Public Relations Specialist
American Association of Critical Care Nurses
Aliso Viejo, CA (Remote)
$101K/yr - $127K/yrIn-houseFull-timeSenior level7+ years exp.
17 hrs ago
Associate, Client Experience
District of Columbia, USA (Hybrid)
$50K/yr – $55K/yrEntry Level1+ years expFull time
Posted 21 hrs ago
Job Summary
Own media relations programs and craft strategy across reporting, messaging, rapid response, and client deliverables.
- Develop and manage targeted media outreach and pitches
- Translate complex policy or corporate issues into clear narratives
- Support client meetings and new business research
Job Description
Responsibilities
- Media Relations & Strategy: Build and maintain targeted media lists, draft compelling pitches and press releases, and conduct outreach to reporters across business, policy, and trade publications.
- Content Development: Draft press releases, statements, talking points, social media copy, and briefing materials for senior review and client delivery.
- Monitoring & Analysis: Track client news, issues and policy developments, and compile daily and weekly coverage reports for clients.
- Research & Intelligence: Conduct research on companies, issues, stakeholders and competitors, and summarize findings in clear memos for the team.
- Strategic Ideation: Actively participate in team brainstorms, bringing fresh, culturally resonant ideas to advance client priorities.
- Account Support: Prepare for and participate in client meetings, including drafting agendas, capturing notes and action items, and updating trackers and status documents.
- Growth & New Business: Actively participate in new business efforts by contributing to research and drafting proposals.
Requirements
- Entry-level or 1 year of professional/internship experience in communications, PR, or a related field (agency, Capitol Hill, strategic consulting firm, political campaign, trade association, or similar setting).
- Familiarity with PR and media relations fundamentals.
- Strong writing, editing, and proofreading skills, with the ability to translate complex policy or corporate issues into clear, compelling narratives for various audiences.
- Bachelor's degree.
Weber Shandwick
Weber Shandwick is the earned-first global communications agency. Led by world-class strategic and creative thinkers and activators, Weber Shandwick has won some of the most prestigious awards in the industry, including being named #1 in the Public Relations and Brand Strategies category on Fast Company’s 2024 Most Innovative Companies list, one of Fast Company’s Best Workplace for Innovators in 2023, PRWeek’s 2024 Global Agency of the Year, ranked #1 on PRovoke’s Global Creative Index in 2024 and honored on Ad Age’s A-List in 2024 & 2020 and Best Places to Work in 2019, in addition to being awarded Campaign Global’s PR Agency of the Year in 2023. Weber Shandwick was the most awarded PR agency at the 2023 and 2024 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, including earning the PR industry’s first-ever idea-led Cannes Grand Prix in the Brand Experience & Activation category and cumulatively earning more than 225 Cannes Lions. Weber Shandwick has also been named PR Agency of the Year by Campaign US in 2021, honored as PRovoke’s Global Agency of the Decade in 2020 and ranked #1 on PRovoke’s Global Creative Index in 2021 and 2022. Additionally, the firm was named PRWeek’s Global Agency of the Year in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 and was awarded PRWeek’s Purpose Agency of the Year in 2020 and 2021. Weber Shandwick also received Honorable Mention on the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Global Marketing Agencies in 2021, as the only PR agency featured. Part of the Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG), Weber Shandwick is the anchor agency within The Weber Shandwick Collective – the strategic communications and consulting network. For more information, visit https://www.webershandwick.com/. Social Media Community Guidelines: http://bit.ly/wssocialterms
Salaries
Posted range
$50K/yr – $55K/yr
Taken straight from the job posting.
The middle of this range ($53K) is 12% below the median base salary for Public Relations Associate roles in the United States ($60K).
Public Relations Associate median pay in the United States
Most pay falls between $48K and $64K. Based on 25 salaries.
Marketing Team
Marketing Team Size
882 (20% of company)
Median Career Experience
14 years
Median Tenure
7.3 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
21
People
Marketing Leadership
Anisha Ahluwalia
Global Chief Marketing Officer
At the company for 10 years 8 months
Caren Oppenheim
Senior Vice President, Brand Content Strategy
At the company for 4 years 4 months
Hee Suk Ko
Vice President, Business Marketing
At the company for 9 years 10 months
Dov Hoffman
Vice President, B2B Marketing
At the company for 4 years 2 months
Traffic Signals
Monthly Visitors
74.1K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
36%
Direct
46.1%
Referral
5.6%
Social
11.7%
Paid
0.4%
Headcount Trend
Current headcount: ~4.4K
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