A public relations manager with 6-8 years of expertise in the industry is a mid-level managerial position. PR managers communicate initiatives, successes, and/or points of view in order to develop and maintain a positive public image for their business or client. Answering media queries, proposing stories to the media, creating mainstream press kits, and planning media interviews are all responsibilities of public relations managers.

They compose speeches for organisational leaders, design marketing and promotion information and communication content, and prepare articles for company newsletters in addition to producing press statements. Strategic communications professionals also conduct problem and catastrophe announcements, as well as releasing facts to offset unfavourable press. Public Relations Manager is a mid-level position. It is the job in charge of creating public relations initiatives and plans with specific goals, objectives, and expenditures. This is done in order to improve the institution's national reputation.

It also entails responsibilities like interacting with the journalists, issuing comments, and communicating with other experts in various disciplines.

Eligibility Criteria

• Must possess at least 50% aggregate from a recognized institution in 12th, from any board PUC/CBSE/ICSE/ISC, etc. However, the cut-off margin varies with the selection process of different colleges.
• Should procure a valid score in entrance exams such as UGAT, CUCET, CAT, etc. Different colleges offer their entrance exams if you don’t have a satisfactory score in JEE or other competitive exams – colleges like NMIMS, Symbiosis International University, XUB, Andhra University, LPU, etc. Every state offers its entrance exam as well.
• One must earn a degree in B.A/BBA or a Diploma to become a Public Relations Manager. This is a basic qualification you must require to enroll in this line of work.
• An M.A in Public Relations can also prove to be helpful while looking for a higher degree and better learning.

Tasks to perform

• Create and develop excellent functioning relationships with customers, government ministers, and members of the media, and leverage these contacts to expand your company.
• Evaluate the best approach to disseminate promotional information to relevant patient populations and consumers, and create and execute a communications strategy.
• Compile material for publicity packages, create engaging and successful press statements, and build and manage corporate internet or intranet web pages.
• Organize specialized occasions, such as racing sponsorships, product launch celebrations, or even similar initiatives the company supports, to get public notice through the medium without openly promoting.
• Generate material for publicity packages, produce engaging and successful publicity statements, and build and manage corporate internet or offline sources.

Knowledge required

• Media and Marketing – Familiarity with media creation, engagement, and distribution strategies and methodologies is required for communication systems and multimedia. Printed, auditory and electronic media are all examples of various ways to inform and amuse.
• English Grammar — Familiarity in English Grammar, the form, and substance of the English language, along with the context and pronunciation of words, principles of grammar, and language.
• Advertising and Distribution — Entails understanding the values and strategies for displaying, advertising, and distributing goods or services. Marketing strategies and strategies, merchandise presentation, distribution procedures, and sales management processes are all part of this.
• Client and Legitimate Service —Implementation of standards and procedures for the provision of customers and services rendered. This involves identifying customer expectations, meeting product quality requirements, and assessing customer loyalty.
• Secretarial — Experience in technical and administrative tools and methodologies such as note-taking, document and record handling, stenography and annotations, the layout of forms as well as other workplace practices and etymology.

Skills required

• Surveillance –Entails keeping track of and evaluating your own, other people's, or organizations' results to make changes or take disciplinary measures.
• Strategic Thinking — Evaluating the possible expenses and advantages of various decisions to recognize the best one.
• Influence — Inspiring and persuading people to change their behavior and support a certain product, brand, or organization to increase sales.
• Processes Assessment — Entails identifying metrics or indices of service quality as well as the steps required to enhance or change effectiveness concerning the system's objectives.
• Critical Analysis — Learning and identifying the strengths and weaknesses along with providing solutions and countermeasures to reduce the impact of potential problems.

Job roles offered

Once you procure the required qualifications for becoming a Public Relations Manager, a myriad of options are open to you. There are multiple projects you can undertake throughout this line of work, and there are many other fields you can branch out to as well.

• Personal Image Consultant: Personal image consultants assist in shaping people's perceptions of them. They figure out whether there are any difficulties with the general perception of their customer. They then collaborate with the client to determine how the public should see them. A professional wrestler, for instance, could have distinct image goals than a congressman. They assist in the development of a plan to impact the public's perception of their business whenever these aims have been established. Their main goal is to assist their customer in making the ideal impression through their look and behavior. Personal image advisors should have a solid understanding of design and decorum. They may be able to assist their clients in selecting proper attire for special occasions. They concentrate on all of the essential elements required to make the desired perception.
• Development Officer: Instructive foundations are responsible for providing the lubricant that keeps an organization's or college's propellers turning efficiently. Most professions demand good communicating skills of various kinds, as well as at least a bachelor of science. Development officers, often known as fundraisers, are in charge of collecting and obtaining donations to assist sustain a company's monetary quality of life. The profits come from contributors who have been preferred out by the fundraiser and are frequently referred to as 'prizes.' After initiating contact, a development officer must describe their institution's aims and how a donor's gift may help them achieve those organizational goals.
• Publications Manager: A publications manager is in charge of both print and online publication creation. They work with corporations, non-profits, schools and universities, municipal governments, and other organizations that engage with written materials. Technical documentation, advertising material, company processes, conference presentations, and a vast range of written content are all created by publishing management. The tasks of a publications manager will vary based on the business and its magnitude. A publications manager in a smaller business or corporation may wear a variety of hats. In comparison to a major corporation, the publications manager is considerably more shoulders and may handle just about everything required to generate reading information. In a large corporation, the publications manager may undertake every one of the creating and publishing, designing and laying out, manufacturing, and shipping alone, or with minimum help.
• Campaign Manager:A campaign manager is a paid or volunteer who is responsible for actively coordinating the activities of a political campaign, such as fundraising, advertising, polling, voter turnout, and other activities that support the endeavor. They are frequently the most prominent head of a campaign, aside from the contender. Modern campaign managers, especially those in charge of political candidates, are more preoccupied with implementing strategy than with developing it. Outside political operatives, mainly pollsters and marketing professionals are usually the main strategists. Campaign managers generally supervise a significant number of employees and supporters in a range of specialties, while also interacting extensively with the candidates and outside advisors, especially for major, extravagantly funded initiatives.
• Event Planners: Event planners are in charge of providing assistance in planning events including such celebrations, seminars, and workshops on an item of expenditure and with the least amount of snags as feasible. A significant portion of the work entails working at desk bargaining rates, scheduling events, keeping up with clients, and keeping track of event expenditures. The organizer must be well-organized and multitasking-capable. The job must also be invoiced to the appropriate clients, and monies must be credited to customer accounts promptly. A gathering isn't a success until people show up. Advertising the event to the general populace or a specialized group of individuals may be part of your job responsibility as an event planner. You may only need to make attractive invites and take account of RSVPs, or you may need to write media announcements and mailings as part of your promotional activities. It's critical that you're able to contact your target market.

Career opportunities

Public Relations Managers can opt for various fields of work in the companies listed below:

• DreamBox Inc
• Proofpoint
• Authentic Designers
• Epixelweb
• ConveGenius
• PNJ Sharptech
• SocialPulsar
• Myntra
• Pepperfry
• MSLGROUP India

Colleges offering courses

• Stella Maris College, Chennai
• Women's Christian College, Chennai
• School of Liberal Studies, Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar
• Nirmala Institute of Education, Panjim
• Hinduja College - KPB Hinduja College of Commerce
• Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Hyderabad
• Dhenkanal Autonomous College, Dhenkanal
• School of Modern Media, UPES Dehradun - School of Modern Media, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies
• Asian Academy of Film and Television, Noida