build awareness of Future’s phenomenal portfolio of specialist media brands. The role aims to build relationships with key consumer media contacts to accelerate Future’s brand-building strategy. As the PR Manager, you will pitch story and broadcast segment ideas to the media, and write impactful press releases and award submissions. Additionally, you will identify speaking opportunities that drive awareness of Future’s leading fashion, lifestyle, gaming, and technology brands. Reporting to the PR Director based in New York, you will join a high-performing team of PR and marketing professionals.

Key responsibilities:

• Develop brand-building PR strategy to support Future’s flagship brands
• Execute day-to-day PR activities 
• Identify and build relationships with important media contacts 
• Create compelling stories for web, social, events, and awards; bring new ideas that deliver outstanding brand awareness.
• Monitor press activity and report results
• Work across time zones with our editorial leaders through strong communication skills; collaborate with multiple departments in a global business
• Maintain a deep understanding of the U.S. consumer media landscape and strong relationships

Experience that will put you ahead of the curve...

• Strong relationships with key media outlets and national broadcast bookers and producers
• 3+ years of experience delivering impactful PR strategies that drive brand awareness
• Experience in the media industry or working in-house within an international, multi-brand environment; experience executing PR strategies for a multi-brand or media company
• Strong knowledge of the media landscape and the latest consumer trends 
• Experienced in writing for multiple channels - website, social, email
• Excellent working knowledge of press monitoring tools and reporting
• A generalist mindset and a record of working across multiple brands
• You can cultivate trusting relationships and facilitate efficient communication 
• You are collaborative, with an ability to drive collaboration through excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent attention to detail and time management skills

What’s in it for you… 

We have a number of awesome perks available to our staff. We offer huge opportunities to learn and develop, whether through professional qualifications, exposure to incredible business projects or informal lunch & learns, hosted by your colleagues. We have a fantastic culture where we really do care about our people and want everyone to succeed. Varied roles mean you’re not pigeonholed into one finite area but get the opportunity to develop a wide range of skills and experience.

Additional benefits include 401k match and health Insurance; from medical to dental and vision care.

And to top it all off, not only do we offer unlimited holiday because we trust you to manage your workload and time but we also offer a share in our success whereby every colleague is eligible to join our profit pool bonus scheme - if Future hits their performance targets all colleagues may receive a bonus.

Internal job family level C5

Please note, the salary range for this position is $80,000 - $87,000

This is a Hybrid role from our NYC Office, working three days from the office, two from home

Who are we…

We’re Future. We’re 3000+ colleagues over 250+ brands speaking to 400 million people every month across the globe through websites, events and magazines. We’ve got ambitious plans that build on our growth momentum and unlock new opportunities and we’re looking for accomplished people who want to be a part of it.

Our Future, Our Responsibility - Inclusion and Diversity at Future

We have a voice and we’re going to use it. We promote diversity and inclusion not just in our recruitment processes, but everything we do. We’re an equal opportunity employer and we will continue to ensure our recruitment process is free of bias and our workplaces are inclusive, positive, free of discrimination and respecting of all backgrounds and beliefs. Our culture is underpinned by our values and employees - current and future - are treated with respect and fairness.

Please let us know if you need any reasonable adjustments made so we can give you the best experience!

Find out more about Our Future, Our Responsibility on our website.

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