Manager, Public Relations - Healthcare

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

We are seeking an experienced Account Manager to support our health team in Chicago. You’ll collaborate within the team, provide sound counsel and recommendations to clients, and drive results inclusive of traditional and emerging public relations tactics.

Specific duties include:

• Manage and execute healthcare programs with digital components and frequent client contact

• Provide direction and feedback to junior staff in daily and ongoing responsibilities

• Manage timelines, action plans, and budgets to ensure client needs and deadlines are met

• Build strong relationships with client and vendor contacts & proactively manage follow communication to insure flawless execution

• Practice effective project management while working with other team members and understand the “big picture” of the client program and resulting in “on time and on budget”

• Coach junior employees and demonstrate ability to supervise & delegate tasks as necessary

• Work closely with healthcare leadership to support growing practice, including participation in new business efforts

Traits:

• Collaborative

• Intuitive

• Resourceful

• Curious

• Detail-focused

• Driven

• Thoughtful

Qualifications:

• 2+ years of experience supporting healthcare public relations accounts in a PR agency

• Healthcare industry experience (Consumer OR Pharma)

• Bachelor’s degree

• Strong Project Management skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication and problem-solving skills

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.