Communications Specialist

Job Title: Communications Specialist

Location: Plano, TX

Pay Rate: 49.00hr

Schedule: Fully on-site, Monday thru Friday 8:00AM to 5:00PM (hours may vary)

Staffmark Total Talent Solutions offers this exciting contract opportunity at a global leader in electronics, mobile devices and appliances located in Plano, TX.

Top Skills:

• Mandate structuring
• PR Strategy
• Professional communication

Summary:

The main function of an IT project/program manager is to plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as electronic data processing, information systems, systems analysis, and computer programming.

Responsibilities:

• Execute PR strategies and plans for the mobile business units and its products
• Lead day-to-day management of key external partners
• Maintain relationships with top tier, influential consumer tech and lifestyle media
• Identify interesting story angles about the full mobile ecosystem and secure stories that have high potential to attract strong media coverage
• Take an open-ended mandate and give it analysis and structure, culminating in a concrete set of PR objectives and a clear way to achieve them
• Collaborate with US and Global offices and business groups in Korea and US
• Provide support/management of outside agencies
• Monitor, analyze and communicate PR results on a daily/weekly/monthly/quarterly/annual basis
• Assist in and if needed direct the team in lab and field trials related to introduction of products sold to the customer.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in related field required
• Minimum of 7 years of experience leading successful PR strategies is required.
• Experience leading PR strategies in consumer technology products and services is preferred.
• Must possess strong interpersonal and negotiation skills
• Ability to demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work independently with little or no direction; strong decision-making skills and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple priority projects and deadlines
• Excellent time management, organizational, and project management skills required
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
• This role is required to travel up to 15%

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated ability to interact at all levels within customer's organizations.
• The ability to negotiate with and convince others, in a potentially adversarial environment, including customer leadership, directors and managers with opposing views to accept/approve plans, technical and project recommendations.
• The ability to plan, organize and prioritize multiple strategic programs and simultaneous performance objectives.
• The ability to write, read, interpret, explain and act based on a thorough understanding of technical documents, engineering materials and contracts or related documents.
• Ability to make professional sales and business presentations in writing, through email, reports, or orally, including complex business and technical matters to an audience of high technical skills, management and operational experience.
• Ability to support a cross-functional team to achieve customer contracted objectives and specific team goals within established time frames and requirements.

Staffmark talent working with this client receive competitive compensation and a great benefits package!

Benefits Include:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401k
• Paid Time Off, + more!

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