Job Details
An established healthcare PR agency is looking for a talented business development combined project management professional to join their New Jersey based team on a hybrid basis.
The PR Agency:
In the last 40 years, this agency has inspired meaningful change, globally, within the healthcare space via their innovative communication strategies and market-evolving solutions. This is a team of likeminded professionals, dedicated to impacting large and small businesses alike, a myriad of stakeholders and the world - and have an impressive track record of doing so. Their deep communications experience & passion for making a difference helps clients to better articulate their core purpose and revitalize how they drive social impact, energize employees, strengthen DEI, and promote better health.
The team are award winning (inclusive of 2023) and united by values of integrity, collaboration, and authenticity. With expertise across reputation management, issue campaigns, thought leadership, change communications, engagement campaigns, foundation, and corporate communications, the team are capable of servicing clients across projects, and have done so for 400 clients and counting so far.
Business Development & Project Manager Summary:
In this role, you will primarily focus on managing the agency s efforts to secure new business opportunities in collaboration with senior leadership and the support from subject leads. If you are someone who likes the challenge of breaking down new doors, has the desire to build relationships and the confidence to help tell intelligent stories, this could be the perfect role for you.
Role responsibilities:
- Lead targeted outreach in alignment with clearly crafted agency vision to secure introductory meetings and invitations for the agency to pitch for new business.
- Manage business development committee based on CEO direction, removing roadblocks, and improving collaboration.
- Drive proposal process for key opportunities, including customized proposal and presentation development.
- Participate in client onboarding process to prepare new clients for full transition to account teams.
- Contribute to creative content for marketing activities for the agency s brand, including websites, video, digital advertising, and social media.
- Liaise with partner agencies and vendors who can strengthen the agency s offerings and/or provide referral business.
- Own a small handful of projects across a limited number of clients.
Key experience required:
- 4-5+ years of experience in a PR agency setting or equivalent (media relations, journalism, public affairs).
- A clear familiarity of what it means to be successful in a business development role.
- Direct experience working with healthcare & life sciences brands.
- Familiarity working with different types of projects and deliverables including communications strategy, creative concepting and digital.
- Proven ability to build relationships across internal and external stakeholders, including vendors and new business prospects.
- Desire to work in a close-net, cross-collaborative team making a difference.
Please do apply directly if you would like to learn more about the role, agency and total compensation package!