Public Relations Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Company Overview:

If you love fast-paced ever changing world challenges, HTH is the right place for you to grow your career. Headquartered in Houston, Texas. HTH Communications is one of the fastest growing companies in the wireless industry. With roots in the refurbishment and distribution of mobile devices, over the past decade HTH has grown into a full-service logistics and services organization operating out of a new, state-of-the-art facility. HTH’s service offering includes device refurbishing and repair, handset sales, 4PL and MVNE services. HTH customers and partners include nationwide carriers, regional operators, MVNO’s, independent agents and equipment manufacturers. In addition, HTH also owns and operates FCC-licensed Eligible Telecommunication Carriers (ETCs) offering Lifeline and Prepaid wireless services to consumers in all 50 states under consumer brands: AirVoice Wireless, AirTalk Wireless, and TAG Mobile.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensures brand consistency and effective brand stories across marking materials and channels
• Developing and implementing organizational publicity strategies, including budgeting, timelines, etc.
• Serve as company spokesperson at public-facing events and press conferences
• Craft, edit, and distribute press releases
• Establishes and maintains cooperative relationships with consumers, the community, employees, members of the media and public interest groups and responds to information requests
• Plans or directs the development of programs to maintain favorable public views of the organization’s agenda and accomplishments to uphold branding guidelines
• Analyzes the organization’s objectives, promotional policies, and needs to build public relations strategies that influence public opinion and promote products, ideas, and services
• Collaborate with managers to identify trends and evaluate advertising to determine whether it is in sync with the organization’s public relation efforts
• Serve as project manager to determine the type of advertising and marketing content, such as TV, radio, print, digital or social media, that needs to be created and distributed
• Manage a calendar scheduling the creation of each piece of content and the planned release of each piece of content
• Work with in-house or external Writers and other content creators to create the desired content
• Utilize the best communications tools and practices

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in public relations, journalism, communications, marketing, advertising, or another related field
• 5+ years of PR experience
• Experience networking and building relationships with the press
• Aptitude for strategic problem-solving
• Ability to diffuse tense situations and stay calm in a crisis
• Strong editorial and marketing skills
• Excellent organizational skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Analytical mind and problem-solving skills
• Strong project management skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Able to excel in a deadline-driven environment
• Able to work with all levels of management

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance