Marketing Manager, Public Relations Job at Crate and Barrel in Northbrook

We inspire purpose-filled living that brings joy to the modern home. With a team of more than 8,000 associates spanning 130 store and distribution locations across the U.S. and Canada, we achieve together, drive results and innovate to inspire.

We’re looking for a driven professional with an inclusive mindset to join our team as a Marketing Manager, Public Relations.

This Marketing Manager, Public Relations will help build company awareness and maximize sales growth/profitability by supporting and implementing the brand’s overall PR and Events plan. They will serve as a liaison to media, influencers and agency partners to promote brand awareness through product placements, editorial coverage, media partnership, and events programming.

This is a 4 day/week position based out of our Headquarters in Northbrook, IL

A day in the life as a Marketing Manager, Public Relations...

• Lead development, execution and analysis of public relations strategies by working in conjunction with the Public Relations agency and internal teams
• Serve as key stakeholder and help lead project team to execute annual and seasonal media previews
• Develop and oversee public relations and events strategies for product collaboration launches
• Manage media interviews, product/image requests, support media outreach campaigns, community relations, crisis communications, collaborations and product integrations
• Develop a yearly store events calendar as well as work with broader marketing, visual and store operations teams to oversee implementation and execution of events across all channels
• Work to identify new retail partnerships that will help drive store traffic and brand awareness
• Develop and lead store opening events in the U.S. and Canada. Oversee all associated vendor contracts, budgets and timelines
• Provide project support for ad hoc public relations initiatives across all business channels implemented by the company
• Manage store events coordinator
• Create monthly departments product placement reporting
• Help with strategy and lead execution of new store market launches

What you’ll bring to the table…

• Excellent communication skills and a knack for aligning disparate agendas and groups
• Develop and pitch public relations, events and new market launch strategies to executive stakeholders
• Working knowledge of how to effectively promote/communicate events internally and externally across all channels
• Ability to multitask multiple projects, manage shifting priorities in a fast-paced work environment, while maintaining high productivity and work quality
• Manage complex projects on time, on budget and on goal
• Ability to negotiate contracts with outside vendors and partners
• Experience compiling and analyzing data to pull insights and trends

We’d love to hear from you if you have…

• 6 years of Consumer and/or Retail Marketing / Public Relations experience
• Bachelor’s degree or relevant work experience
• Experience in executing events of all size and scale
• Experience leading and managing the creative development process on a marketing team

Minimum Starting Rate: $68,000.00 Annually Up to: $90,000.00 Annually Pay ranges will be adjusted upward as needed to comply with applicable state and local law.