Senior PR Consultant
Vidyashilp University5–7 yrsBengaluruOn-siteDirect career pageEst. 6–10 LPA
Posted 18h ago
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About This Role
- Own the reactive academic PR workflow, from assessing media requests and selecting faculty experts to securing approvals, submitting responses and tracking outcomes.
- Build and maintain faculty spokesperson relationships, expertise records and verified proof points; coordinate directly with Deans, Program Chairs and academic centres.
- Improve response turnaround and earned coverage by tracking deadlines, coverage conversion, faculty participation and missed opportunities.
Minimum Requirements
- Work Experience Required: 5–7 years in journalism, editorial work or academic communications, with substantial experience working in education.
- Demonstrated experience handling deadline-driven media requests and placing or facilitating expert commentary, interviews or other earned coverage.
- Strong editorial judgement and writing skills, including making complex academic ideas accessible while preserving accuracy and nuance.
Ideal Candidate Profile
- Has established relationships with relevant journalists and editors across education, business, national or regional media.
- Can work directly with senior academic stakeholders to identify suitable experts, draw out distinct perspectives and coordinate fact-checking and approvals under tight deadlines.
- Is suited to a reactive PR environment where success depends on disciplined workflow ownership, timely responses and measurable earned-media outcomes.