Sample Public Relations Resume

By Monster Contributor

Looking for public relations jobs? You need a public relations resume that promotes your skills and experience as well as you promote your clients. To help you market yourself with the same enthusiasm with which you manage your PR campaigns, use our sample resume for a public relations manager below as a guide.

Perhaps you're like many of your colleagues in the PR field—you excel when creating targeted communications for your employers or clients but struggle when it comes to writing about yourself on a resume. To help with this dilemma, public relations resume experts offer insights on how to make your resume shine.

The more focused your PR resume is toward a specific position, the stronger your candidacy will be. Here’s how to do it:

  • After your career summary, include a list of core competencies or areas of expertise. Examples of PR skills to include are press kits, account management, press releases, and media relations. The public relations resume skills you select should reflect your skill level and your target job's requirements.
  • In your professional experience section, focus on relevant accomplishments, and use numbers to quantify these achievements with percentages, dollar amounts, or other key measures wherever possible. Your public relations resume should answer questions such as: What did you do for your clients? Did you help achieve goals? Did you win any awards?
  • Be sure to name the clients you've represented, as well as what businesses and industries you've worked in, not just the names of PR agencies.

Public Relations Manager Resume

Richard Price

Dallas, TX | Phone: 555.555.5555 | rp@email.com | LinkedIn URL

Public Relations Manager | Strategy | Execution | Results

Ambitious and driven public relations strategist with extensive experience directing PR campaigns in both agency and in-house settings. Proven success developing, managing and implementing media strategies and measuring results across traditional media and digital channels. Bring to the table a strong network of global media contacts. PR Skills:

  • Campaign Development
  • Press Releases & Press Kits
  • Relationship Management
  • Media Relations
  • Strategic Messaging
  • Budget Management
  • Social Media Campaigns
  • Crisis Communications
  • PR Performance Metrics

Professional Experience

COMPANY ONE — Dallas, TX
A not-for-profit, member-owned financial cooperative serving the Dallas community

Public Relations Manager, XX/20XX to Present

Oversee public relations activities and communications including press releases, social media, company literature, editorial calendars, articles, announcements and media kits. Translate complex financial concepts into crisp, jargon-free messages that speak to target audiences.

- Built a favorable brand image with customers, prospects, employees and the public.

Results:

  • Grew new accounts by 17% by creating and implementing a social media productivity plan.
  • Achieved an 8% referrer rate for social media traffic, far above the 1.4% industry average.
  • Partnered with Organization One as a RunForTheCause sponsor, not only garnering community goodwill but also receiving national news coverage for two days.
  • Managed communications for launch of mobile-banking product, adopted by 70% of clients.
  • Achieved a 12% account increase in the under-35 age demographic. Created a youth marketing strategy and trained communications specialists on how to write for this age group.

COMPANY TWO — Dallas, TX
Provides media relations, PR and communications services to small businesses

Public Relations Specialist, XX/20XX to XX/20XX

Developed and executed public relations campaigns that integrated with clients’ marketing strategies. Wrote press releases and stories, pitched ideas to media and compiled research and reports. Arranged interviews, speaking engagements and other media opportunities.

- Delivered brand awareness and growth for clients in banking, IT and real estate sectors.

Results:

  • Secured media placement in national print and online publications, including The New York Times, Newsweek, USA Today, Chicago Tribune, and U.S. News & World Report for multiple clients.
  • Established and nurtured relationships with media reps across all major news outlets.

Education

UNIVERSITY ONE — Dallas, TX | Master of Arts, Marketing
UNIVERSITY TWO — Dallas, TX | Bachelor of Arts, Mass Communications

Want to get started? Download the public relations manager resume template in Word. Then, you can modify this template to fit your specific job title, experience, and industry. For example, you can turn this into a public relations specialist resume, or a public relations resume—no experience or entry level.

Jobs for PR managers are projected to grow by 13% over the next decade, which is faster than average, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

As a PR manager, you can expect to earn a median wage of $89,890 per year, with a low of $51,513 and a high of $151,634. Want to see where you’d fall on that scale? You can search for your specific job title and city on Monster’s Salary Tool to find a more customized estimate.

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