Manager, Corporate Communications

This position has been filled - Job#: 453376995

Job Summary

Job Summary: The Manager of Corporate Communications will assist the Director of Communications in the creation, execution and administration of publicity plans for the Community Tennis business unit initiatives and activities. The candidate will help develop and place key message points for Community Tennis in traditional (sports) and non-traditional (non-sports) media.

Job Responsibilities: 

• Helping manage efforts to generate publicity for our mission to promote and develop the growth of tennis
• Interacting on a daily basis with Community Tennis heads and managers 
• Expanding and cultivating national and local media contacts (print, broadcast, digital) for story placement on initiatives and general tennis news
• Maximizing exposure of community tennis efforts through in-house vehicles 
• Helping manage PR firms to maximize placement of community tennis stories throughout the year
• Scripting strategic communications plans
• Serving as Lead Publicist for all programming
• Leading and managing outside public relations agency efforts 
• Developing strong relationship with our marketing team to ensure the integrated communications program is put in place
• Emphasizing the health and social benefits of the game for children and families

Qualifications: 

• Managing all public relations aspects of National Campus activities
• Attending National Campus management meetings to ensure department is represented
• Managing event coordination and publicity for major events at the National Campus
• Developing unique story ideas to generate national stories for print and television outlets for the National Campus
• Leveraging activities for the generation of Community Tennis stories focusing on activities 
• Directing publicity strategies for food, fashion and celebrity initiatives 
• Organizing and running annual media food event      
• Investigating all community tennis and related content in the sports broadcast
• Incorporating multicultural outreach to African-American, Hispanic, and Asian populations

Qualifications: 

• Experience in public/media relations field
• Strong writing skills, ability to develop story angles, experience in pitching stories and background in working with video production
• Knowledge of sports and the tennis industry

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Strong local and national media contacts