Public Relations Senior Manager/Director

Company Profile:

 

FAST. ?We are the market leader in Enterprise Search and number one in revenue growth.? Since we set up our company in Norway back in 1997, we have grown rapidly to become a global organization with offices across six continents. We believe in what we build, sell and support. We work hard to continue being the best at what we do.

 

(FAST) creates the real-time search and filter technology solutions that are behind the scenes at some of the world's best known companies with the most demanding search problems.

 

FAST search technology is currently deployed by a wide range of global customers and partners including AT&T, BEA Systems, Cardinal Health, CareerBuilder, Chordiant, CIGNA, Dell, Fidelity investments, Findexa, FirstGov.gov (GSA), Freeserve, IBM, LexisNexis, Microsoft, Oracle, Overture, Rakuten, Reed Elsevier, Reuters, Sensis (Telstra), T-Online, Telenor, Tenet Healthcare, Virgilio, Vodafone?and many more.

 



Position Description

 

Public Relations Manager:

1. Oversees the representation of a positive company image to the media, analysts, influencers, clients and shareholders.

2. Drives US day to day PR in a coordinated fashion with Product Marketing, Channel Marketing, Corporate Marketing, Strategy and Sales Operations to ensure tight goal-alignment, consistency, and timely execution.

 

Responsibilities

 Public Relations ProgramWorks with Senior Director of Corporate Communications to develop and implement strategic PR and AR plan, in alignment with sales objectives, marketing objectives and corporate marketing strategy.

o  Proactively drives FAST coverage by media; handles inbound inquiries.

o  Manages preparation and dissemination of Oslo Stock Exchange notices, press releases and articles, and manages media events, briefings and interviews. Manages speaking and awards program Manages proper filing, storage and retrieval of media coverage. Prepares weekly PR program reports and metrics.Manages relationships with various outside vendors, including BusinessWire.Assist in management of Global teams and agencies.Will responsible for building and managing world class customer reference program.



Position Requirements

 

Education & TrainingBA/BS degree in marketing, public relations or related studies

 

Skills & Experience6 - 8 years professional PR experience in technology arena, software preferredTrack record in media relations and agency relationsSolid understanding/experience of full public relations mixDemonstrated management skillsDemonstrated analytic skillsStrong communications and writing skills a mustUnderstanding of how to develop a brand to compete with major industry players

 

 

Personal CharacteristicsSelf-starter: takes the initiative and follows through to completion to a high standardHigh integrity; rapidly earns trust of peers.  Team builder / team playerAbility to deliver market-changing results with limited resourcesStrong lateral thinker: comfortable working well-outside of the boxHigh Energy ? Type Triple A individual who is able to prioritize and multi task in demanding environmentsAbility to drill up and down, manage teams as well as execute independently