Associate Vice President - Public Relations Social Media

This role is based in our NYC office.  Weekly work schedule is up to 3 weekdays in-office.  Qualified current metro-NYC area public relations applicants are preferred.

We are seeking a social media professional to join our health communications practice, supporting clients across the pharmaceutical, MedTech, health advocacy, and broader health ecosystem. Ideal candidates will have experience creating social media content across platforms, partnering with account teams and clients to create strategic campaigns and have prior public relations agency experience, preferably working on communications campaigns for health clients, though experience in other regulated or complex industries is also valued. 

This full-time position has terrific benefits and perks:

• Generous vacation, personal, holiday, and sick days off, plus up to 5 Winter Break paid days off between Christmas and New Year’s Day, plus up to 5 additional Summer Days Off
• Travel and consumer discounts (from rental cars to cell phones and more)
• Wellness subsidy
• 401K Plan
• Outstanding insurance/benefits package
• Career mentorship from the best PR pros in the business
• Professional growth opportunities within our award-winning global PR agency

Now that we’ve (hopefully) sold you on us, let’s talk about this role and our team:

Responsibilities:

• Manage day-to-day social media activities and deliverables (e.g., content calendars, paid campaigns, metrics reports, etc.)
• Develop and cultivate relationships with the client and external agency partners
• Build engagements and relationships with influential voices
• Analyze content performance and distill data into actionable insights that will inform future strategies
• Maintain quality control access across evolving social media deliverables and ensure that client requests are remembered and pulled through across projects
• Assist in the management of account administration duties such as paid campaign and billing and financial reporting
• Mentor junior employees interested in the specialty

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, PR, journalism or related field
• PR agency experience (at least 5 - 7 years) 
• Passion for public relations and the healthcare industry
• Experience working with traditional and social media strategies and campaigns
• A self-starter with excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to meet deadlines
• Strong verbal and writing skills
• Ability to collaborate with team to execute successful media relations programs
• Attention to detail
• Strong project management skills
• The ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Strong communications skills both oral and written (including editing skills)
• Experience using all Microsoft Office products
• Solid grasp of basic media monitoring tools (Cision, Vocus, etc.)
• Understanding of the public relations industry and its basic principles

Anticipated Salary is $90K-$110K.  Salary is commensurate with experience and dependent upon the location.

About FINN Partners:

Founded in 2011 on the core principles of innovation and collaborative partnership, FINN Partners has grown from about $24 million in fees to nearly $200 million in fees over ten years, becoming one of the fastest growing independent public relations agencies in the world. The full-service marketing and communications company's record setting pace is a result of organic growth and integrating new companies and new people into the FINN world through a common philosophy. With more than 1,300 professionals across 35 offices, FINN provides clients with global access and capabilities in the Americas, Europe and Asia. FINN Partners clients are also supported through longstanding partner agencies and its membership in the PROI network of leading agencies around the world. Headquartered in New York, FINN has offices in: Abu Dhabi, Atlanta, Bangalore, Bangkok, Beijing, Boston, Chicago, Delhi, Denver, Detroit, Dublin, Fort Lauderdale, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Honolulu, Jerusalem, Kuala Lumpur, London, Los Angeles, Madison, Manila, Mumbai, Munich, Nashville, Orange County, Paris, Portland, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Shanghai, Singapore, Washington D.C. and Yangon.