Public Relations Account Coordinator

New York City, NY (On-site)

$45K/yr – $55K/yrIntern/New Grad3+ years expFull time

Posted 7 hrs ago

Job Summary

Own media relations workflows from drafting and pitching to tracking placements and delivering insights across client programs.

  • Manage media lists, pitches, and alerts
  • Turn coverage into actionable client insights and reports

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Keep clients ahead of the story
  • Track media placements and conversations in real time and flag what matters to your team and clients
  • Build activity, quarterly, and annual reports that tell a clear story about what the coverage achieved
  • Dig into industry and competitor trends and bring back insights the team can act on
  • Keep client agendas and trackers organized so nothing slips
  • Coordinate reprints and help clients get more mileage from their coverage
  • Put ideas into words
  • Draft press releases, award nominations, social posts, and other client materials that sound like the client and meet our standards
  • Open doors with the media
  • Research and build targeted media lists

Requirements

  • A college degree, or equivalent business experience
  • At least three to six months of professional experience (internships count)
  • Sharp attention to detail, strong organization, and the ability to juggle competing deadlines with minimal oversight
  • Excellent communication, problem-solving, and client service skills
  • Curiosity and a willingness to try new things
  • Comfort with the Microsoft Office suite and major social media platforms
  • Experience with PR tools like Cision, Meltwater, Sprout, or Hootsuite is a plus, but not required

Benefits

  • Medical, dental & vision insurance (Horizon BCBS, Guardian/VSP)Company-funded Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) on select medical plans
  • Company-paid life insurance & AD&D coverage
  • ESOP — employee stock ownership, fully funded by JConnelly, no cost to you
  • 401(k) with company match (traditional & Roth options)
  • Healthcare, Dependent Care & Commuter
  • FSAs
  • Supplemental coverage through Aflac (disability, critical illness, and more)
  • Free 24/7 healthcare navigation through Health Advocate
  • Virtual vet consultations through Petzey
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JConnelly

JConnelly is a communications and marketing agency working to help organizations and leaders to build, grow, manage and protect their brands. With the grit of a boutique shop fueled by the power of global agency, we help brands and people successfully navigate an increasingly complex world to achieve extraordinary outcomes.OUR PEOPLE & CULTUREThe guiding principles Jennifer Connelly put in place when she founded the agency in 2003 remain core to our DNA to this day. We approach all aspects of life and business by driving positive and impactful change rather than living in fear of it.With operations throughout the U.S. – including the business hubs of NYC, Chicago, D.C., Palm Beach and Las Vegas – and with relationships reaching worldwide, we have always operated virtually everywhere long before it was fashionable.We are critical thinkers with the intelligence to anticipate and think ahead. We work to eliminate noise and channel our energy into creating what’s real, what’s good and what’s next. With us by your side, there are no limits to the outcomes that we can collectively achieve.SERVICES• Branding & Identity• Reputation Building• Media Relations• Strategy• Corporate Communications• Video / Audio / Digital Content• Design• Crisis & Special SituationsSPECIALTIES• Financial Services• Wealth & Investment Management• Fintech• Crypto & Blockchain• Private Equity & Venture Capital• Technology• Food, Beverage & Consumer Brands• Celebrity, Influencer & Executive Brands• DEI & Non-Profit

Founded in 2003
New York, New York, USA
53 employees (9 in marketing)

Salaries

Posted range

$45K/yr – $55K/yr

Taken straight from the job posting.

The middle of this range ($50K) is 18% below the median base salary for Public Relations Coordinator roles in the United States ($61K).

Public Relations Coordinator median pay in the United States

$61K/yr

Most pay falls between $58K and $70K. Based on 28 salaries.

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
8 (15% of company)
Median Career Experience
8 years
Median Tenure
5.3 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
1.5K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
27.3%
Direct
52.5%
Referral
5.6%
Social
13.2%
Paid
1.3%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~53
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Public Relations Account Coordinator

JConnelly · New York City, NY · On-site