Communications And Pr Manager

Who We Are

We are a well-established independent agency and thriving music business, built to help ambitious brands harness the power of culture to solve their biggest challenges. As a unique mix of experts in culture, technology, and storytelling, we are united by a passion to grow brands in ways that advertising alone can never do.

We are an entrepreneurial business - not a traditional "ad agency." That means we value resourcefulness and tenacity just as much as we value creativity and intelligence. We're unapologetically ambitious, but we're also a tight-knit crew.

We are looking for a Communications & PR Manager to join UnitedMasters!

What You'll Do

• Act as a liaison between other departments to determine strategic communication initiatives
• Craft compelling submissions for our senior leadership team to secure speaking roles and provide post-event ROI analysis
• Draft press materials and aid in sourcing byline opportunities
• Maintain an in-depth understanding of the organization's offerings and products
• Provides day-to-day support in executing comprehensive PR and marketing plans and strategies
• Research industry trends and develop proactive pitches for media
• Stay informed of industry news and competitive platforms and offerings
• Manages status updates for PR campaigns; including planning and summarizing results
• Ensure materials are up to date - reflecting the agency's latest work and point-of-view
• Develop and maintain in advance a calendar of industry awards and events
• Create award submission narratives centered around people and company success stories

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• You are personable, smart, passionate, and optimistic.
• You are results and bottom-line-oriented yet will possess deep appreciation and sensitivity towards people, culture, and values.
• We're proudly diverse in our backgrounds, our accents, and our fiercely held personal passions. We are, in every sense of the word, independent and not beholden to anyone else's agenda. So are you.
• You hold yourself accountable and take great pride in your work - just like us.
• You possess a deeply proactive, hands-on mentality.
• You are "thick-skinned" and persistent, but at the same time, diplomatic and politically aware.

Minimum Qualifications

• Possess and deliver excellent written and verbal communication skills, demonstrating the ability to present thoughts clearly, accurately, and succinctly; High EQ
• A collaborative, solution-oriented, can-do attitude
• Strong work ethic, sense of urgency and ability to manage competing priorities
• Has an innate sense of curiosity about storytelling and technology
• Have the proven ability to work under tight deadlines and handle pressure, while consistently paying attention to accuracy and quality of work.
• Impeccable sense of judgment and discretion
• Strategic ability to balance company vision while managing highly detail-oriented tasks
• 2-4 years of agency or allied communications industry experience that ensures your general understanding of marketing, media, public relations
• Strong knowledge of current trends, innovations and best practices
• Possess and encourage high degrees of initiative, drive, energy, accountability, creativity and maturity.

Preferred Qualifications

• 4-year college degree preferred.
• Bonus points if you have worked in Advertising, Creative, or Technology industries
• Incorporate the passion, excitement and experience of one's MINOR in relevant ways that inform the quality and output of agencies deliverables.
• Digitally savvy; MUST be skilled in Google and Microsoft Office suite (Mac OS) + Slack

About UnitedMasters

UnitedMasters has over 1.5 million artists on its platform and is growing rapidly. Brands like Diageo, Ally, and ESPN come to UnitedMasters to partner with these artists and play a role in moving culture forward. In the past year, UnitedMasters subscribers have grown rapidly. With $170M raised to date and valued at $550M, UnitedMasters is backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Apple, Alphabet (aka Google), and Disney amongst others. Over the last year, UnitedMasters artists have used our platform to land sync deals with major brands including the NBA, ESPN, Overtime Elite, Bose, Warner Brother Studios and in the NBA video game 2k. These deals give them additional money for their work and increase their exposure.

Salary Hiring Range: $75,000 - $85,000

Our salary ranges are based on paying competitively for our size and industry, and are one part of many compensation, benefits and other reward opportunities we provide (e.g. bonus, stock options, 401(k) match, etc.)

Individual pay rate decisions are based on a number of factors, including qualifications for the role, experience level, skillset, and balancing internal equity relative to peers at the company. We expect the majority of the candidates who are offered roles at our company to fall healthily throughout the range based on these factors.

The range above is for the expectations as laid out in the job description, however we are often open to a wide variety of profiles, and recognize that the person we hire may be less experienced (or more senior) than this job description as posted. If that ends up being the case, the updated salary range will be communicated with you as a candidate.

The salary range above is for the NY/CA. As a company, we have a location based strategy, which means the salary range could be lower or higher than this if the role is hired in another location.