Manager, Media Relations Cover Letter

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the manager, media relations position.

In the previous role, I was responsible for business development support to global business units in areas of deal evaluation, structuring, operations, and negotiations.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Familiarity with integrated marketing campaigns and tactics
• Familiarity with PR tools including measurement (AirPR, Meltwater), content collaboration (Pressly) and social sharing (Sprinklr, Hootsuite)
• Preferred location NYC
• Knowledge of Nielsen Media Research
• Experience in Media/Marketing relations, Sponsorship, including working with traditional and digital media, including but not limited to TV, Radio, DM, Print and evolving new media (online, social media)
• Experience in creating public relations programs and managing a variety of media inquiries, including serving as a local media spokesperson
• Able to work closely with local sales channels, Retail Stores, Mobile Retail Sales Outlet, Door-to-Door, MDU and Technician referral programs to coordinate activities to achieve market sales goals
• Experience developing and executing local company events, including planning, staffing and logistics

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the manager, media relations position.

In the previous role, I was responsible for strategic consumer and business insights – not “data dumps” – to account teams and new business teams, to include:.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Actively identifying new audience with increasing influence, and leverage on existing targets
• Builds strong relationships enjoys and can successfully partner with peers across an organization, multiple companies
• Possesses solid written and verbal communication skills and can craft and deliver complex messages to a variety of audiences
• Is adept at translating technical topics into easy-to-understand and relevant language
• Come up with creative, new ways to engage and excite influencers
• Thrives on hard work and consistent challenge
• Adapt quickly to new and changing requirements based on both a dynamic market and company environment, flexible and able to operate under pressure in an interrupt-driven environment
• To support the Head of Group Media Relations in the delivery of Barclays media relations strategy

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the manager, media relations position.

In the previous role, I was responsible for talking points, power point presentations, and often provides direct support to SAFE spokespeople and VIPs (including members of the Energy Security Leadership Council).

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Experience running public affairs and communications campaigns regarding legislative issues of importance to business
• Self-motivated and able to work independently yet mature enough to ensure alignment by checking in along the way
• Strong digital skills with experience creating and editing video
• Hands-on knowledge of how brands work in social media, such as Facebook and Twitter
• Background in retail or other consumer business
• Extremely strong attention to detail and execution, and very process-oriented, while keeping strategic issues in mind
• Hands-on approach, flexible, adaptable, and willing to do whatever it takes to deliver results in tight time frames and under pressure
• Experience or interest in a fashion/retail/consumer industry

Please consider me for the manager, media relations opportunity. I am including my resume that lists my qualifications and experience.

In the previous role, I was responsible for specialist advise on Accenture’s Global and local ANZ HR Policies (including Accenture’s Making our Conduct Count Policies 1000-1004) and health and safety obligations.

I reviewed the requirements of the job opening and I believe my candidacy is an excellent fit for this position. Some of the key requirements that I have extensive experience with include:

• General business and financial literacy
• Strong project management skills, with a focus on delivery and quality
• Requires significant attention to detail
• Fluency in multi and social media tools like Wordpress, Twitter, LinkedIn
• Proactively support both international and China’s corporate external communication covering executive and crisis management communication in China
• Develop and execute media plans including crafting / adapting news releases, organizing and managing executive interviews, media roundtable, and annual media gathering to gain share of voice
• Monitor media and highlight issues and opportunities to management
• Above average organizational, managerial and time management skills

I am excited to be applying for the position of manager, media relations. Please accept this letter and the attached resume as my interest in this position.

In my previous role, I was responsible for advice and counsel to senior leaders, department managers and others, including area public affairs colleagues, in support of their interactions with the news media.

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• Media experience in a large corporate body
• Experience preparing speeches, talking points, social media content and by-lines for executives
• Advanced working knowledge of media relations and understanding of government affairs
• Expert knowledge of AP style and grammar
• Familiarity with social media and multimedia applications
• Experience with a public urban research university and/or academic medical campus
• Experience working in a university-level communications unit
• Experience with brand awareness campaigns for public urban research universities and/or academic medical campus