Responsibilities

• Media Relations: - 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
• Awards - Track client media awards programs, including research, recommendations, submission applications, and deadline management
• Project Management - Coordinate project, campaign, and account timelines and deliverables - Track progress and communicate status to internal teams and clients - Use project management tools such as Monday or Asana to keep workflows transparent
• Technology & AI - Use AI tools like Claude or ChatGPT to support research, drafting, monitoring, and reporting - Test new software and platforms, and share what works with the team - Spot chances to automate routine tasks and raise the quality of the output
• Events / Activations - Assist with research, planning, and execution of virtual and live media and influencer press events, creative media mailers, and more

Requirements

• Bachelor's 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 you've 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 Year's
• - 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