Public Relations Assistant | Entry-Level | Paid Training

Alexandria, VA (On-site)

$40K/yr – $60K/yrIntern/New GradFull time

Posted 5 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own community-facing PR and events coordination for an entry level role that blends outreach, brand promotion, and donor/customer engagement; you’ll gather feedback, support campaigns, and report on impact.

  • Grow brand awareness through events, campaigns, and community engagements.
  • Build and maintain relationships with customers, donors, and volunteers; coordinate outreach docs and reporting.
  • Gather audience insights to improve messaging and events; collaborate with marketing and communications teams.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Assist with the execution of public relations and community outreach campaigns
  • Support event marketing initiatives, promotional campaigns, and fundraising events
  • Represent client brands and nonprofit organizations at community events and public engagements
  • Build and maintain positive relationships with customers, donors, and community members
  • Help coordinate brand awareness campaigns and communication initiatives
  • Gather customer feedback and community insights to improve campaign effectiveness
  • Assist with event planning, setup, logistics, and campaign reporting
  • Maintain accurate records and outreach documentation
  • Collaborate with marketing and communications teams to achieve campaign goals
  • Participate in ongoing training, coaching, and leadership development programs

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent required
  • Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Public Relations, Communications, Marketing, Journalism, Business, Advertising, or related fields is a plus but not required
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Strong interpersonal and relationship-building abilities
  • Positive attitude and professional demeanor
  • Strong organizational and time-management skills
  • Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment
  • Comfortable working both independently and within a team
  • Customer service, retail, hospitality, event, or sales experience is beneficial but not required
  • Must be authorized to work in the United States

Preferred

  • Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Public Relations, Communications, Marketing, Journalism, Business, Advertising, or related fields is a plus but not required
  • Customer service, retail, hospitality, event, or sales experience is beneficial but not required

Benefits

  • Travel opportunities
  • Team-oriented company culture
  • Promote-from-within advancement policy
  • Career growth based on performance, not seniority
  • Mentorship
  • Leadership development programs
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Gem

www.the-gem.com was established in 2000 and is a privately owned outsource contact centre based in Belfast. Over the years we have established an enviable track record of delivering innovative services for market leading organisations across a wide range of geographic regions, sectors and channels. gem delivers an exceptional customer service experience through the passion of our people, who come from a broad range of backgrounds and a broad range of cultures. Employing over 600 people across our 3 facilities, gem is dedicated to delivering outstanding results for our clients and our performance has been recognised through the many industry awards we have received for recruitment, training, innovative use of technology and business development. Whether you are a client or a member of our staff, gem delivers on promises, exceeds expectations and focuses on how we can best work together to deliver an exceptional level of customer service.

Founded in 1999
Belfast, Northern Ireland, GBR
1.5K employees (99 in marketing)