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Carrington Colleges Group, Inc. is currently seeking a Manager of Public Relations.

Under general direction from the Senior Director of Marketing, this position is responsible for managing the public relations events, internal and external communications for Carrington Colleges Group including Carrington College and Carrington College California, 20 campuses and online degree programs. The PR Manager works closely management in order to define and meet the organizational public relations and communications needs.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

•Works with leadership to develop and implement public relations strategies for each college and campus, as assigned that align with the strategic direction of the College and the marketing objectives; and serves as the primary contact with the media and other external and internal audiences.

•Works directly with the Marketing team to develop and execute cross-functional strategic public relations plans for new programs and locations, brand campaigns, marketing events, etc.
•Develops strategy and implements local market public relations plans for news and events including National Open Houses, Career Exploration Days, new locations openings and grand openings, location moves and re-launch markets, local interest stories.
•Manages a Public Relations Agency to implement national, regional and local PR strategies and tactics and ensure goals and objectives are met.
•Works in coordination with outside advertising agencies to maximize the ROI of media buy coordinating advertorial/pitch messaging with advertising placements.
•Works in coordination with campus and center staff to maximize exposure of planned campus events, etc., including but not limited to Open Houses, student/faculty success stories, among others.
•Seeks and identifies newsworthy media opportunities in their area or region that showcase Carrington College, its students, faculty and alumni, programs, etc.
•Internal and external communications includes messaging strategy, planning and writing plans for various stakeholders, employees, faculty, students and then pitching them to the media.
• Writes and reviews content, releases, newsletters, blogs and speeches and prepares presentations for management for special events, etc.
•Monitors and reviews communications in their area to external audiences to ensure that a consistent message is disseminated to our targeted publics.
•Assists Crisis Management team as needed.
•Works closely with Social Media to evaluate and monitor messaging and sentiment to add strategies as needed to support efforts and monitoring.

•Networks with outside public relations groups and leaders to promote Carrington College’s positive image, goals and objectives.
•Prepares local, regional and new location PR, Communications and Events budgets and monitors costs. Plans and maintains editorial calendar
•Communicates and shares best PR and Communications best practices to others within the Marketing department

Qualifications:

•Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, Public Relations, Marketing, Communications or related area required.
•At least ten years experience in public relations at a corporate setting and five years management experience.
•Experience in PR and Communications for an educational institution a plus.
•Ability to work in a highly regulated and compliance driven business environment required
•Organic content writing expertise and experience skills preferred
•Expertise in social media and online channels required
•Experience working with and counseling senior management.
•Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
•Strong negotiation and project management skills.
•This position in fast paced and is multi tasked with numerous projects at one time.
•The ability to meet fast turn around and deadlines a must.
•Must be able to travel 25%

Apply Here: https://carringtoncollege-devry.icims.com/jobs/31385/job

We are proud to be an EEO employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.

• Location: Phoenix
• Compensation: DOE
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