Sr. Public Relations Specialist

Award-winning PR & Digital Media Agency is seeking a full-time Senior Public Relations Specialist with four to five years of experience at a marketing, advertising, public relations agency or client-side marketing, advertising or public relations department for our home office in Dallas. We offer career growth, competitive pay, excellent benefits, a hybrid work schedule ( 3 days in-office, 2 days work-from-home) and a fast-paced, fun, team-oriented environment.

Champion is looking for a Senior Public Relations Specialist who can:

● Write quality, error-free press releases, media alerts, pitches, bylined articles, blogs and thought-leadership pieces

● Expertly pitch national and local broadcast, print, digital and trade media with a strong understanding of audiences and news cycles. Develop PR campaign strategies that align with clients’ overarching business objectives and support broader marketing or communications goals

● Confidently meet with new clients to fully understand their brand voice, messaging priorities and objectives, translating insights into compelling media materials

● Effectively delegate tasks among PR team members, while ensuring quality, consistency and deadlines

● Maintain and leverage relationships with media contacts to drive client coverage

● Take initiative on tasks with minimal direction and proactively provide ideas and recommendations

● Train. mentor and provide feedback to PR specialists and interns, supporting skill development and growth

Requirements:

● Bachelor’s degree

● 4-5 years of PR experience, including earned media media strategy and pitching

● Agency experience preferred

● Strong writing skills

● Established relationships with media at the local and/or national level

● Restaurant and/or hospitality industry experience is a plus

The ideal candidate has a college degree in marketing, communications, journalism, public relations or related discipline; is a team player and also comfortable working with limited supervision; has four to five years of experience; has outstanding written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills; is energetic, organized, detail-oriented and self-

motivated. Is that you? Then what are you waiting for?