Junior Public Relations Specialist
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09-12-2022
Job Description
Type: Full Time
Location: Hybrid in Chicago, IL
Salary: $45,000 - $55,000
Our client, a boutique full-service boutique PR and marketing agency in the hospitality industry, are looking to add a Junior Public Relations Account Specialist to their growing team to support account executives and manage multiple media accounts. In this role, you will create monthly meeting agendas/recaps, run bi-monthly client activity reports, and update integrated marketing plans. The ideal candidate will have 1-2 years’ experience working in an agency setting, specifically in the hospitality industry. This is a hybrid position in the Chicago, IL area.
Role & Responsibilities
Public Relations
Location: Hybrid in Chicago, IL
Salary: $45,000 - $55,000
Our client, a boutique full-service boutique PR and marketing agency in the hospitality industry, are looking to add a Junior Public Relations Account Specialist to their growing team to support account executives and manage multiple media accounts. In this role, you will create monthly meeting agendas/recaps, run bi-monthly client activity reports, and update integrated marketing plans. The ideal candidate will have 1-2 years’ experience working in an agency setting, specifically in the hospitality industry. This is a hybrid position in the Chicago, IL area.
Role & Responsibilities
Public Relations
- develop pitch writing/management and press material writing skills; lead pitch coordination and strategy for multiple client accounts.
- Pitch journalists in response to inquiries, actively targeting media, short-lead and long-lead, local national pitching (online, print, and broadcast)
- Create targeted media lists for pitches, press kit/release mailings and events
- Create custom pitch angles, research and develop story ideas, media opportunities and new media outlets relevant to clients; create new trends relevant to our clients; determine appropriateness of pitch for publication and/or journalist; follow up with media
- Manage HAROs and reactive pitching
- Active ideator / participant in topic brainstorm with team members
- Team lead for coordinating and executing bio and press material writing/editing
- General media list building and maintenance; ongoing journalist research
- Develop relationships with local and national media contacts to include entertaining at client establishments
- Stay updated on media trends (i.e. reading newsletters, articles and following on social) to
- Send media hits (in real time) and media leads to clients in a timely fashion
- Track media contacts on MuckRack, KLPR Instagram, and Twitter
- Track pitch opportunities sent and secured
- Track media alerts on MuckRack
- Update MuckRack Coverage Reports
- Communicate with client questions and media inquiries within the day, inquiring about brand-aligned, new initiatives and effective partnership opportunities.
- Team / peer newsletter review for your accounts to make sure messaging is aligned
- Team / peer social media calendar review for your accounts to make sure messaging is aligned
- Occasional one-off writing assignments (website copy, in-house marketing collateral)
- Report bi-monthly activity for various clients through Client Activity Reports (CARs)
- Create and update client integrated marketing plans to inform year-long strategy through Integrated Marketing Plans (IMPs)
- Record all client activity
- Work with direct supervisor to develop weekly to-do list of tasks
- Support the account lead in executing monthly PR agendas and recaps (responsible for notes during monthly meetings for recap distribution)
- Research and secure participation of clients/chefs/restaurants for food and wine-related events; charitable and otherwise
- Assist in planning press trips, individual media visits and media lunches/dinners/meetings/tours, coordinating details related to the trip
- Develop budgets for media and client related travel
- Prepare for and participate in monthly client agenda meetings
Employment Type
Full Time
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