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Looking to hire an PR agency? Interested in a public relations career in Charlotte? Here’s a complete list of Charlotte’s PR agencies and communications companies. This page is constantly updated, so all information is fresh. (Have an update? Let us know or email us [email protected])
Wray Ward | Site
Located at 900 Baxter St., Charlotte, NC 28204. Founded in 1977.
Additional locations: N/A
Executive Team:
- Jennifer Appleby – President, Chief Creative Officer
- Ken Panther – VP, Director of Business Development
- Patricia Propst – VP, Director of Finance and Operations
- Rob Horton – VP, Director of Client Engagement
- Leslie Gillock – VP, Director of Insights
- John Roberts – VP, Executive Creative Director
- John Mader – VP, Director of Connections
3 Notable Accounts: Huber Engineered Woods, Sunbrella Fabrics, VELUX Skylights
# of local Full Time employees: 90
# of expected hires in the next 12 months: 7-10
Most recent/popular campaign: Sunbrella – Future of Shade
Current job openings: 7 | see list here
Luquire George Andrews Inc. | Site
Located at 4201 Congress St. Suite 400, Charlotte, NC 28209. Founded in 1984.
Additional locations: N/A
Executive Team:
- Steve Luquire – CEO, Founder
- Peggy Brookhouse – President, Partner
- Steve Dunkley – Chief Creative Officer, Partner
- Brooks Luquire – SVP, Director of Client Services
- Judi Wax – SVP, Director of Public Relations
3 Notable Accounts: Snyder’s-Lance, Bojangles’, 2017 PGA Championship
# of local Full Time employees: 52
# of expected hires in the next 12 months: 5-6
Most recent/popular campaign: Influencer campaign for Lance Crackers around National Sandwich Day
Current job openings: 1 + internship | see list here
Eric Mower & Associates | Site
Located at 1001 Morehead Square Drive, 5th Floor, Charlotte, NC 28203. Founded in 2004.
Additional locations: 9 locations with a lot of their senior staff here in Charlotte.
Executive Team:
- Cray Cyphers – Partner, Strategy & Account Management
- Matt Ferguson – Managing Partner
- Gene Hallacy – Partner, Media Director
- Rick Lyke – Senior Partner, PR & Social Media
- Erin Naismith – Partner, Digital Strategy Director
- Patrick Short – Partner, Creative Director
3 Notable Accounts: Domtar Paper, Nucor Steel, Daimler Trucks North America
# of local Full Time employees: 38
# of expected hires in the next 12 months: 4-6
Most recent/popular campaign: “Paper Because” for Dotmar
Current job openings: 0 | see list here
Red Moon Marketing | Site
Located at 4100 Coca Cola Plaza, Suite 215 Charlotte, NC 28211. Founded in 2002.
Additional locations: 2 locations with Charlotte as their headquarters.
Executive Team:
- Jim Bailey – President, CEO
- Eddie Burklin – CFO
- Jimmy Harte – EVP
- Tyler Sigmon – SVP
- Shyloe Luehrs – SVP
3 Notable Accounts: Coca-Cola, Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey, Harris Teeter
# of local Full Time employees: 38
# of expected hires in the next 12 months: 8
Most recent/popular campaign: The Jack Daniel’s Experience
Current job openings: 1 | see list here
Taylor | Site
Located at 10150 Mallard Creek Road Charlotte, NC 28262. Founded in 1984.
Additional locations: 4 locations with New York City as their headquarters.
Executive Team:
- Ryan Mucatel – Managing Partner
- Maeve Hagen – Senior VP
- Nicole Anastasi – Senior VP
3 Notable Accounts: Diageo, Allstate, Capital One
# of local Full Time employees: 35
# of expected hires in the next 12 months: TBD
Most recent/popular campaign: “Tortoise” commercial for Guinness
Command Partners | Site
Located at 520 Elliot Street, Charlotte, NC 28202. Founded in 2010.
