2 Public Relations jobs in Portland
Vice President, Earned Media Strategist
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Edelman is a voice synonymous with trust, reimagining a future where the currency of communication is action. Our culture thrives on three promises: boldness is possibility, empathy is progress, and curiosity is momentum.
We are in relentless pursuit of an equitable and inspiring workplace that is respectful of all, reflects and represents the world in which we live, and fosters trust, collaboration and belonging.
Edelman has helped evolve, promote and protect some of the worlds most iconic and celebrated brands, and we are looking for a Vice President, Earned Media Strategist to join our team!This is an opportunityfor a team player whohas experience leading media relations campaigns,is driven by the promise of delivering powerful stories, and has an audience-centric mindset. As part of our dynamic team, youll contribute to the success of several major accounts across a variety of sectors.
Responsibilities:
- Formulate media strategies that willnot onlyhelp clients find the right reporter for their story at the right time, but strategies that are newsworthy from the onset and can help advance clients businesses
- Support product launches, executive visibility programs, issues-related media events, desk-side briefings, etc.
- Serve as external clients lead media contact, address client issues thoughtfully and effectively, act as day-to-day contact when appropriate
- Provide sound, level-appropriate media counsel with internal client contacts
- Draft complex client correspondence and strategies/program recommendations
- Retain high-level media contacts among a variety of reporters, editors, producers, and bloggers
- Financial management, including negotiating contracts, supervising and forecasting account budgets, and managing invoicing and billing
- Delegate work effectively while overseeing a large volume of short-term and longer-term/complex assignments onyouraccounts
- Talent development for colleagues whom you manage directly or indirectly; mentor, motivate, coach, consistently provide feedback, hold them accountable and conduct their performance reviews
- Drive business development, including new business, organic growth with existing clients, prospecting, and developing new service offerings that expand the solutions we bring to clients
- Minimum of 8 years of professional experience in earned media and media relations
- Bachelors Degree in a related field or equivalent work experience
- Previous experience in a communications agency
- Ability to travel as needed and flexibility to work on-site, embedded with clients as needed. Should be able to work on-site with client in Chicago on Thanksgiving Day.
- Have an exceptional understanding of theconsumer, lifestyle and preferably food/bev media landscapeand the topstories in the news
- Have establishedrelationships with reporters across a variety ofverticalsand media outlets
- Have successful track record ofsecuring impactfulmedia from top-tier outlets within print, online, broadcast and other formats such as podcasts, video, and socialcontent
- Ability to create integrated earned media strategies that will resonate across platforms and diverse media channels
- Strongclient counsel skills with proven ability to help influence and educate clients up to the Executive level on the role earned mediaplayswithin theircommunications andmarketingefforts
- Have experience functioning as a daily client contact
- Master of AP style and grammar, spelling and punctuation
- Proven ability to manage large projects (including budgets) and small teams simultaneously
- Are an empathetic people manager, with the confidence, professionalism and entrepreneurial spirit necessary to manage a team
An employees pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, travel requirements, revenue-based metrics, any contractual agreements, and business or organizational needs. The range listed is just one component of DJEHs total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, a Paid Time Off policy, and region-specific benefits.
Edelman offers a wide range of benefits: medical and dental insurance, vision, 401K, life insurance, disability insurance, paid time off, travel assistance and wellness programing.
Edelman is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome and encourage racially and ethnically diverse people, members of the LGBTQ community, veterans, parents, individuals with disabilities and members of any and all protected classes to apply.
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- Seniority level Executive
- Employment type Full-time
- Job function Marketing and Sales
- Industries Public Relations and Communications Services
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Principal, North America Government & Public Affairs - World Headquarters Region
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WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR We are looking for a Principal, North America Government & Public Affairs (NA GPA) – World Headquarters (WHQ) Region to be a critical member of the Nike NA GPA team based at our WHQ near Beaverton, OR. The director-level role will leverage and mobilize Nike resources, assets, innovation and team expertise to power and protect Nike’s policy and political interests and needs in the Portland area and throughout Oregon. The role requires a standout teammate who can strategically lead a high-volume and fast paced portfolio, fiercely prioritize, demonstrate flexibility and a willingness to respond to unanticipated challenges with a positive attitude. The successful candidate will set and execute legislative, regulatory policy and political engagement to best position and advance Nike on business objectives and priorities in the WHQ region. This position is suitable for individuals with experience representing corporate interests to guide Portland area government and state legislative policies and political agendas. Candidates should possess strong experience and skills in strategic coalition building, communication, and influencing, as well as hold active relationships with current elected officials. The role requires managing a dynamic portfolio and simplifying complex issues. WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON The role will serve as the lead for maintaining and building relationships with WHQ region mayors, city councilors, county officials, along with state legislators and statewide leaders, public safety/law enforcement and other regional stakeholders. This role will leverage resources to track, provide intelligence and drive critical advocacy engagement in legislative, regulatory and political activity with a sharp focus on Nike’s WHQ region, prioritizing but not limited to the City of Portland, City of Beaverton, Multnomah and Washington Counties along with Oregon state-level government stakeholders. WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH This role will partner with a variety of Nike cross-functional teams within North America and throughout the Nike matrix to help manage and deliver on Nike’s policy and political agenda. You will work closely with Government & Public Affairs teams, as well as business and legal teams including tax, trade, retail, real