Public Relations Manager

Join Motorola Solutions as a Public Relations Manager, where you will manage external communications plans and programs, serve as a strategic business partner to sales leaders, and lead the development and execution of strategic external communication plans. You will also create engaging communications materials, build and maintain media relationships, and manage communications activities at priority tradeshows. This position offers flexible work models, paid time off, health care benefits, and numerous other perks.

• Serve as a strategic business partner and communications counselor to North America Enterprise Security sales leaders, focusing on building relationships and gathering insights for messaging and media pitching.
• Lead the development and execution of strategic external communication plans and programs that effectively convey the company’s story to reporters, investors, and other key audiences.
• Build and maintain key media relationships, regularly pitching national, local, and trade media with enterprise security stories.
• Serious commitment to excellence, quality and attention to detail
• Seasoned professional who exerts influence in navigating all levels of the organization and consistently exhibits strong judgment and commitment to excellence
• Detailed project manager who leads complex workstreams with cross-functional contributors, meets tight deadlines and easily adjusts as circumstances change
• 7+ years of communications experience with a corporation or public relations agency or in journalism
• Experience working with sales teams, marketing and company leaders preferred
• Strategic thinker who can build a network, gather information and translate it into communications projects and plans that generate coverage and clear results
• Outstanding writing, editing and proofreading skills
• Bachelor’s degree required; journalism, communications or English preferred
• Savvy media strategist who knows how to leverage top-tier, trade and local outlets for earned coverage, as well as paid, shared and owned channels
• Bachelor's Degree AND 7+ years of communications experience with a corporation or public relations agency or in journalism
• Travel Requirements: Under 10%