Senior Manager

Due to the exciting growth of our business, BODEN, an award-winning, independent, communications powerhouse, is looking for a Senior Manager to join our team.


BODEN helps brands future-proof their businesses as strategic storytelling takes greater prominence, cultural lines blur, and authentic narratives that reflect a diverse Gen-Z are more relevant today than ever before. This approach has drawn the attention of some of the world's most iconic brands. We are proud to have been named a 7-times Agency of the Year and one of PRWeek's Best Places to Work, a testament to our unique, inclusive, and culturally rich environment that celebrates everyone's diverse perspectives.

Senior Managers lead sizable client relationships and successful communications strategies, delivering exceptional results and strategic counsel. In addition to account management, senior managers are pivotal to the organization, managing and mentoring team members, contributing to business growth, and ensuring financial excellence.


Responsibilities

• Oversees the development of award-winning earned media and influencer plans as well as activations/tentpoles
• Ensures the success of client programming, including campaigns, activations, and partnerships, providing strategic counsel to the team
• Oversees day-to-day client projects to ensure deadline and budget adherence, setting client expectations for the team; is accountable for client satisfaction within all projects managed
• Develops strategic earned media and influencer communication plans backed by insights, timelines, and budget estimates
• Supports the strategic communications planning process and leads in presenting ideas to the client
• Reviews and edits media materials - pitches, bios, infographics, case studies, backgrounders, and media lists to ensure they are robust and detailed
• Identifies potential issues and conflicts and steps in for problem-solving as needed
• Actively contributes to new business processes; assists in the preparation of new business proposals, RFPs, and budgets
• Identifies organic new business opportunities from existing clients
• Assists in managing the client's budget, including fees and OOPs
• Demonstrates the ability to effectively manage projects to maintain profitability and revenue targets, managing the client's budget, supporting the account lead with effective resource allocation, etc.
• Inspires, manages, evaluates, develops, and mentors employees
• Supervises junior staff to ensure quality and consistency of work
• Provides ongoing constructive feedback on performance, compliance, and ethical business conduct

Requirements

• 7+ years of work experience in a public relations/communications agency
• Experience developing highly successful earned media strategies
• Deep understanding of today's stakeholders and media landscape
• Strong media relations expertise
• Excellent client management skills
• Strong organizational, people, and project management skills
• Bachelor's degree in Public Relations, Communications, Marketing, Business, or a related field