Public Relations Coordinator

Portland, OR (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableEntry Level2+ years expFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive global PR for INDUSTRY by shaping strategy, outreach, and cross-channel storytelling across major outlets.

  • Own end-to-end PR workflow from pitches to coverage tracking across major outlets.
  • Must-have: 2+ years in PR/communications (agency experience preferred).
  • Standout: Lead global events, awards submissions, and cross‑team storytelling.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Execute INDUSTRY’s PR strategy by drafting tailored pitches, coordinating outreach, and tracking coverage and sentiment across key outlets.
  • Develop and refine PR materials including press content, executive bylines, and thought leadership pieces.
  • Leads and ensures messaging is consistent across press, website, social, and internal channels.
  • Collaborate with internal teams to support the integration of PR efforts into client campaigns and key agency moments.
  • Monitor media coverage and cultural conversations, summarizing insights and flagging relevant opportunities or potential risks for the team.
  • Research and summarize key global creative industry events, festivals, conferences, awards shows, and cultural moments, highlighting relevant opportunities for the agency.
  • Coordinate event planning, including scheduling, representation logistics, and on-the-ground preparation for panels, press days, and industry gatherings.
  • Lead pre-event outreach and post-event follow-ups, helping compile press recaps, media coverage, and shared highlights for internal and external audiences.
  • Build and maintain a comprehensive calendar of relevant global awards, tracking key deadlines, criteria, and submission requirements across creative, design, strategy, brand, and innovation categories.
  • Conduct research to identify awards that meaningfully elevate both INDUSTRY and client work, summarizing recommendations for the team.

Requirements

  • 2+ years of experience in public relations, communications, or a related field. Agency experience preferred but not required.
  • A degree in Communications, Public Relations, Marketing, Media Studies, or related field.
  • Self-motivated, with the ability to prioritize, manage workload and meet project milestones.
  • Organizational skills and the ability to effectively manage multiple conflicting priorities in a rapidly changing environment.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to make both formal and informal presentations to groups of varying sizes.
  • General knowledge of the PR, creative industry, with curiosity for strategy, media, culture, and design.
  • Comfortable working independently and collaboratively within a creative team.
  • Familiar with Microsoft Suite and Google Suite; open to learning new tools.
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