Public Relations & Communications Lead

Skills
BudgetingEarned MediaHeavy IndustryMedical DevicesMiningPharmaceuticalsSales Presentations
Role

What the job involves

The main requirements, responsibilities and hiring steps.

Requirements

  • 3 to 6 years in communications PR or industry relations
  • Experience in a technically complex or regulated sector such as mining energy heavy industry pharma medical devices aerospace or similar
  • A track record of earned media you can point to with the pitches behind it
  • Experience owning conference presence end to end including budget
  • Excellent writing with the ability to be precise and compelling at the same time
  • Comfort working independently setting priorities and telling us when something should not be said that way
  • Self-direction in a remote role
  • Willingness to learn the mining domain and avoid treating it as interchangeable with other B2B verticals

Nice to have

  • Good personality

Day to day

  • Build and manage press and media relationships across mining trade press resource-sector financial media and relevant technology outlets
  • Write and place press releases pitches technical bylines and executive commentary with precision and clarity
  • Prepare founders and technical leads for interviews panels analyst conversations and act as the first point of contact for inbound press
  • Track coverage and industry conversation then report on what is landing to help shape future communications