Public Relations Specialist

Position Overview

A well-established organization with more than 26 years of experience is seeking an experienced Public Relations & Business Development Specialist.

Our organization is recognized for its commitment to education, innovation, research, and exceptional professional service. The ideal candidate is a polished, highly motivated public relations and sales professional who is comfortable working with exclusive clients, developing professional relationships, representing an organization in the field, and promoting specialized services to a business-to-business audience. Please do not apply if you are a recent graduate as this position needs at least 2 years of related experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain strong relationships with our exclusive professional clients.
• Represent the company professionally at meetings, networking functions, conferences, community events and fundraisers.
• Build and manage a consistent B2B outreach and relationship-development strategy.
• Schedule, coordinate, and conduct professional lunches, dinners, happy hours, seminars, and other client-development events.
• Maintain regular communication and follow-up with existing and prospective new clients
• Maintain and track  accurate outreach activity, appointments, contact records, reports, calendars, and follow-up documentation.
• Collaborate with leadership and internal team members to ensure messaging and outreach efforts remain consistent and professional.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in public relations, communications, business, sales, or a related field.
• Must have at least 2 years in the field  professional experience in public relations, sales, business development, or client relations.
• Demonstrated experience working with high-profile, exclusive, executive-level, or professional clients.
• Strong B2B sales and relationship-development experience.
• Experience promoting professional services,  educational programs.
• Experience coordinating, hosting, setting up events, professional dinners, lunches, happy hours, networking events, seminars and fundraisers.
• Exceptional proficiency in Microsoft Excel, email, calendar systems, customer relationship management platforms, and general computer applications.
• Ability to manage a large geographic territory throughout the metroplex and drive daily
• Reliable transportation 
• Ability to work independently while remaining accountable for activity, follow-up, and results.
• Strong attention to detail in communication, scheduling, reporting, and follow-up.

Preferred Candidate Profile

The preferred candidate is currently working in public relations, sales, business development, professional outreach in the medical, or legal industry, or a similar field-based role and is seeking a stronger long-term opportunity and organizational fit.

This individual should be:

• Professional, polished, and confident in executive and client-facing environments.
• Entrepreneurial minded
• Highly detail-oriented and organized.
• High energy, extrovert, loves to entertain.
• Self-directed, dependable, and results-driven.
• Skilled at maintaining long-term relationships and following through on commitments.
• Able to manage multiple events, appointments, contacts, and priorities simultaneously.
• Discreet when handling confidential, professional, or sensitive information.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced and highly specialized professional environment.

What We Offer

The opportunity to represent a respected and established organization with 26 years in business.

A professional, relationship-driven work environment.

Meaningful interaction with exclusive clients and leaders.

The ability to take ownership of business-development initiatives.

Opportunities for professional growth and long-term career development.

Base plus commissions along with substantial time off

Application Instructions

Qualified candidates should submit a résumé outlining their experience in public relations, B2B sales, business development, professional networking, and event coordination.

Please include a brief statement describing your experience of increasing client relations and sales.

Please do not apply if you are a recent graduate and do not have a minimum of 2 years experience in public relations, sales or a similar field.