PR Manager at Omnipresent Group

PR Manager

Fully Remote – Work From Anywhere

Description

Remote work is one of the great equalizers of our time, allowing people to secure employment opportunities from companies around the world, no matter where they were born or where they live. Omnipresent does just that.

We are a customer-focused global employment services partner that can help companies grow their teams in 155 countries and territories around the world. How do we do that? Well, through our SaaS platform, OmniPlatform. We help companies (big or small) deal with the complexities involved with hiring global teams remotely, by managing employee onboarding through to offboarding, including legal and compliance, payroll, expenses, and health and benefits.

We also practice what we preach! We are a fully remote company which means we have no head office. Our team of more than 150 people is located in more than 35 countries and territories around the world. This means you can work from anywhere. We provide benefits and support in any global location just as we would for our clients and their remote teams. Our company has a flat structure which means accountability and taking initiative towards your everyday tasks that help further our ambitious company goals.

At a time when remote work is exploding, we’re growing our team to help make global remote work a reality for people everywhere.

Requirements

What will you do? (The role)

Reporting to the Head of Content & Communications, this is a senior role where you will play an active role in developing and implementing our PR / media strategy. We’re looking for an ambitious Head of PR who’s able to advance Omnipresent’s brand identity globally with the support of existing agencies and a team of PR Executives.

Omnipresent makes remote teams work, and in turn we are globally remote. You are expected to be a great leader and communicator while working in a remote setting.

• Advance Omnipresent’s brand identity Collaborate with the broader marketing team to develop, implement and integrate strategic plans to advance Omnipresent’s brand identity in the press and media.
• Establish Omnipresent as a global thought leader – Creatively position Omnipresent via innovative concepts and angles designed to engage the press with our brand story, product launches and other relevant business related news that helps to establish Omnipresent as a global thought leader in the global employment space.
• Process development and management – evolve processes to ensure a regular cadence of press and media activity across our agencies and internally managed activities.
  • Manage our existing agencies and bring on new agencies as required to ensure appropriate localization of our key messages in our target market.
  • Writing and editing PR copy including internally developed press releases with the support of internal copywriters.
  • Filtering and actively seeking new media opportunities including guest speaking engagements and partnership opportunities.
  • Report on the effectiveness of our efforts to allow for the ongoing review and enhancement of PR strategies on an ongoing basis.
• Trade media relationship building – manage and build relationships with the top need-to-know editors and influencers in our industry who can ensure Omnipresent is visible across relevant media channels consistently.
• Stakeholder management – ensure appropriate prioritization of PR activities for senior spokespeople through training, profile development and internal updates.

Team management

• you will be responsible for the management and development of a junior team member with a view to expand the team in line with broader marketing plans

What are you great at? (Previous experience)

• 10+ years experience as a leader in multichannel content creation (publishing, journalism, business, etc)
• Experience in managing PR within a rapid growth B2B SaaS start-up
• Well connected with leading editors across our industry and wider mainstream media
• Able to lead on strategy while also working on delivery at the same time
• Managing all media inquiries and interview requests, including creating briefing materials and prepping spokespeople and setting up the necessary processes around them
• Managing a junior team member who will be supporting your activities alongside the agencies

You’re the kind of person who is / has… (Requirements)

• Bachelor’s degree minimum in English, Journalism, Public Relations, Film/video production or similar communications or creative discipline
• Happy working in a rapidly changing environment without diluting the quality of messages being disseminated
• A keen eye for opportunities – being able to identify potential PR wins where others might not and craft a compelling story around it
• A can-do attitude coupled with a positive and personable approach
• Highly motivated, curious and willing to challenge the norm
• Organized with an eye for developing procedures in a practical manner

What would make you really stand out? (Bonus points)

• Multilingual abilities
• Tech start-up marketing experience
• Experience working remotely
• International marketing experience
• Analytical/data analysis experience
• Experience as a journalist

Benefits

What’s in it for you?

• Shared ownership: Being a part of our journey means you’ll own a piece of Omnipresent.
• Annual vacation entitlement: 33 days including local holidays.
• Equipment and infrastructure: We give you a budget for all the equipment you need to work effectively wherever you are including contribution towards internet expenses.
• Company retreats: We are planning annual company-wide retreats, and well as socials and other team building activities.
• Flexible working: Work from anywhere in the world! We don’t care where or when you work, as long as the job gets done. We are genuinely as flexible as the work allows.
• Training, coaching, and an environment that promotes career ambition and progression.
• Access to co-working spaces
• Enhanced parental leave
• Mental health and wellbeing support and services through Plumm

Home office setup

It should go without saying that we will provide you with the equipment you need to work from home in the same way you would if you were in an office. Prefer a PC to a Mac? No problem. You choose what you need. We’ll give you a budget to get all the infrastructure that enables you to work effectively wherever you are, including broadband costs.

Education budget

Your development should be a continuous conversation with your manager and they will support you in choosing what you need whether that’s accreditations, workshops, or formal degree programs or courses. Important is that you update your Individual Development Plan with any kind of education you take, so that you make sure that you apply the knowledge you have gained in theory, and the learned information will stay with you long term.

Co-working space access

We offer all employees access to co-working spaces wherever they live in a flexible manner so that you use what you need.