Senior Manager, Public Relations

The role

The Senior Manager, Public Relations leads PR and media strategy, partner campaigns, and thought leadership amplification. This person will use borrower stories and impact data to fuel Kiva's external media presence and manage the LinkedIn channel strategy.

What you will do

• Advance Kiva's PR and thought leadership goals and support the PR firm relationship.
• Navigate data including borrower stories and impact stats to support media opportunities.
• Own the Muck Rack tool for tracking, reporting, and media list development.
• Maintain a library of PR-ready resources for partners.
• Execute localized pitching for community-based media coverage.
• Identify and surface PR and thought leadership opportunities with internal teams.
• Identify, shape, and execute public-facing campaigns with Strategic Partners and Lending Partners.
• Partner with Marketing and Creative teams to create campaign briefs and content.
• Own and execute Kiva's LinkedIn strategy and day-to-day channel management.
• Report on Communications & Influence team performance trends and insights.

Required qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in public relations and media relations, including direct media pitching, journalist relationship management, and securing earned coverage.
• Experience developing and executing thought leadership strategy.
• Experience managing multi-partner communications or marketing campaigns.
• Skilled at pitching media and building journalist relationships.
• Comfort working with or managing a PR agency relationship.
• Demonstrated creative writing skills for thought leadership and content creation.
• Ability to synthesize impact data and borrower stories into PR materials.
• Experience coordinating public-facing campaigns across multiple stakeholders.
• Ability to manage campaign timelines, deliverables, and approvals.
• Comfort partnering with Creative teams to develop campaign assets.
• Experience owning and growing a brand's presence on LinkedIn.
• Familiarity with identifying and securing speaking, panel, awards, and conference opportunities.

Nice to have

• Agency experience
• Experience working within a PR agency, or managing a PR agency relationship client-side
• Working knowledge of Sprout
• Working knowledge of Air
• Working knowledge of Looker
• Working knowledge of Dovetail
• Working knowledge of Salesforce

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Parental leave
• Professional development
• 401k matching
• Unlimited PTO

Before you apply

• Must be authorized to work in the United States on a permanent, full-time basis
• Cannot provide visa sponsorship
• Must reside in one of the following states: AZ, CA, CO, DE, GA, IL, KS, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NY, OH, OR, SC, TX, UT, VA, or WA

About the company

Kiva is a global nonprofit that expands financial access through crowdfunded loans. The organization has over 700 volunteers and 130+ full time employees dispersed around the world.