Vice President, Nonprofit Public Relations & Advocacy Job at Orchestra in New Yo

Vice President, Nonprofit Public Relations & Advocacy People of all backgrounds and abilities are strongly encouraged to apply. BerlinRosen is committed to building and maintaining a diverse staff, and recognizes that its continued success depends on hiring and retaining high-quality, creative professionals with a variety of backgrounds and experiences.

ABOUT THE CITIES TEAM

BerlinRosen’s Cities practice comprises over 70 communications professionals who bring a unique campaign-style approach to strategic communications. We work with visionary clients in New York, Los Angeles and other major cities across the country on issues ranging from healthcare, urban planning, affordable housing, issue advocacy, social impact and progressive policy, public affairs, higher education, real estate, travel, lifestyle, arts & culture and more.

ABOUT THIS ROLE

BerlinRosen is seeking an experienced communications and media relations strategist to join us as a Vice President for Nonprofit Public Relations & Advocacy. In this role, you will counsel clients across our practice through comprehensive communications strategies that drive proactive media coverage to elevate organizations, promote programs, raise executive profiles, and help our clients accomplish their advocacy goals.

Role location : This role is based in our New York, N.Y. office on a hybrid basis. The Cities team is in-office 3 days per week.

ACCOUNTABILITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS

As a Vice President on the Cities team, you will…

Lead the development of integrated communications strategies including earned media and social media to meet clients’ objectives

Drive high-touch, daily client communications with the same client leads : brainstorming, flagging concerns and problem-solving

Manage a team of junior staff on each account you lead, strategically influencing deliverables’ quality and staff development by delegating, modeling smart practices and providing feedback

Coordinate across internal and external teams to deploy integrated services (media relations, digital advertising, research) to meet your clients’ goals

Drive new story angles and other media opportunities for clients, conceptualizing creative feature stories even when there is no news to announce and identify new targets across print, broadcast, radio and podcasts and trying new approaches until the story lands

Lead thought leadership programs for executives, drafting persuasive and compelling pitches and op-eds on behalf of a client; identify new opportunities to raise an executive’s visibility through awards or conferences

Work closely with senior team leaders on capacity planning to ensure that the team is running efficiently

Contribute to business development and growth efforts

Essential skills :

At least 8 years of experience working in strategic communications and media relations in relevant spaces (nonprofit, social impact or CSR; advocacy, politics or government.) Agency experience is a plus.

Strong storytelling skills and demonstrated ability to create news moments, with the ability to provide examples that clearly demonstrate these capabilities

Savviness and creativity in media relations and pitching, social media content ideation and influencer engagement with the knowledge to identify new targets and thoughtful angles until the story lands

Understanding of New York City and State politics and media preferred

Experience with thought leadership and executive profile raising a plus

Experience and familiarity with any of the following a plus : arts and culture, food, women & family and media that speaks to diverse audiences; demonstrated ability to place human interest and feature stories in national media

Experience in designing media and marketing programs to reach donor audiences a plus

Experience engaging and maintaining strong relationships with relevant reporters and handling rapid response and long lead stories

At least 2 years of experience managing teams

Ability to confidently communicate clearly and effectively both verbally and in writing, with varying levels of staff, clients and the media and is comfortable thinking on their feet

Organized and used to a fast-paced environment with the capability to handle multiple assignments at once, work quickly and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment

Proven ability to become a savvy and nimble student of the “news” and quickly identify new media opportunities and narratives to insert our clients’ voices into the news cycle

WORKING AT BERLINROSEN

BerlinRosen offers competitive industry rate salary bands with the goal of retaining and growing talented individuals. We regularly review and adjust our compensation structure as needed to ensure equity across teams and levels.

Salary range (commensurate with experience and skills) : $130,000-$150,000

Vice Presidents are eligible for end of year bonuses based on firm, team and individual performance.

Benefits include :

Medical, dental and vision insurance for employees and dependents

Pre-tax Health Savings Account Savings Plan (HSA-SP) or Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

401K with a 4% employer match and no vesting period

Flexible paid time off policy

Mobile phone reimbursement for data and minutes

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