Additional locations: N/A
Executive Team:
- Roy Morejon – Founder and President
- Joe Recomendes – Chief Operating Officer
- Vincent Ammirato – Director of Sales & Marketing
- Jessica Chesney – Director of Communications
- Rich Tucker – Director of Paid Media
3 Notable Accounts: Bunch O Balloons, Polygons, HEXO+
# of local Full Time employees: 26
# of expected hires in the next 12 months: 10-12
Most recent/popular campaign: Kickstarter campaign for Bunch O Balloons
Current job openings: 9 | see list here
Phase 3 Marketing and Communications | Site
Located at 1435 West Morehead St., Suite 200. Founded in 2009.
Additional locations: 5 locations with their headquarters in Atlanta, GA
Executive Team:
- Ken Holsclaw, President
- Jim Cannata, Senior Vice President, Charlotte & Nashville
- Mary Reynolds, Vice President Public Relations
3 Notable Accounts: Bosch Rexroth, Midwood Smokehouse, The Indigo Road
# of local Full Time employees: 12
# of expected hires in the next 12 months: 1-2
Most recent/popular campaign: Grand Opening of Babalu Charlotte
Current job openings: 0 | see list here
FleishmanHillard Charlotte | Site
Located at 1435 W. Morehead Street, Suite 190, Charlotte, NC 28208. Founded in 2003.
Additional locations: 80 locations around the world with St. Louis as the headquarters.
Executive Team:
- Matt See – Senior Vice-President
- Andrea Moody – Sr. Partner, Senior Vice President & General Manager
# of local Full Time employees: 11
# of expected hires in the next 12 months: TBD
Current job openings: 0 | see list here
Spark Strategic Ideas | Site
Located at 6230 Fairview Rd, Suite 430, Charlotte, NC 28210. Founded in 2008.
Additional locations: N/A
Executive Team:
- Anne Marie Holder – CEO
- Stacey Pullen – Operations
- Pollyanna Falk – Client Service
- Robin Foster – Strategy/New Business
3 Notable Accounts: Ace & TJ’s Grin Kids, The Cellar at Duckworths, Unknown Brewing Company
# of local Full Time employees: 9
# of expected hires in the next 12 months: 2-4
Most recent/popular campaign: The grand opening of SEA LIFE Charlotte-Concord Aquarium, the 100th global attraction for Merlin Entertainments.
Current job openings: 1 + internship | see list here
Yellow Duck Marketing | Site
Located at 1930 Abbott Street, Suite 403, Charlotte, NC 28203. Founded in 2011.
Additional locations: N/A
Executive Team:
- Julianne McCollum – Principal
- Angela Vogel Daley – Director of Strategy
- Will Boye – Senior Public Relations Executive
3 Notable Accounts: TreesCharlotte, Waverly, SportPort Active
# of local Full Time employees: 8
# of expected hires in the next 12 months: 2
Most recent/popular campaign: Brooklyn Village
Current job openings: N/A | see list here
Kelso Communications | Site
Located at 809 W Hill Street, Suite D, Charlotte, NC 28208. Founded in 2012.
Additional locations: N/A
Executive Team:
- Marty Kelso, Creative Director and Partner
- Marcie Kelso, Partner
- Dee Grano, VP Public Relations
- Karen Barrett, Strategy and Account Management
3 Notable Accounts: Pediatric Surgical Associates, Project LIFT, WFAE
# of local Full Time employees: 6
# of expected hires in the next 12 months: 2+
Most recent/popular campaign: Year of the Woman – Mint’s 80th Anniversary
Chernoff Newman (previously Carolina PR) | Site
Located 5970 Fairview Road.
Additional locations: 4 locations with Columbia, SC as headquarters
Executive Team:
- Louise Dixon, President, Public Relations
- Adam Bernstein, Sr. Vice President
3 Notable Accounts: Colonial Pipeline, CDM Smith/Charlotte Water, Walmart
# of local Full Time employees: 5
# of expected hires in the next 12 months: TBD
Most recent/popular campaign: The winning $218 million bond referendum for Charlotte that will fund transportation, housing and neighborhood capital improvements.
