Director, Digital PR

WpromoteUnited StatesRemoteFull-timeSenior, 5–8 yearsListed 1 day ago

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About this role

You Will Be

- Managing, leading, and mentoring a team of Digital PR Managers, including ongoing feedback, career development, and annual performance reviews

- Directing digital PR strategy and campaign execution, including concept pitching, data-led client studies, expert commentary, and content syndication to earn placements and build brand authority for a limited number of enterprise-level clients

- Educating clients on the role and value of Digital PR, setting clear expectations, and translating campaign KPIs into insights tied to their broader marketing and business goals.

- Serving as the agency's Digital PR subject matter expert in new client kick-off calls, sales calls, and internal training

- Growing the program and ensuring all efforts reflect current best practices for earned media and evolving search and AI discovery behavior

- Tracking Digital PR KPIs and monitoring the performance of the team

- Maintaining and updating internal training programs

- Collaborating with internal teams including Creative, Analytics, Content Marketing, and Sales to align on strategy, define priorities, share performance, and outline improvement opportunities

- Developing campaign concepts, data study frameworks, and outreach best practices for internal and external use

- Shaping how the team's earned placements and expert commentary build brand authority for clients as LLMs and AI platforms change how audiences discover and trust information

You Must Have

- 6+ years of experience in Digital PR or earned media, including campaign concepting and outreach, in a digital agency environment

- Experience developing and leading Digital PR campaigns for B2B clients, with an understanding of how to build stories around complex products, industries, and decision-makers.

- 2+ years of people management experience leading and coaching a high-performing team

- Advanced knowledge of Pitchbox (or comparable platform) and can use the tool inside and out

- Experience building and executing enterprise Digital PR campaigns, including data-led studies and expert commentary programs

- Demonstrated ability to lead outreach and placement strategy to improve earned media performance

- Experience with SEO and PR tools such as Profound, Ahrefs, SEMrush, and Cision

- Deep understanding of current and future digital trends, including how LLMs and AI platforms are changing content discovery and brand authority

- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written

- Familiarity with reporting and visualization platforms, including Google Analytics and Looker Studio