PR Account Manager, Lifestyle

Responsibilities

• Media Expertise *core emphasis
• - Pitching and securing product placements, product feature stories, brand features, etc., on national and regional levels, across online, print, broadcast, and podcast media
• - Communicating daily with editors/media and continuing to build strong relationships with key editors in business, home, tech, lifestyle, and more
• - Regular media entertaining (coffees, lunches, etc.)
• - Initiating new, creative pitches and brand-building opportunities (ex. Media event ideation, creative mailer ideation, etc.)
• - Drafting of press releases, media alerts, client interview prep docs
• Client & Account Management
• - Managing day-to-day account operations with a high level of organization including press hits, call agendas, interview updates, etc. (with support of junior staff)
• - Updating all client materials and other written materials daily
• - Spearhead client reporting for Director + VP approvals

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• 3+ years of relevant PR account work experience
• Portfolio of earned media press placements in the lifestyle space (pets, fitness, gadgets, family brands, etc.)
• A growing editorial network of relevant industry editors and writers
• Proven experience in supportive team management
• Vaccination against COVID-19 is a requirement if hired. Candidates may request an accommodation due to disability, sincerely held religious belief or exception required under applicable law.

Preferred

• Ideal Profile: Someone who truly wants to build a career in consumer PR, excited about the PR industry, actively reading/listening to podcasts about the lifestyle industry and marketing field
• Naturally proactive
• Outstanding attention to detail and meticulous organizational skills
• Skilled writer and communicator
• Ability to balance many priorities and act resourcefully, all while maintaining a positive attitude
• Highly professional, a people person, skilled at building and nurturing relationships

Benefits

• Flexible paid time off policy, including vacation + additional paid caregiver leave
• 4-day workweeks in the Summer and early closures on Fridays, Fall through Spring
• 12 weeks paid leave to bond with a newly born, adopted, or fostered child, with a 6-month waiting period for full-time employees
• Inclusive holiday calendar and a paid break in December, running from Christmas Eve to New Year’s Day
• Comprehensive health insurance for all employees, and a 401k matching plan for you to invest in your future
• In-house committees that plan monthly programming as it relates to internships, team-building, community service, employee recognition, and more
• Monthly stipend toward cell phone
• Flexible working schedules and a hybrid in-office schedule with Fridays always remote
• No waiting period for paid sick leave
• Generous bereavement leave policy, including pregnancy loss