Join the Purple Group family. We are an independent marketing communications and advertising firm with consulting roots. We leverage our craft to impart a different perspective, dismantle barriers and help our clients to market their services to create a better world.

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***Chicago based position-Hybrid work-Multicultural Marketing Communications Agency*** Resume and cover letter required***

Join us in helping our clients in marketing for a better world.

Purple Group is a 20-year-old independent marketing, advertising and public relations agency with consulting roots. We leverage our craft to impart a different perspective, dismantle barriers and help our clients to market their services to create a better world.

Sr. PR Manager/PR Manager will lead Public Relations efforts for various clients, including building relationships with media, community and influencers and orchestrating activations. Clients include tourism and government agencies. Reports to Director of Client Services. 

Competitive salary plus bonus, Paid Time Off (PTO), Group Health Plan, Dental, Vision, Life, & Disability insurance, Transit benefits. Fulfilling work in and for the community.

Responsibilities:

  • Plan, delegate and execute public relations campaigns, activations and media pitches
  • Develop media relations strategy, seeking high-level placements in print, broadcast, online and non-traditional media.
  • Multicultural outreach: 70% to Spanish media, 30% general press
  • Develop public relations and communications assets including, but not limited to, press releases, pitch emails, fact sheets, flyers, website content, one-pagers, byline articles, talking points, etc. (AP Style required)
  • Manage and enhance client relationships including, but not limited to, email correspondence, leading meetings (virtual and in-person), phone calls, development of client-facing presentations, etc.
  • Participate in brainstorms for activations, events, themes and pitches
  • Direct social media team to engage audiences across traditional and new media. 
  • Manage and oversee media inquiries, interview coordination and placements.
  • Monitor media for placements, tracks earned media results (UMVs, viewership, listenership, publicity value, etc.)
  • Create and/or finalize client-ready reports and recaps demonstrating the results of campaigns

Breakdown of time spent:

  • 40%: Manage clients – relationships, billings, strategy, communications and counsel
  • 40%: Do the work – hands on: write, pitch monitor placements, track results via Cision, monitor placement value with Meltwater, organize and attend tourism related events
  • 20%: Orchestrate and manage projects with internal agency team

Professional Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience 
  • Previous experience working in a multicultural agency preferred
  • Spanish speaking a big plus
  • Excellent organizational and project management skills and ability to meet deadlines
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills

Salary & Benefits

  • Competitive salary plus bonus
  • Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Group Health Plan
  • Dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
  • Transit benefits
  • Doing fulfilling work in and for our community

Contact Information:

Please send your resume, cover letter, writing samples & answers to the questions from https://lhazan.com/candidate-services/qa/ to Lynn at [email protected] or Falguni Shah at [email protected] 

 

Please refer to: Sr PR/PR Manager – Marketing Communications Agency, Ref #1010 in the header.

If you are interested in submitting your resume for an internship or review outside of the listed positions, please send cover letter and CV to [email protected]

Equal Opportunity Employer.

Purple Group is intentionally diverse. Our team composition consists of 54% Hispanic, 31% White and 15% Black individuals. For us, diversity and equity does not stop there, as we also have team members from the LGBTQ+ community, various generations (inclusive of Gen X, Gen Y/millennials and Gen Z) and different religions. Additionally, many of our team members are originally from other countries, such as Puerto Rico, Mexico, Romania and the Netherlands.

Furthermore, in 2022, we introduced a Rising Marketer program, a pilot aimed at recruiting college graduates of color into the marketing and advertising industry. These individuals are highly intelligent and are being trained internally through every day experiences.