estate, digital, sustainability, supply chain/logistics, manufacturing, facilities, employment/HR, communications and social & community impact teams. In addition to continuously maintaining and developing an external network of relationships with decision makers and business partners at various levels in local and state government, you will engage in regular outreach with chambers of commerce, coalitions, industry associations and consultants representing the company publicly in a variety of settings to help advance Nike’s policy goals and influence the government stakeholder environment. QUALIFICATIONS Bachelor's degree in P olitical Science/Public Policy or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training 10+ years of government and public affairs leadership experience in Oregon spanning the public and private sectors with a focus on the Portland metro region Established track record of setting and successfully executing strategic stakeholder coalition-building and project management in the Portland area and with the state legislature Expertise with priority policy areas (e.g., tax, trade, digital, sustainability) Experience building and executing a Portland regional city and county political contribution plan, along with state-level political engagement plans Capable of both detailed analysis and high-level reporting Experience advising senior executives Existing and active relationships with government representatives in the City of Portland, Multnomah and Washington Counties, and state legislative and executive office stakeholders Ability to represent the company publicly in a variety of professional settings Excellent oral and written communication and influencing skills Knowledge and experience complying with ethics, lobbying and campaign finance reporting Participation in and passion for sports preferred We offer a number of accommodations to complete our interview process including screen readers, sign language interpreters, accessible and single location for in-person interviews, closed captioning, and other reasonable modifications as needed. If you discover, as you navigate our application process, that you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please complete the Candidate Accommodation Request Form . #J-18808-Ljbffr
Principal, North America Government & Public Affairs - World Headquarters Region

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We are looking for a Principal, North America Government & Public Affairs (NA GPA) - World Headquarters (WHQ) Region to be a critical member of the Nike NA GPA team based at our WHQ near Beaverton, OR. The director-level role will leverage and mobilize Nike resources, assets, innovation and team expertise to power and protect Nike's policy and political interests and needs in the Portland area and throughout Oregon. The role requires a standout teammate who can strategically lead a high-volume and fast paced portfolio, fiercely prioritize, demonstrate flexibility and a willingness to respond to unanticipated challenges with a positive attitude. The successful candidate will set and execute legislative, regulatory policy and political engagement to best position and advance Nike on business objectives and priorities in the WHQ region.
This position is suitable for individuals with experience representing corporate interests to guide Portland area government and state legislative policies and political agendas. Candidates should possess strong experience and skills in strategic coalition building, communication, and influencing, as well as hold active relationships with current elected officials. The role requires managing a dynamic portfolio and simplifying complex issues.
**WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON**
The role will serve as the lead for maintaining and building relationships with WHQ region mayors, city councilors, county officials, along with state legislators and statewide leaders, public safety/law enforcement and other regional stakeholders.
This role will leverage resources to track, provide intelligence and drive critical advocacy engagement in legislative, regulatory and political activity with a sharp focus on Nike's WHQ region, prioritizing but not limited to the City of Portland, City of Beaverton, Multnomah and Washington Counties along with Oregon state-level government stakeholders.
**WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH**
This role will partner with a variety of Nike cross-functional teams within North America and throughout the Nike matrix to help manage and deliver on Nike's policy and political agenda. You will work closely with Government & Public Affairs teams, as well as business and legal teams including tax, trade, retail, real estate, digital, sustainability, supply chain/logistics, manufacturing, facilities, employment/HR, communications and social & community impact teams.
In addition to continuously maintaining and developing an external network of relationships with decision makers and business partners at various levels in local and state government, you will engage in regular outreach with chambers of commerce, coalitions, industry associations and consultants representing the company publicly in a variety of settings to help advance Nike's policy goals and influence the government stakeholder environment.
**QUALIFICATIONS**
+ Bachelor's degree in **P** olitical Science/Public Policy or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training
+ 10+ years of government and public affairs leadership experience in Oregon spanning the public and private sectors with a focus on the Portland metro region
+ Established track record of setting and successfully executing strategic stakeholder coalition-building and project management in the Portland area and with the state legislature
+ Expertise with priority policy areas (e.g., tax, trade, digital, sustainability)
+ Experience building and executing a Portland regional city and county political contribution plan, along with state-level political engagement plans
+ Capable of both detailed analysis and high-level reporting
+ Experience advising senior executives
+ Existing and active relationships with government representatives in the City of Portland, Multnomah and Washington Counties, and state legislative and executive office stakeholders
+ Ability to represent the company publicly in a variety of professional settings
+ Excellent oral and written communication and influencing skills
+ Knowledge and experience complying with ethics, lobbying and campaign finance reporting
+ Participation in and passion for sports preferred
We offer a number of accommodations to complete our interview process including screen readers, sign language interpreters, accessible and single location for in-person interviews, closed captioning, and other reasonable modifications as needed. If you discover, as you navigate our application process, that you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please complete the Candidate Accommodation Request Form ( .
NIKE, Inc. is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, protected veteran status, or disability. NIKE is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please call +1 and let us know the nature of your request, your location and your contact information.
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