MINIMUM EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS, AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, English, or Writing.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience as a media or PR professional.
• PR agency experience required.
• Experience managing PR agency teams preferred.
• Prior PR agency experience preferred.
• Fluent in English.
• Exceptional writing and editing skills with keen attention to detail.
• Highly organized and able to maintain composure in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong time management skills with the ability to multitask and meet deadlines.
• Team player with a positive, can-do attitude.
• Prior experience working in a technical business setting with engineers or in engineering simulation preferred; public company experience preferred; B2B software experience a plus.
• Experience working with PR software (e.g., PR Newswire, Muckrack) preferred.
  

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At Ansys, we know that changing the world takes vision, skill, and each other. We fuel new ideas, build relationships, and help each other realize our greatest potential. We are ONE Ansys. We operate on three key components: our commitments to stakeholders, our values that guide how we work together, and our actions to deliver results. As ONE Ansys, we are powering innovation that drives human advancement

Our Commitments:

• Amaze with innovative products and solutions
• Make our customers incredibly successful
• Act with integrity
• Ensure employees thrive and shareholders prosper

Our Values:

• Adaptability: Be open, welcome what’s next
• Courage: Be courageous, move forward passionately
• Generosity: Be generous, share, listen, serve
• Authenticity: Be you, make us stronger

Our Actions:

• We commit to audacious goals
• We work seamlessly as a team
• We demonstrate mastery
• We deliver outstanding results

• Manage external EMEA PR agencies (currently in London, Paris, and Munich) and oversee all day-to-day media relations activities. Occasionally support European PR in other regions.
• Support APAC Field Marketing teams with localized PR plans, providing guidance and ensuring alignment with global campaigns and strategies.
• Oversee PR resources to secure placements in relevant media outlets, expanding the company’s visibility within the marketplace and financial community.
• Own the PR strategy for Europe and, with PR agencies, drive editorial story planning, writing, and pitching to local, national, and international press (trade and general business), including all necessary follow-up efforts (fact-finding, quote development/approval, executive interview coordination, etc.) to maximize media attention and build brand awareness.
• Build strong working relationships with internal stakeholders, spokespeople, local executives, Field Marketing, Application Engineers/Customer Support, and Sales Teams to promote an integrated communications approach across Europe.
• Implement media training for spokespeople.
• Monitor industry issues and the competitive landscape to adjust positioning and messaging as needed.
• Track coverage and metrics, maintain placement trackers, reports, and performance analyses.
• Support the global press release pipeline, ensuring timely development, review, and distribution of content.
• Work on various marketing projects from inception through to completion, spanning cross-functional groups.