Senior Manager, Public Relations

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Arizona, +18 more states.

📋 Description

• Propel Kiva's public relations and thought leadership objectives alongside the Director.

• Assist in managing the daily operations of the PR firm partnership.

• Leverage borrower narratives, impact data, and outcome metrics to enhance media opportunities.

• Oversee Muck Rack, which includes tracking, reporting, trend analysis, and creating localized media lists.

• Keep PR resources ready for partners at all times.

• Spearhead localized media pitching for smaller-scale and community-focused coverage.

• Recognize and promote PR and thought leadership opportunities.

• Plan, develop, and execute public-facing partner campaigns from start to finish.

• Collaborate with Marketing and Creative teams on campaign briefs, assets, and content creation.

• Manage Kiva's LinkedIn strategy and oversee daily operations of the channel.

• Enhance thought leadership narratives across significant channels, conferences, panels, awards, and industry events.

• Take ownership of Communications & Influence team reporting and highlight performance trends.

• Share insights, learnings, and campaign outcomes with teams and partners.

• Maintain Confluence intranet resources.

⛳️ Requirements

• Authorization to work in the United States on a permanent, full-time basis.

• No visa sponsorship is provided.

• Proven experience in public relations and media relations, including direct media outreach, journalist relationship management, and securing earned media coverage.

• Experience in developing and implementing thought leadership strategies.

• Background in managing multi-partner communications or marketing campaigns.

• Proficient in media pitching and sustaining journalist relationships.

• Experience in converting data and narratives into pitch-ready content.

• Previous experience with or managing a relationship with a PR agency.

• Demonstrated skills in creative writing, thought leadership, content generation, and media pitch formulation.

• Ability to distill impact data, borrower stories, and outcome metrics into PR materials.

• Experience in coordinating public-facing campaigns among various stakeholders.

• Capability to manage timelines, deliverables, and approvals across functions.

• Experience in developing and enhancing a brand's presence on LinkedIn or a similar professional platform.

• Familiarity with obtaining speaking engagements, panel slots, awards, and/or conference opportunities.

• Comfortability with reporting and analytics tools.

• Preferred: experience working within a PR agency or managing a client-side PR agency relationship.

• Preferred: working knowledge of tools such as Sprout or similar, Air or similar, Looker or similar, Dovetail or similar, and Salesforce or similar.

🏝️ Benefits

• Remote work position.

• Opportunity to positively impact real lives, tackle challenging problems, and contribute to global change.

• Supportive, friendly, and adventurous workplace with a team of engaged colleagues.

• Comprehensive benefits package that leads the industry, including health, dental, and vision insurance.

• Parental leave.

• Professional development opportunities.

• 401k matching.

• Unlimited paid time off (PTO).

• Many benefits subsidized or fully covered by Kiva.

• Opportunities to connect with and learn from colleagues and partners globally.