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Media Manager, Higher Education & Healthcare at DLR Group
Chicago, Illinois, United States; Columbus, Ohio, United States; Dallas, Texas, United States; Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States; Phoenix, Arizona, United StatesFull-timeBrand CommunicationsPosted 27 days ago
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<div class="content-intro"><p><a href="http://www.dlrgroup.com/" target="_blank" data-cke-saved-href="http://www.dlrgroup.com/">DLR Group</a> is an integrated design firm with a promise to elevate the human experience through design. This fuels the work we do around the world and inspires our mission to improve the lives of our clients, our communities, and our planet. If this sparks your interest, you’re in the right place.</p></div><p><span data-contrast="none">DLR Group is an integrated design firm that aspires to be the most creative enterprise on the planet. </span><span data-contrast="none">We are seeking a high energy media relations professional with a passion for building brands to join an ambitious team that intends to transform the model of marketing communications in the A/E/C industry. If you are ready to own and be responsible for leading media relations strategy to enable your internal clients to tell their unique story to their unique clients, this is your career opportunity.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":120,"335559740":264}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="none">This role could be based in the following cities:</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":120,"335559740":264}"> </span></p>
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<li><span data-contrast="none">Chicago</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":120,"335559740":264}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="none">Columbus</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":120,"335559740":264}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="none">Dallas</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":120,"335559740":264}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="none">Minneapolis</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":120,"335559740":264}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="none">Phoenix</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":120,"335559740":264}"> </span></li>
</ul>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="none">Position Summary</span></strong> <br><span data-contrast="none">This role will lead media relations and influencer engagement for our Healthcare and Higher Education sectors. As a key member of this integrated sector marketing team, you’ll shape how the world sees DLR Group’s Healthcare and Higher Education design expertise and thought leadership. You will collaborate with the sector marketing leader, design teams, and subject matter experts to develop content and build relationships with industry media, trade associations, and key influencers. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":120,"335559740":264}"> </span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">The successful candidate will:</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":80,"335559740":240}"> </span></strong></p>
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<li><span data-contrast="none">Develop a media relations plan and execute it to a calendar, including promotion of specific business plan projects, design ideas, and thought leadership. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":80,"335559740":240}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">Research, write, proofread, and edit media and communications content</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":80,"335559740":240}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="none">Bring a keen understanding of the current media landscape and how to forge relationships with trade, consumer, news, and digital media contacts.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":120,"335559740":240}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="none">Establish a high bar for sharp ideas, flawless execution, and measurable results from integrated marketing campaigns.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":120,"335559740":240}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="none">Be a creative person who can "think on their feet" beyond the traditional approach to PR and exploit opportunities within new media.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":120,"335559740":240}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="none">Establish KPIs for media activities and measures of success for media outreach and marketing campaigns.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":120,"335559740":240}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="none">Champion brand standards, voice, and style into all marketing content.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":120,"335559740":240}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="none">Collaborate with </span><span data-contrast="none">Sector Marketing Leader to support marketing strategy with identified multi-channel campaigns and ensure that media and thought leadership are leveraged across the marketing ecosystem; and to identify, process, and filter ideas to ensure relevance to target audiences, and to support growth goals identified in the sector(s) marketing strategy</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":120,"335559740":240}"> </span><span data-contrast="none">in the sector(s) content strategy</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":120,"335559740":240}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="none">Digital team to promote media and top design stories / thought leadership on digital (including social) platforms or with emerging media methods.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":120,"335559740":240}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="none">Peer Media Managers to ensure that cross-sector opportunities are identified and strategically promoted.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":120,"335559740":240}"> </span></li>
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<p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Required Qualifications </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":80,"335559740":240}"> </span></strong></p>
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<li><span data-contrast="auto">Bachelor's degree in integrated marketing communications, public relations, journalism, or a related field</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":80,"335559740":240}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">5+ years of marketing communications experience in a professional services environment, preferably the A/E/C industry</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":80,"335559740":240}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">Demonstrate a sense of urgency to manage and prioritize multiple concurrent deadlines</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":80,"335559740":240}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">Strategic thinker with exceptional oral communications, writing, and editing skills, with the ability to articulate a clear point of view on complex issues in clear, concise communications</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":80,"335559740":240}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">Strong interpersonal skills to foster relationships and navigate cross functionally across different firm teams and with outside partners</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":80,"335559740":240}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">Keen understanding of integrating marketing tactics with traditional and social media as part of communications campaigns to attract, engage, convert, and retain clients and talent</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":80,"335559740":240}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">Strong project and people management skills –ability to quickly build consensus, and positively 'manage up' to get senior level individuals to support established processes with input and insight in a timely manner</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":80,"335559740":240}"> </span></li>
</ul>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Preferred Qualifications</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":80,"335559740":240}"> </span></strong></p>
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<li><span data-contrast="auto">Public Relations/Media Relations experience in the Healthcare and/or Higher Education industry, preferably in the AEC or design industry</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":80,"335559740":240}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">Demonstrated track record of measurably high-impact media campaigns</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":80,"335559740":240}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, especially InDesign; proficiency in Microsoft Suite, including PowerPoint and Teams</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":80,"335559740":240}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">Familiarity with information recording and gathering from a database, ideally MuckRack and Deltek Vantagepoint</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":80,"335559740":240}"> </span></li>
</ul><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="description"><p>Our comprehensive Benefits at DLR Group include medical, dental, vision, disability, wellness programs, flex spending, paid holidays, and paid time off. We also offer a 401(k) plan, employee stock ownership, and bonus opportunities. Compensation considerations are based on location, experience, and skills. The suggested pay range for this position is:</p></div><div class="title">Pay Range</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$70,000</span><span class="divider">—</span><span>$95,000 USD</span></div></div></div><div class="content-conclusion"><p><a href="http://www.dlrgroup.com/" target="_blank" data-cke-saved-href="http://www.dlrgroup.com/">DLR Group</a> is an integrated design firm delivering architecture, engineering, interiors, planning, and building optimization for new builds, renovations, and adaptive reuse projects.</p>
<p>We are 100% employee-owned: every employee is literally invested in our clients’ success. At the core of our firm are interdisciplinary teams engaged in every step of project lifecycles. Our teams champion true collaboration, open information sharing, shared risk and reward, value-based decision making, and proficient use of technology to deliver exceptional design. We are pursuing the goals of the 2030 Challenge, the ME2040, and the SE2050, and are an initial signatory of the China Accord and the AIA 2030 Commitment.</p>
<p>Through our values – commitment, creativity, environmental stewardship, fun, integrity, ownership, sharing, teamwork – we elevate the human experience through design, together.<br><br><span data-teams="true">DLR Group follows a four-day in-office work model, with employees having the flexibility to work somewhere other than the office on Fridays.</span></p>
<p>We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/M/F/Veteran/Disabled employer.</p>
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