Public Relations Manager

Huge is seeking a Manager of PR Marketing & Communications to join their Communications team, focusing on elevating visibility, brand positioning, and reputation through strategic external communications, media relations, and social media engagement.

Location: Remote within Canada

Salary: $85,000—$110,000 CAD

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement comprehensive external communications plans and campaigns, including media-facing messaging, content, and assets such as media pitches, press releases, speaker and award submissions, and case studies.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with trade, tech, and business media to secure coverage that aligns with Huge’s business goals.
• Monitor the news cycle to connect Huge to current trends and broader industry developments, securing newsworthy stories and expert commentary.
• Proactively seek out and shape compelling narratives from within the organization.
• Collaborate with Huge’s C-suite, Creative and Client teams, among other stakeholders, to identify and manage industry awards submissions.
• Uncover and pitch industry speaking opportunities for senior leadership.
• Prep and coach senior leaders before speaking engagements and press interviews.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with senior subject matter experts, providing counsel on the most impactful ways to tell the Huge story via earned channels.
• Identify, assess, and report reputational risks in real-time.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with marketing relevant channel owners to ensure initiatives and campaigns are aligned effectively.
• Compile monthly and campaign-specific reports, tracking quantitative and qualitative KPIs to measure the success of communication strategies.
• Support social media content across LinkedIn and Instagram.
• Social media engagement and outreach on social media.

Requirements

• 2-5 years experience.
• A self-starter with a proven track record in managing communications for a complex organization.
• Confidence in working cross-functionally with colleagues and senior leaders across the company.
• Strong ability to develop and maintain global business, tech, and trade media relationships, with a proven record of placement.
• Experience in securing top-tier speaking opportunities for senior leadership and the ability to craft award-winning submissions.
• Strong ability and executing comprehensive communications plans that showcase our client work and business initiatives.
• An obsession with achieving real, tangible, and measurable results.
• Diligent management of numerous projects with tight deadlines.
• A consumer of culture with a sincere passion for design and emerging technologies. An individual who embodies and reflects the Huge culture in thought and practice; flexible, collaborative, hands-on, and thrives in a “prove it to me” culture.