Public Relations Specialist
- Texas Roadhouse Inc.
- Louisville, KY, USA
- Oct 01, 2024
Job Description
Want to love your job? We’re hiring at the Texas Roadhouse Support Center! Flexibility, teamwork, and fun are some of the reasons our employees are proud to be Roadies. Apply today and join our team!
We offer a comprehensive total rewards package on the first day of the month following 31 days of employment to Support Center Employees that meet our benefit eligibility requirements. The total rewards package includes, but is not limited to, the following:
•A choice of medical plans that are best in class
•Dental and Vision Insurance
•Paid Vacation, Parental, Donor, Bereavement and 100% Paid Maternity Leave
•Adoption Assistance
•Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
•Life, Accident and Critical Illness Insurance
•Identity Theft Protection
•Employee Assistance Program
•Business Travel Insurance
•401(k) Retirement Plan
•Flexible Spending Accounts
•Tuition Reimbursements up to $5,250 per year
•Quarterly Restricted Stock Units Program
•Annual holiday bonus
We also offer a variety of services for our Support Center employees! Car detailing and oil changes in the parking lot, on site haircuts, workout gym with personal trainers, spray tans, dry cleaning delivery service, chair massages just to name a few! We also have a Registered Nurse in the building to help with our wellness initiatives and keep us healthy. Willie’s Joynt is our full-service café that serves breakfast and lunch and prepares delicious TO GO meals. We love taking care of our Roadie family and making our company a LEGENDARY place to work! As our founder, Kent Taylor once said, “We are a people company that just happens to serve steaks.” Check us out, you won’t be disappointed!
Position Overview
The Public Relations Specialist is responsible for executing the strategy set by the Director of Communications & Retail and the Chief Communications Officer. This role involves working directly with cross functional internal and field teams to ensure media responses and PR tactics are aiding in our local store marketing efforts.
Responsibilities
- Monitor and report daily on media mentions for each of our three brands.
- Respond to media and other inquiries working with the appropriate stakeholders
- Partner with our outside freelancer on press releases, ensuring NSOs and local store marketing programs are being highlighted
- Lead media training sessions in partnership with the Director of Communications & Retail and our Marketing Coaches
- Support LSMs and Marketing Coaches with community segments with a focus on growth of these segments amongst our stores
- Team up with the Digital Team on potential influencer partnerships and other brand collaborations, including posting content to our I Love My Job Facebook page and LinkedIn.
- Coordinate our responses to in-bound guest communications (e.g. invitations, compliments, school programs, etc.)
- Maintain the internal communications boards – designing and posting slides weekly
- Ability to write and edit for needs such as: articles, radio scripts, web, etc. for Texas Roadhouse, Bubba’s 33, and Jaggers
- Partner up on monitoring and reporting on analytics for internal communication platforms and media mentions
- Maintain media kits, fact sheets and press rooms on our websites
- Support the efforts of the overall Communications and Retail programs as requested
Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in communication, Marketing, Public Relations or related field preferred.
- 2+ plus years working experience in corporate communications, marketing or public relations.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office, experience with Canva a plus.
- Proven ability to write and edit for business needs
This job description includes essential functions and basic duties and is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee's ability to perform the position described. It is not an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills, and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as appropriate. This document is not a contract of employment, and the Company reserves the right to change this job description and/or assign tasks for the employee to perform, as the Company may deem appropriate. We do not provide sponsorships for employment based visas.
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, gender, pregnancy, gender identity, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, citizenship, national origin, or any other legally protected status. We encourage and welcome all applicants to apply.
Texas Roadhouse was founded in 1993 with the mission of providing Legendary Food and Legendary Service.
In our restaurants and at our Support Center, we are committed to our shared Core Values of Passion, Partnership, Integrity, and Fun with Purpose. These Core Values form the foundation of who we are as a company and how we interact with respect, appreciation, and fairness towards one another every day.
We are steadfast in providing Legendary Opportunity for our Roadies. Our company is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, gender, gender identity, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, citizenship, national origin, or any other legally–protected status.
We are also proud of our open-door culture, where Roadies can raise concerns to anyone – from their immediate Manager to the Leadership Team. It’s important that Roadies have a voice and can be heard. We don’t want to just know what is going right, but we also want to address questions, concerns, and find out what we can do better.
As our company continues to grow, we are proud to welcome guests, business and community relationships, and our Roadies from all walks of life to join our family!
At Texas Roadhouse, diversity, inclusion, and opportunity are a big part of our culture. We invite you to join us and share in our commitment to being one of the best employers in town.
