Responsibilities

• A point person for account work -- conducts proactive and strategic media relations for clients with direction from supervisor
• Drafts agendas and notes that need almost no editing with no items missed
• Coordinate and schedule meetings proactively
• Update media lists and proactively look for new reporters and publications to add
• Ability to send e-blasts quickly and efficiently
• Conduct research, as needed
• Monitor media for clients
• Proactively work buddy list
• Draft releases, pitches, and other written materials with supervision that need no more than one round of edits
• Effectively and frequently pitches by phone as well as email, secures a significant quality and quantity of placements
• Manage social media accounts for the agency and for clients
• Helps fellow junior staff with questions and edits
• Be a major contributor to account interaction
• Contribute to meetings in a supportive way, ensure meeting materials are prepared, available and organized
• Regularly clip, file and send digital and print press placements
• Proactively come up with ideas and suggest next steps for clients
• Come up with PR ideas for Relevance International (treating us like a client)
• Strong understanding of social media channels
• Reads industry and consumer publications we pitch
• Organized and on top of the to-do list. Meets deadlines? Keeps drive and all digital assets organized and neat

Requirements

• Bachelor Degree – Public Relations, Communications or Related Degree
• 3+ years relevant experience

Preferred

• Knowledge of real estate, hospitality, luxury, and travel industries, dependent upon client focus
• Strong writing skills
• Strong notetaker and researcher
• Self-directed, proactive, and independently capable of managing workload so deadlines are met
• Flexible, able to work under pressure and changing priorities
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Google Programs and Outlook (electronic scheduling)

Benefits

• Dynamic hybrid work environment (2 days in office, 3 days work from home) and “Work from Anywhere” program two weeks a year.
• Generous PTO policy in addition to being closed the last week of the year.
• Summer Fridays
• Thirsty Thursday Wine hour, Bagel Birthdays and regular company events and outings to celebrate the team and holidays!
• Excellent career development with external and internal training programs for all employees.
• Reviews twice a year and regular coaching and mentoring sessions for all staff.
• Annual worldwide Visioning and strategy sessions at New York HQ.
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance, 401k with generous company matching.