Public Relations Specialist

RH Strategic is a well-established public relations agency seeking a Public Relations Specialist to join their growing team. The role involves supporting media outreach, content development, and cultivating relationships with industry reporters to create earned media opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day account work, including media list management and oversight, media strategy and outreach, tracking and reporting, event planning, and campaign coordination
• Monitor news cycles and propose ideas to insert clients into the narrative
• Draft high-quality communications materials
• Own award and speaking programs, including tracking, client communication, and content development
• Cultivate relationships with industry reporters that lead to earned media opportunities

Skills

• 1-2 years of PR experience (can include 3-6 months of PR agency internship/fellowship)
• Ability to meet and or exceed deadlines and prioritize assignments
• Ability to communicate succinctly via email and over the phone with media targets in print, online, and broadcast mediums
• Experience owning events, editorial calendar, speaking, and awards programs
• Ability to comprehend the client's business, issues, and competitive environments, and contribute to storytelling opportunities
• Experience owning projects from concept to completion and regularly reporting to teams and account managers
• Ability to take feedback and apply it to future work and possess a natural curiosity and a desire to grow
• Must be a proactive communicator, detail-oriented, have strong spelling and grammar skills, and understand AP Style
• Exposure to client communication and some media counsel
• Experience in digital, paid, content, social, and analytics

Benefits

• 100% paid base premium for the employee’s medical, dental, vision, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurances.
• $100 per month.
• 16 days of annual PTO, 12 firm holidays, 1 floating day off, and 1 paid day of service.
• 401(k) plan with automatic, fully vested match.
• Professional development and wellness.

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