Manager Corporate Communications (Public Relations)

Compensation

Compensation includes a base salary in the range of $101,500.00 - $169,100.00. The base salary may vary within the anticipated base pay range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate's knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include an incentive program.

About the role

• Candidates must be located within 25 miles of our Atlanta office and will come into the office 2 days/wk.

Cox Automotive is seeking a talented business-to-business (B2B) public relations professional to join our Corporate Communications team supporting the Inventory Solutions business. The Manager-Corporate Communications (Public Relations) will focus exclusively on external communications, partnering with key stakeholders to raise the visibility of Cox Automotive's Inventory Solutions' brands, including Manheim and Central Dispatch.

The ideal candidate is passionate about B2B public relations, a strong writer and highly collaborative, with a knack for finding newsworthy story angles and simplifying complex concepts and processes into clear, concise and compelling stories-both written and multimedia.

This role requires strong attention to detail and excellent project management skills. You must be self-directed, organized and able to independently manage multiple deadlines and projects.

Primary Responsibilities

• Content Development: Draft clear, compelling and engaging external communications, including press releases, bylines, media pitches, social media posts, blog posts and more, for distribution to media and through owned channels (i.e. newsroom).
• Visual Storytelling: Create engaging content such as infographics, video, and other multimedia assets to enhance communication efforts
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Partner with key internal teams, including Marketing, Product and Business partners to stay up to date on the business, identify story opportunities and create materials for distribution to the media
• Messaging Development: Contribute to narrative development to ensure consistent messaging across the organization
• Media Relations: Develop and foster strong relationships with media, including pitching stories, staffing interviews and more
• Measurement & Reporting: Track the effectiveness of PR efforts and provide insights for continuous improvement
• Communications Administration: Regularly log and track communications activities, monitor for and track media hits, assist in creating and updating editorial calendar, assist in updating the Manheim Newsroom, as well as build and maintain media lists
• Special Projects: Assist with special projects, communications plan execution, or other communications initiatives as needed on an ongoing basis

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a related discipline and 6 years experience in corporate communications, public relations, journalism, or related field. The right candidate could also have a different combination, such as a master's degree and 4 years experience; a Ph.D. and 1 year of experience; or 10 years experience in the areas above.
• Experience in B2B public relations required
• Strong writing, editing and proofreading skills and a strong sense of narrative and storytelling
• Demonstrated ability to develop and foster strong relationships with reporters
• Experience translating complex technology/concepts into understandable and compelling stories
• Familiarity with new media landscape (podcasts, video, etc.)
• Excellent verbal communication skills and the ability to communicate in a clear and persuasive manner
• Strong business acumen, with comfort and confidence to work with experts and leaders at all levels within the organization
• Highly collaborative, with the ability to work effectively across teams
• Experience managing multiple projects and meeting deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Self-motivated with critical attention to detail

Preferred Qualifications

• In-house corporate communications experience within a complex, matrixed organization
• Experience in the automotive industry

Drug Testing

To be employed in this role, you'll need to clear a pre-employment drug test. Cox Automotive does not currently administer a pre-employment drug test for marijuana for this position.

Benefits

The Company offers eligible employees the flexibility to take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties, the company's needs, and its obligations; seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year; and up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members. Employees are also eligible for additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, and parental leave.