What are the responsibilities and job description for the Social Impact Manager position at LEDE?
The Lede Company is a full-service strategic agency that delivers industry-leading work embedded in culture. With extensive experience and expertise in the media, tech, fashion, beauty & wellness, lifestyle, entertainment, music, advocacy, nonprofit, and related industries, we help best-in-class organizations, brands, and individuals establish and manage their public affairs and develop and support their work - including brand strategy, communications and PR, content and campaign development, as well as their impact, purpose, sustainability, and advocacy efforts.
Lede's Impact team helps institutions, brands, and influential changemakers create a better future for people and the planet. With experience across the public and private sectors, Lede Impact shapes some of the most innovative initiatives and campaigns around the most pressing issues of our time.
The Impact Team is looking for an Impact Manager or Senior Impact Manager who will play a key role at the intersection of impact strategy, communications and earned media. The ideal candidate is passionate about social impact, sustainability, and building and supporting purpose-driven brands, organizations, and initiatives, coupled with a command of the modern communications landscape and an ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Support the development and execution of comprehensive communications strategies that solve client challenges, reach target audience groups across relevant channels and drive business, brand and societal impact.
- Develop and execute thought leadership strategies.
- Work directly with clients and senior staff, and assist in leading client communications, as appropriate.
- Build and maintain positive relationships with press outlets, journalists, and media platforms.
- Assist with developing creative story angles.
- Pitch and secure media coverage on behalf of clients in print, broadcast and online media outlets on a regional and national level.
- Write, proof and edit a variety of PR and marketing materials including press releases and pitches.
- Help develop compelling and out-of-the box story angles and draft compelling narratives on behalf of clients and their projects.
- Monitor, assess, and track the performance of communications strategies, identifying KPI's from the outset and using them to make improvements and guide future strategic communications planning.
- Develop and foster strong and positive relationships with current and potential clients.
- Work on multiple accounts simultaneously and under deadline.
- Stay abreast of media turnover and emerging outlets.
- Develop interview briefs to prepare clients for media engagements.
- Achieve exceptional outcomes for clients with evolving priorities.
QUALIFICATIONS
ADDITIONAL
SALARY (dependent on experience)
The Lede Company is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.
