Distribution Customer Support Specialist

Distribution Customer Support Specialist

Cision is a global powerhouse in the Public Relations software space with over 100 years of experience innovating the way businesses tell their stories. Our award-winning solutions use cutting-edge technology to provide clients with industry-leading insights and the tools to improve their marketing and PR needs. With offices in over 20 countries around the world, we're committed to growing our communities and our people by offering amazing perks, professional development, and opportunities for you to power your career.

The most important measure of our success is yours.

JOB SUMMARY:

The Distribution Customer Support Specialist is the client’s primary point of contact with PR Newswire. This role acts as a liaison, provides service and product information, answers questions, resolves any emerging problems that the customer might face with accuracy and efficiency. Our team is genuinely excited to help customers.

Responsibilities:

Areas of importance for this Customer Support Specialist to be both proficient and efficient in include, but are not limited to:

Provide excellent customer service, respond efficiently to customer inquiries and maintain high customer satisfaction via phone, chat and email.

Set up and confirm orders submitted for distribution through PR Newswire including vetting content for acceptability, reviewing and confirming order details with clients to accurately pass information through a processing queue, counseling clients on additional product solutions, and providing effective communication both verbal and written to support clients through the distribution process

Be the point of resolution whenever possible

Educate clients on PR Newswire products, services and procedures

Meet or exceed activity metrics as assigned

Navigate various platforms and databases such as Salesforce, NetSuite, Microsoft Suite and other proprietary platforms and databases

Ability to reprioritize workload to ensure SLAs are met

Form successful internal partnerships with other departments to improve ability to support customer needs (these areas include Finance, Technology, Sales, Product)

Qualifications: (Required and Desired)

Bachelor’s Degree required

Must have at least 1 year of successful customer service experience

Excellent communication skills

Strong phone contact handling skills and active listening

Detail oriented, goal driven

Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and manage time effectively

Ability to adapt/respond to different types of customers and high-pressure situations

Strong computer skills

Must be flexible with schedule with some OT and holiday coverage required.

Company Insights:

State-of-the-art office

Medical, dental, vision

FSA (Health & dependent care)

Life & disability insurance

401(k)

Flexible PTO and work arrangements

Casual work environment

Tuition reimbursement & professional training

The Cision Story:

Cision is a leading global media intelligence company, serving the complete workflow of today’s communication professionals. Offering the industry’s most comprehensive PR, IR and social media software, rich analytics, content distribution, and influencer outreach, Cision enables clients to engage audiences, enhance campaigns and strengthen data-driven decision making. Cision solutions include PR Newswire, Gorkana, PRWeb, Help a Reporter Out (HARO) and iContact brands. Headquartered in Chicago, Cision serves over 100,000 customers in 170 countries and 40 languages worldwide, and maintains offices in North America, Europe, Asia, Latin America and Australia. For more information, visit www.cision.com or follow @Cision on Twitter.