Praytell

Compensation

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Description: • Lead integrated PR programs for high-profile sports and entertainment clients, driving culture-driving ideas with business results • Report directly to Sports and Entertainment practice leads • Manage earned media, influencer and social strategies, integrating channels into holistic campaigns • Develop and manage brand partnerships and talent relationships, including contract oversight • Manage budgets, SOWs, staffing, financial oversight and profitability targets across multiple accounts • Implement workflow systems to improve team efficiency and ensure high-quality campaign delivery • Provide strategic counsel to clients, deepening relationships and serving as trusted advisor • Lead creative ideation, newsjacking and trend-to-earned ideas; approve creative concepts, pitches, events and earned tactics • Oversee deck development, written materials and deliver high-stakes client presentations • Guide data analysis and reporting, align KPIs with client objectives and recommend measurement tools • Provide employee development, formal feedback, coaching sessions and hiring input • Oversee large-scale social initiatives and integrate paid, earned and owned media for campaigns Requirements: • 8+ years of experience, primarily focused on sports and entertainment clients • Endemic knowledge preferred in soccer, running, motorsports, and golf • Fluency across traditional and emerging media (broadcast, print, digital, podcasts, Substacks, newsfluencers) • Proven experience developing and managing brand partnerships with athletes and other talent • Appetite for and experience using AI for research, workflow optimization, ideation and creative development • Comfortable managing budgets of all sizes, SOWs, staffing and related processes • Expertise in strategic planning, creative ideation and cross-channel execution • Experience with earned media, influencer and social media campaign development and oversight • Strong presentation skills and experience delivering high-stakes presentations • Ability to lead teams, provide formal feedback, coach employees and contribute to hiring decisions • Preferred candidate location: Chicago or New York (US); open to other US locations Benefits: • Salary: $105,000 - $125,000 (Please note, the salary range for this role reflects the minimum and maximum compensation. In the spirit of transparency, we typically offer salaries within the 25th to 75th percentiles and cannot exceed the maximum listed. The final offer will depend on your experience, skills and qualifications.) • Comprehensive health care (Medical, Dental, Vision) • Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), where you receive shares of Project Worldwide, our parent company, for every year you work here • Traditional and Roth 401(k) options with an annual employer contribution based on company performance • Flexible Time Off (FTO), more than a dozen company holidays and mental health days • Flexible work locations within the US, remote is a-ok! We also have physical hubs and offices in LA, SF, Austin, Chicago and New York • Flex Fridays, aimed to keep Fridays meeting-free (with exceptions) for focused work and providing you space to support your personal wellbeing while delivering great client service • Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) giving you and your family access to mental health resources, family and relationship support, career resources, legal and financial services, discounts and more • Paid parental leave and fertility support programs • Training and team-building programs and activities • Camp Praytell, our company offsite (eligibility based on employee start date) • Our wonderful Employee Resource Groups (BEACON, Compañeros, elevAsian, Herizon and Prism) • And more!