Responsibilities

• Work with the NY PR Manager to identify story angles and appropriate journalists/publications to engage for opportunities specific to practice area focus.
• Create and update targeted PR Plans for projects and practice areas
• Have a pulse on current and upcoming projects and initiatives throughout the office that best support our practice area POVs, PR strategies, and client relationships
• Work with project design teams and clients to write press materials (design backgrounders, press releases, pitches, fact sheets, messaging)
• Maintain media lists
• Maintain editorial calendars
• Work with NY office leadership on development of blog posts and bylines
• Plan and execute office events, media events or trade events
• Assist with photo shoots
• Vet inbound media requests

Requirements

• Attitude: Proactive, energetic, can-do attitude and desire to work in a results-oriented environment. Desire and ability to manage multiple relationships and deadlines at the same time. Team player. Motivated, tenacious, and resourceful
• Presentation: polished professionalism with a comfort level interacting with high-level executives
• Communication: strong writing, editing, grammar and interpersonal skills. Ability to craft, prepare, and execute writing assignments (pitches, project narratives, blog posts, bylines) under deadlines
• Organizational: ability to self-manage projects around expected delivery dates
• Teamwork: works cohesively as a member of a broader communications team, pitches in to help others, forward-thinking go-getter; ability to adapt in dynamic settings
• Client/customer service: understanding of public relations as a service to the region
• Administrative: ongoing support of reporting materials on behalf of the regional PR team
• Experience: At least 6-10 years of public relations experience; background in architecture, design and journalism is very desirable; deep media relationships and experience in specific practice areas is also preferred
• Software: Microsoft Office, InDesign, Cision

Preferred

• background in architecture, design and journalism is very desirable; deep media relationships and experience in specific practice areas is also preferred

Benefits

• medical, dental, vision, disability, wellness programs, flex spending, paid holidays, and paid time off
• a 401k, profit sharing, employee stock ownership, and twice annual bonus opportunities
• reimbursement for certain professional licenses and associated renewals and exam fees
• tuition reimbursement for certain eligible programs or classes