Current job openings: N/A | e-mail directly
Breaking Limits | Site
Located at 2137 South Blvd., Suite 200, Charlotte, NC 28203. Founded in 2007
Executive Team:
- Bobby Labonte – President & Founder
- Kristin Labonte – Chief Strategy Officer
- Ken Cohn – Senior Vice President/Chief Operating Officer
- Mark Hughes – Chief Financial Officer
- Jeff Dennison – VP, Communications
3 Notable Accounts: Smithfield Foods, Richard Petty Motorsports, Sponsorship Science
# of local Full Time employees: 11
# of expected hires in the next 12 months: 1
Most popular campaign: The Eckrich national campaign to honor, thank and support military families.
M2 Public Relations | Site
Located at 1000 West Morehead Street, Suite 110, Charlotte, NC 28208. Founded in 2012.
Additional locations: 2 locations with Atlanta, GA as headquarters
Executive Team:
- Marsha Middleton, Founder
- Laura Houston, Account Coordinator
- Jillian Fay, Account Coordinator
3 Notable Accounts: Moffett Restaurant Group, The Fig Tree Restaurant, Reid’s Fine Foods
# of local Full Time employees: 5
# of expected hires in the next 12 months: 2
Most recent/popular campaign: Social media campaign, #CharlotteCooksToo to seek greater attention and awareness of Charlotte’s growing culinary scene.
Current job openings: 17 | see list here
Black Wednesday Social Co | Site
Executive Team:
Corri Smith, Founder
3 Notable Accounts: Fran’s Filling Station, Brixx Restaurant, Share Charlotte
# of local Full Time employees: 4
Most recent/popular campaign: #BestSocialCLT
Pivot PR | Site
Located at 115 E Park Ave, Unit 310, Charlotte, NC 28203. Founded in 2013.
Additional locations: N/A
Executive Team:
- Drew Porcello, President
- Trisha McGuire, Vice President
3 Notable Accounts: Dunkin’ Donuts, AvidXchange, MillBridge
# of local Full Time employees: 3
# of expected hires in the next 12 months: N/A
Most recent/popular campaign: Dunkin’ Donuts 50th Charlotte area restaurant opening.
DFPR | Site
Located at 15720 John J Delaney Dr, Charlotte, NC 28210. Founded in 2006.
Additional locations: 4 locations with Charlotte, NC as headquarters
Executive Team:
- Derek Farley, President
- Tom Beyer, Executive Vice President
- Linsey Beford, Senior Strategist
3 Notable Accounts: UFC GYM, Safe Step Walk-In Tub Co, Hickory Tavern
# of local Full Time employees: 3
# of expected hires in the next 12 months: 2
Most recent/popular campaign: Safe Step Cares for Safe Step Walk-In Tub Co.
Rachel Sutherland Communications | Site
Located at 2525 Distribution Drive; Charlotte, NC 2803
Additional locations: N/A
Executive Team:
Rachel Sutherland, founder
2 Notable Accounts: Cupcrazed and Iva Jean’s Fudge
# of local Full Time employees: 2
# of expected hires over the next 12 months: TBD
Most recent/popular campaign: Birdsong five-year anniversary
PAC Public Relations | Site
Located at 2301 W. Morehead St Charlotte, NC 28208. Founded in 2013.
Additional locations: N/A
Executive Team:
- Peter Carey, Creative Director
- Joshua Anglero, Techincal Director
3 Notable Accounts: Porsche Design CLT, LangTree Lake Norman, Label Charlotte
# of local Full Time employees: 2
# of expected hires in the next 12 months: 3-5
Most recent/popular campaign: FASHION D’LUX, a Luxury Charity fashion show.
#thesavageway | Site
Located at 2425 Commonwealth Ave., Charlotte, NC 28205. Founded in 2012.
Additional locations: N/A
Executive Team:
- Torrie Savage, Founder
- Paula Bartlett, Partner
3 Notable Accounts: OrthoCarolina, NC DOT, Novant Health
# of local Full Time employees: 2
# of expected hires in the next 12 months: 2-5, plus 2 internships per quarter
Most recent/popular campaign: Clean Graffiti partnership with OrthoCarolina for #TheFreeWorkout
Hensley Fontana | Site
Located at 9324 Percy Court, Charlotte, NC 28277. Founded in 1985.
