Senior Public Relations Coordinator

Perkins&Will is seeking a Senior Public Relations (PR) Coordinator to help craft, pitch, and place brand-building stories with the press. Preferably based in New York City, Boston, Philadelphia, or Chicago, the Senior PR Coordinator will masterfully navigate the complexities of the global media landscape to secure high-quality coverage in influential design, business, and general interest press. The Senior PR Coordinator will also serve as a key liaison between the Corporate Communication Team and local marketing teams around the firm, providing strategic support to strengthen the quality of PR across our studios.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

· Establishing, executing, and tracking progress against a comprehensive firmwide PR strategy that dovetails with the firm’s overall communication strategy.

· Drafting and/or copyediting clear, compelling pitches, press releases, and announcements that expertly balance journalistic writing and storytelling with strategic brand positioning.

· Liaising with members of the news media, including proactive pitching, responding promptly to requests from journalists, and coordinating and facilitating media interviews for various spokespeople.

· Implementing a system for tracking, organizing, and archiving media coverage.

· Identifying and tracking relevant firmwide awards and speaking opportunities, and crafting submissions and speaking abstracts.

· Assisting the Web Coordinator with the updating and maintenance of the website to ensure the clarity and quality of firmwide storytelling.

Critical skills include:

· Demonstrated passion for, and understanding of, architecture and design.

· Understanding of the discipline of journalism and a demonstrated ability to write and tell stories to journalistic standards.

· Understanding of the inner workings of the news media.

· Superior organizational, project management, and time management skills.

· Exceptional writing, editing, and proofreading skills.

· Mastery of English grammar and spelling.

· Strong interpersonal skills with the proven ability to work collaboratively across teams, departments, and disciplines.

· Ability to self-start and self-motivate—and the desire to hit the ground running!

· Ability to thrive both independently and as part of a cross-functional team.

Qualifications:

· 3-5 years experience in strategic PR and media relations in the A/E/C industry.

· Degree in journalism, communications, English, architecture, or related discipline

-  Working knowledge of Office suite

- Knowledge of WordPress preferred

Please include resume, a cover letter that helps us understand why you’re the best fit for the role, three writing samples, and a portfolio of prior placements.

Salary Range

We foster a culture that is diverse and inclusive and strive for pay practices that are fair, and competitive and reflect our commitment to pay equity. Our compensation decisions include but are not limited to a candidate’s qualifications including skill sets, education, experience and training, licensure and certifications credentials if applicable, and business-related factors. This practice extends to all employees, including performance considerations for merit increases, job promotions, and transfer opportunities. We additionally review our pay practices,  conduct pay equity audits and ensure our managers are trained in our pay practices on an annual basis. At the time of posting this job advertisement, the annual pay salary range for this position in Chicago is between $71,700 and $91,500, in New York is between $79,700 and $101,700, in Philadelphia is between $69,000 and $88,000, and in Boston is between $75,700 and $96,700  commensurate with qualifications.

*Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Perkins&Will has established and adopted an Equal Employment Opportunity Employment policy (“EEO”), which is part of the Company’s Human Resources Policy. The purpose of this EEO policy is to ensure that all employment decisions are made on a non-discriminatory basis, and without regard to sex, race, color, age, national origin, religion, disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, gender reassignment, citizenship, pregnancy or maternity, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable national, federal, state, or local law. In some cases, local laws and regulations may provide greater protections than those outlined here and employees will be covered by the laws of their local jurisdiction.

Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision

Perkins&Will will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.