PR Manager, Corporate Communications

Overview

Come and do the most exciting work of your career le's worldwide communications team informs the world about our innovative products and services, and the values that drive everything we do. Our dynamic team includes professionals with backgrounds in public relations, journalism, social media, writing and buzz marketing. If you thrive on innovation and want to work with the most creative team in the world, there’s no place like Apple.

We are currently seeking a strategic and creative professional to serve as a Public Relations Manager on our corporate team. This core team member will establish and maintain lasting relationships with press, social media influencers, and other community stakeholders. This PR Manager will collaborate with teams across the Company to execute a communications strategy for sharing Apple  values with the world.

You will translate that into highly relevant and engaging communications to forge deeper connections with our current and potential community of users. You will drive impactful coverage and feature stories.

• Establish and maintain lasting relationships with press, social media influencers, and other community stakeholders.
• Collaborate with teams across the Company to execute a communications strategy that shares Apple  values with the world and drives impactful coverage and feature stories.
• Write and develop thoughtful pitches and press materials, staff events and media briefings, and identify and manage issues in a continuous news cycle.
• Prioritize, focus, and simplify priorities and opportunities; drive projects with a relentless attention to detail.
• Bring energy, ideas, and an appetite to bring fresh storytelling ideas to fruition; proactively originate creative opportunities that deliver strong media coverage.
• Help find new relationships among the talent and communities that use Apple products; lead efforts to identify new media and social platforms for telling stories.

• BS/BA or equivalent experience preferred.
• Effectively builds formal and informal relationship networks inside and outside the organization.
• Develops and delivers effective communications that convey a clear understanding of the needs of different audiences.
• Ability to analyze complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to solve problems.
• Understands internal and external stakeholder requirements, expectations, and needs; able to prioritize multiple projects in a dynamic environment.
• Experience in media relations with a network of media contacts in creative, tech, design and cultural platforms.
• Successfully delivered creative PR campaigns with meaningful impact.
• Strong media judgment, problem-solving skills, and ability to create new opportunities.
• Capable of analyzing media coverage and sentiment, anticipating problems, and applying insights to the team  work.
• Self-motivated and a positive team-player with a passion for consumer technology; self-starter with creative and critical thinking abilities and strong project management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills; superb attention to detail.
• Able to work with ambiguity on complex topics across multiple jurisdictions; skilled in multi-tasking and delivering under tight timelines.

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. The base pay range for this role is between $146,800 and $221,200, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses—including tuition.

Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits.

Note:

Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant.

Apple accepts applications to this posting on an ongoing basis.