Assistant Account Executive, Public Relations

New York City, NY (Remote)

$48K/yr – $58K/yrEntry Level1+ years expFull time

Posted 8 days ago

Job Summary

Own media relations outreach and campaign execution for consumer brands, turning research into pitches, monitoring coverage, and coordinating timelines and events while leveraging AI tools to improve efficiency.

  • Manage research-to-outcome workstreams across media relations, campaigns, and reporting
  • Drive day-to-day outreach, trend-spotting, and stakeholder updates for clients

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Pull, build, and maintain media and influencer databases
  • Regularly identify new editor and freelancer contacts through tools like Qwoted and by subscribing to Substacks
  • Draft and distribute pitches, press releases, and media alerts, then follow up and monitor for coverage
  • Contribute creative pitch angles that break through with top-tier national outlets
  • Support dedicated affiliate and ecommerce pitching
  • Coordinate media interviews and develop spokesperson briefing documents
  • Build real relationships with key journalists and influencers
  • Monitor trends daily and turn them into fast trend-jacking opportunities
  • Conduct competitor coverage monitoring
  • Track client media awards programs, including research, recommendations, submission applications, and deadline management

Requirements

  • Bachelors degree in Marketing, Communications, or a related field
  • 1+ years of PR agency experience in the consumer goods industry
  • Experience managing timelines and deliverables across multiple accounts at once
  • Comfortable using AI tools day to day, with examples of how youe used them
  • A real willingness to try new technologies and adopt new tools quickly
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and manage multiple projects simultaneously
  • A proactive, self-starter attitude with a passion for staying ahead of trends

Benefits

  • Unlimited PTO
  • Paid time off between Christmas and New Year7s
  • Fabulous Fridays, the office closes at 3 pm!
  • 401K with a 3% company match, after your initial 3 months
  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Medical and Dependent Care FSA
  • Company-paid Life Insurance
  • Company-paid Long Term Disability
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Brilliant helps our clients drive personal connections through corporate gifts on a global scale. Our end-to-end service makes the gifting experience delightful for both the sender and the recipient. We support Marketing, Sales, Events, Business Development, Brand, and People Experience teams to create impactful gifts that build loyalty, enhance conversion and retention, and make people happy.Brilliant offers industry-leading product curation and campaign design, with a powerful technology platform that automates gifting, delegates access, tracks inventory and metrics, and measures ROI. Our bespoke fulfillment program delivers an elevated unboxing experience to recipients worldwide.

Founded in 2015
San Francisco, California, USA
126 employees (26 in marketing)

Salaries

Posted range

$48K/yr – $58K/yr

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
15 (12% of company)
Median Career Experience
11 years
Median Tenure
1.8 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
40.6K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
26.2%
Direct
59.4%
Referral
11.9%
Social
1.4%
Paid
1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~126
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Assistant Account Executive, Public Relations

Brilliant · New York City, NY · Remote