Public Relations Managers
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities designed to create or maintain a favorable public image or raise issue awareness for their organization or client.
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Salary Information
Public Relations Managers: $138,520 (median) per year.
Starting salary (10th percentile).
Required expreience: Varies by Company
Data source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Daily Tasks & Responsibilities
| Task Description | Category |
|---|---|
| Evaluate employee performance. | Analysis |
| Evaluate program effectiveness. | Analysis |
| Supervise employees. | Management |
| Manage organizational or project budgets. | Management |
| Coordinate special events or programs. | Management |
| Coordinate with external parties to exchange information. | Management |
| Confer with organizational members to accomplish work activities. | General |
| Edit documents. | General |
| Direct sales, marketing, or customer service activities. | General |
| Liaise between departments or other groups to improve function or communication. | General |
| Establish interpersonal business relationships to facilitate work activities. | General |
| Direct employee training programs. | General |
| Operate still or video cameras or related equipment. | General |
| Distribute instructional or library materials. | General |
| Develop promotional materials. | Development |
| Develop contingency plans to deal with organizational emergencies. | Development |
| Develop organizational policies or programs. | Development |
| Develop operating strategies, plans, or procedures. | Development |
| Develop marketing plans or strategies. | Development |
| Develop library or archival databases. | Development |
| Present information to the public. | Communication |
| Maintain operational records. | Maintenance |
| Monitor external affairs or events affecting business operations. | Maintenance |
Technology Requirements
| Technology | Description |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software |
| Microsoft Office software | Office suite software |
| Microsoft Outlook | Electronic mail software |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Presentation software |
| Adobe Acrobat | Document management software |
| Adobe After Effects | Video creation and editing software |
| Adobe Creative Cloud software | Graphics or photo imaging software |
| Adobe Illustrator | Graphics or photo imaging software |
| Adobe InDesign | Desktop publishing software |
| Adobe Photoshop | Graphics or photo imaging software |
| Canva | Graphics or photo imaging software |
| Drupal | Web platform development software |
| Web page creation and editing software | |
| Google Docs | Word processing software |
| Google Workspace software | Office suite software |
| HubSpot software | Sales and marketing software |
| Hypertext markup language HTML | Web platform development software |
| Marketo Marketing Automation | Sales and marketing software |
| Microsoft Dynamics | Enterprise resource planning ERP software |
| Microsoft Project | Project management software |
| Microsoft SharePoint | Document management software |
| Microsoft Word | Word processing software |
| Salesforce software | Customer relationship management CRM software |
| TikTok | Video creation and editing software |
| WordPress | Web page creation and editing software |
| Zoom | Video conferencing software |
| Adobe Distiller | Desktop publishing software |
| Adobe Dreamweaver | Web page creation and editing software |
| Adobe PageMaker | Desktop publishing software |
| Apple Final Cut Pro | Video creation and editing software |
| Apple iDVD | Video creation and editing software |
| Apple iMovie | Video creation and editing software |
| Blackbaud The Raiser's Edge | Customer relationship management CRM software |
| Blackbaud eTapestry | Customer relationship management CRM software |
| Corel WordPerfect Office Suite | Office suite software |
| Flipgrid | Video creation and editing software |
| Fund accounting software | Accounting software |
| Google Ads | Sales and marketing software |
| Google Gmail | Electronic mail software |
| Human resource management software HRMS | Human resources software |
| IBM Notes | Electronic mail software |
| Web page creation and editing software | |
| Mentimeter | Presentation software |
| MicroFocus GroupWise | Electronic mail software |
| Microsoft Publisher | Desktop publishing software |
| MightyScout | Sales and marketing software |
| Oracle Eloqua | Customer relationship management CRM software |
| Oracle PeopleSoft Financials | Enterprise resource planning ERP software |
| Oracle Siebel Server Sync | Customer relationship management CRM software |
| Project management software | Project management software |
| QuarkXPress | Desktop publishing software |
| SmugMug Flickr | Graphics or photo imaging software |
| Social media sites | Web page creation and editing software |
| WeVideo | Video creation and editing software |
| Web browser software | Internet browser software |
| YouTube | Video creation and editing software |
| zkipster | Project management software |
| Google Analytics | Data mining software |
| Microsoft Access | Data base user interface and query software |
| Slack | Cloud-based data access and sharing software |
| Teradata Database | Data base management system software |
| Yardi software | Data base user interface and query software |
| Airtable | Data base user interface and query software |
| FileMaker Pro | Data base user interface and query software |
| Google Drive | Cloud-based data access and sharing software |
| MicroStrategy | Business intelligence and data analysis software |