Assistant Account Executive, Beauty PR

New York, USA (Hybrid)

$40K/yr – $45K/yrEntry Level1+ years expFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive day-to-day beauty PR work and media outreach for an agency, with collaboration across the team to plan and execute campaigns.

  • Own daily media monitoring, pitch drafting, media trackers, and trend research for client programs.
  • Must-have: At least 1 year of beauty PR agency internship and strong writing/pitching skills.
  • Standout: Familiarity with media databases (Muck Rack, Cision, MightyScout) and multi-project timeline management.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Day-to-day account work, including product send outs, daily media monitoring across print, online and social media, drafting placement emails, updating media trackers, identifying trends, competitive research, etc.
  • Work alongside team to draft target media lists, pitches, PR plans, press materials, event briefings, agendas, recaps, status documents and quarterly reports
  • Research and collect information to help inform client plans and programs
  • Actively participate in staff meetings
  • Identify trends across the influencer landscape and social media
  • Support team with select media and influencer outreach
  • Assist team in the development, logistics and execution of creative deliveries, media events, desksides, etc.

Requirements

  • At least 1 year of beauty PR agency internship experience is required for this role
  • Strong verbal and communication skills, with the ability to write clear pitches and confidently speak with team and colleagues
  • Familiarity with tools like MuckRack, Cision, MightyScout and similar media databases
  • Comfortable managing timelines and details across multiple projects
  • Experience supporting events, influencer mailers, and product launches
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to pitch and present ideas clearly to clients and media
  • A Bachelor’s degree in PR, Journalism, Communications, or a related field
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Melander Marketing & Communications

A full-service boutique marketing & PR agency, Melander Marketing & Communications specializes in developing and establishing beauty, wellness and lifestyle brands.

Founded in 2018
New York, New York, USA
3 employees (1 in marketing)

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~3

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
1 (33% of company)