About the opportunity:

SOMA Public Relations is a full-service, boutique PR agency that provides purpose-driven and socially responsible businesses and non-profit organizations with strategic communication services. We are seeking a talented and passionate individual with an entrepreneurial spirit to join our North Vancouver-based team as an Account Manager. This opportunity is ideal if you excel in your craft of communications and PR, and love working with innovative clients who are committed to making a positive difference across B.C. and beyond. We’re looking for someone who can jump into almost any situation and approach it with positivity and curiosity and has the ability to think critically to deliver solutions.

About SOMA Public Relations:

SOMA Public Relations partners with emerging and established companies that focus on health and wellness, environment and sustainability, and technology for good. We work with companies and organizations that care, show leadership in their fields, and deliver a positive impact on humanity.

We help our clients exceed their sales, marketing, and customer-focused goals by strategically connecting them to their audiences through targeted communications.

Our services include:

• Strategic Communication Services

• Media Relations

• Media Training

• Crisis Management

• Influencer and Ambassador Marketing

• Event Management

Public Relations is the art of managing the public image of a company, organization, brand, or person. Our collective experience allows us to look at the past, assess the present, and plan for the future. We work with our clients to define who they are, how they are currently perceived, where they want to go, and how they are going to get there. Then, we work with them to achieve their goals.

We trust and value our employees, customers, community, and the environment. We evaluate every new relationship that we enter into based on our core mission, vision, and values.

Who you are:

You are naturally innovative, resourceful, and excited by the opportunity to help our clients grow and be successful in every chosen pursuit.

You are self-motivated, resilient, dependable, accountable, and committed to getting things done, and done well. You understand that all projects, whether big or small, need to be taken on with the same level of enthusiasm and professionalism.

When faced with challenges, you lean in and dig deep to figure it out.

You have a strong work ethic and are confident in your abilities.

You know what has worked in the past, and you are excited to learn and test new approaches.

You are enjoyable to work with and contribute to the culture with your authentic and integrity-based approach to all aspects of your communications, and by making the environment a fun and supportive place to work.

What you will be doing:

• Developing and executing strategic communications plans for your clients, largely independently, with oversight from senior staff.

• Working with your clients 1:1, hosting and facilitating brainstorming sessions and strategy meetings.

• Conducting in-depth research on clients and their target markets.

• Providing clients with regular campaign updates, next steps, and results.

• Assisting with researching, planning, and executing media and client events.

• Providing client media training.

• Working directly with clients on crisis management strategies and solutions.

• Pitching client stories to media outlets, journalists, podcasts, conferences, reporters, etc.

• Distributing newswires.

• Scheduling and coordinating interviews for clients and prepping clients for interviews.

• Continually researching industry best practices and providing clients with industry-leading advice.

• Coaching junior team members on PR concepts and solutions.

• Meeting with the SOMA team to review and help set annual objectives, working together to meet company goals.

• Other duties as assigned or modified from time to time.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of PR experience.

• Experience in the environmental and/or non-profit sector is an asset.

• Relevant experience in Public Relations or communications; agency environment strongly preferred.

• Proven team leader. The ability to lead an account with minimal oversight.

• Outstanding written and oral communication skills.

• Able to learn and work with a multitude of different software applications, i.e., databases, design software, Meltwater, Microsoft Office, Google Docs, ClickUp, etc.

• Proven ability to work collaboratively with a team and individually.

• Resourceful, self-motivated, reliable, organized, multi-tasker, positive attitude, known for exceeding expectations, and has a sense of humour.

• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects with tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

• Professional, detail-oriented, driven, and a problem solver.

More details about the opportunity:

• This position is a hybrid workplace model: Tuesdays and Thursdays - Office in North Vancouver (Lower Lonsdale), and Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays - Work From Home.

• Weekend work as needed.

• Salary: $58,000-$65,000 a year. Salary is negotiable based on experience.

• We do not discriminate on any basis. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply.

• While we welcome all applications, we will only respond directly to those who are short-listed for a role.

Please submit your resume and cover letter to: bridget@somaworks.com

Applications close on July 30, 2024.

Thank you in advance for your interest in joining SOMA.