Additional locations: N/A
Executive Team:
- Jill Hensley, Partner
- Bruce Hensley, Partner
3 Notable Accounts: Autobell® Car Wash, Inc, Howco Inc., Queen’s Feast: Charlotte Restaurant Week®
# of local Full Time employees: 2
# of expected hires in the next 12 months: N/A
Most recent/popular campaign: The Autobell® Creek Challenge in select Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Social Ape Marketing | Site
Located at 809 W Hill St, Charlotte, NC 28208. Founded in 2012.
Additional locations: N/A
Executive Team:
- April Smith, Founder & President
3 Notable Accounts: Kimbrell’s Furniture, Pearl Dentistry, Rich and Bennett
# of local Full Time employees: 2
# of expected hires in the next 12 months: 1-2
Most recent/popular campaign: Rich and Bennett Halloween Pub Crawl
Current job openings: 1 | see list here
Branstorm PR | Site
Located at 112 S. Tryon St., Suite 1400, Charlotte, NC 28202. Founded in 2006.
Additional locations: N/A
Executive Team:
- Colleen Brannan, President & Founder
3 Notable Accounts: The Charlotte Regional Partnership, Northeastern University Charlotte, Levine Properties
# of local Full Time employees: 1
# of expected hires in the next 12 months: 1
Most recent/popular campaign: Corkbuzz in SouthPark
Rowan Communications | Site
Located at 9439 Tresanton Drive Charlotte 28210. Founded in 2010.
Additional locations: N/A
Executive Team:
- Kathy Rowan, APR – Founder
3 Notable Accounts: Aldersgate Senior Living Community, Charlotte Radiology, Opera Carolina
# of local Full Time employees: 1
# of expected hires in the next 12 months: N/A
Most recent/popular campaign: Video campaign for the Charlotte Regional Realtor Association to educate millennials about owning a home.
Crown Communications | Site
Located at 2125 Southend Drive, Suite 252, Charlotte, NC 28203. Founded in 1993.
Additional locations: N/A
Executive Team:
- Kathryn Blanchard – President
3 Notable Accounts: Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated, Andrew Roby, Del Frisco’s
Current job openings: internship | see list here
Eaddy Perry & Associates, Inc. | Site
Founded in 2005.
Additional locations: N/A
Executive Team:
- Tonita Perry, APR – Principal/PR Strategist
# of local Full Time employees: less than 10
# of expected hires in the next 12 months: N/A
Most recent/popular campaign: A7 i-RMR™ for Angel 7 Industries, LLC
Chunky Sheep Advertising | Site
Located at 9315 Hanlin Ct, Charlotte, 28277. Founded in 2016.
Additional locations: N/A
Executive Team:
Lori Eskridge – Founder
3 Notable Accounts: Famous Toastery, Skatell’s Manufacturing Jewelers, The Charlotte HomeBuilders Association
# of local Full Time employees: 1
# of expected hires in the next 12 months: 1 (looking for a Partner)
Most recent/popular campaign: Holiday Campaign for Skatell’s
512 Public Relations Agency | Site
Additional locations: N/A
Executive Team:
- Stacy Sneed – Founder
2 Notable Accounts: Carolina Cleaners, author Howell Woltz of Justice Restored
# of local Full Time employees: 1
# of expected hires in the next 12 months: TBD
Most recent/popular campaign: Watch Your Pockets — How to Get The Most Out of Your Money for Carolina Cleaners
Gwen Poth Communications | Site
Located at 2408 Cumberland Ave Charlotte, NC 28203.
Executive Team: Gwen Poth – Owner
By George Communications | Site
Located at 3314 Cambria Road, Charlotte, NC 28210. Founded in April 2016.
Executive Team: Amy George – Owner
Lawrimore Communications | Site
Executive Team: Buck Lawrimore – President
Red Rover Communications | Site
Founded in 2005.
Gracie PR & Marketing | Site
Founded in 2019.
Executive Team: Beth Booker – Owner
3 Notable Accounts: Girl Tribe, Sweet Lew’s, Hilliard Studio Method