Public Relations Coordinator

USA (Remote)

Salary Not AvailableEntry Level2+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own the end-to-end PR operations workflow by coordinating cross-functional inputs with our agency partner to meet deadlines, craft messaging, and strengthen earned media with data-backed storytelling.

  • Coordinate with Marketing, Product, Legal, and Leadership to secure approvals and gather inputs for media opportunities and events.
  • Maintain a centralized PR calendar and prepare briefing packs, bios, and backgrounders for media and speaking engagements.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the primary internal coordinator for PR deliverables, ensuring timelines, approvals, and materials are gathered and shared with our agency partner on schedule.
  • Maintain and regularly update a centralized PR calendar including conferences and speaking opportunities.
  • Coordinate with our agency to prepare and organize briefing documents, backgrounders, messaging documents, executive bios, and supporting materials for media opportunities and events.
  • Work with colleagues to source relevant statistics, proof points, and company data to strengthen pitches, press materials, and thought leadership.
  • Coordinate with colleagues to secure learner, partner, or employer testimonials as needed to support media outreach, award entries, and speaking engagements, including managing permissions and documentation.
  • Track media coverage, monitor placements, and maintain a clean archive of earned media assets.
  • Attend and document weekly PR agency meetings, capturing action items, deadlines, and ownership to ensure accountability and follow-through.
  • Assist in editing press releases, pitch materials, and internal communications as needed, as managing the approval process.
  • Support reporting efforts by gathering metrics, impressions, and performance data for monthly and quarterly summaries from our agency and measuring against business goals.
  • Act as a reliable point of coordination across Marketing, Product, Legal, and Leadership teams to ensure PR initiatives, including Influencers, have necessary inputs and approvals.

Requirements

  • 2 years of experience in Public Relations, Communications, Marketing, Journalism, or a related field (internship experience considered).
  • Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Marketing, or a related field preferred.
  • Exceptional organizational skills and strong attention to detail; able to manage multiple timelines simultaneously without dropping details.
  • Strong written communication skills with the ability to draft clear, concise documents and emails.
  • Comfortable understanding research and synthesizing data into usable proof points.
  • Ability to coordinate across stakeholders and follow up proactively to keep projects moving.
  • Strong meeting management and note-taking skills, with the ability to translate discussion into clear action steps.
  • Professional judgment and discretion when handling executive materials and media-related documentation.
  • Ability to work independently in a fully remote environment while maintaining responsiveness and accountability.

Preferred

  • Growth mindset and eagerness to learn the fundamentals of media relations, executive communications, and agency partnership management.
  • Interest in education, workforce development, or mission-driven organizations preferred.

Benefits

  • medical, dental, vision
  • flexible spending
  • generous paid time off
  • sponsored volunteer opportunities
  • a 401K with a company match
  • free access to our online programs
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Penn Foster Group

At Penn Foster Group, we are transforming online learning to help learners by bringing together Penn Foster, CareerStep, Ashworth College, James Madison High School, the New York Institute of Photography, the New York Institute of Art and Design, and other education platforms. Together, we create an accelerated path to greater economic mobility through real-world skills and knowledge that enable learners to achieve long-term success in the workplaces of the future. Our history dates back to 1890 when our founder, Thomas Foster, pioneered distance education by offering training by mail for coal miners to get the necessary skills for safer jobs. Today, with the partners who use our education and training programs, we continue that mission of providing accessible training and education for in-demand skills and are building a workforce that’s prepared for the future job market.

Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
1.1K employees (64 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
2.5M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$292.4K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
28.1%
Direct
45.2%
Referral
25%
Social
0.9%
Paid
0.7%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~1.1K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
45 (4% of company)
Median Career Experience
16 years
Median Tenure
14.4 years

Funding

Last Raise
Private Equity, 5 years ago

Funding History

  • Feb 2021
    Private Equity