SR. PUBLIC RELATIONS MANAGER - GAMING

Description

SENIOR PUBLIC RELATIONS MANAGER - GAMING #1641885 As a key member of the Gaming Marketing Team for NVIDIA's GeForce, SHIELD and GRID business units, this role requires an experienced public relations practitioner who will be responsible for developing successful communications strategy for some of the company?s most important technologies. A seasoned leader and creative thinker, this person will be able to build strategic and creative PR campaigns that deliver tangible results, touching many types of communications from classic editorial to new social media. This person will be responsible for building out a strategy for maintaining message excellence and consistency across global public relations, product marketing, and sales teams. RESPONSIBILITIES: - Create, execute and manage global PR campaigns to promote the NVIDIA Gaming products and technologies. - Provide strategic direction for global PR activities and positioning. - Develop strong media and analyst relationships ? especially with gaming and lifestyle outlets. - Manage the implementation and operation of all PR campaigns (e.g. pitch, announcements, speakers? bureau, industry analyst briefings, press tours, customer testimonials). - Manage the development of all PR related materials from press releases to blog posts. - Monitor industry and PR trends and adopt best practices in a timely manner. - Cultivate relationships with North American press who cover netbooks, nettops and home theater PCs. - Collaborate with product managers, technical marketing, regional PR teams, and campaign manager on ongoing initiatives. - Use social media tools such as Twitter, YouTube and Facebook to communicate with the media and end users. - Compile coverage reports for internal NVIDIA review and partners. - Plan and participate in press tours and attend key events. - Maintain schedule of upcoming product launches and announcements. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: - 5 - 10 years experience in media relations in the high-tech industry. - Ability to work in a fast paced environment with minimal direction. - Superior verbal and written communications skills. - Knowledge of PC industry and PC Enthusiast a plus - Strong organizational skills and the ability to interact effectively with people at all levels of the Company including executive staff - Bachelors Degree a must, Masters preferred EOE