Public Relations Account Supervisor
| Posted on Tuesday 14-Oct-08 0:00 AM |
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Description
A full-service marketing communications firm with a growing public relations department is looking for a public relations professional or former print journalist with a minimum of five years of experience to join our team. This position will manage primarily business-to-business PR accounts; write a significant amount of press releases, pitches, articles, white papers and other PR pieces; pitch the media daily; and serve as the day-to-day client contact. Due to the importance of strong writing skills for this position, candidates who are invited to interview will be asked to complete a writing assessment.
| Position Type: | Full Time |
| Position Reports To: | Public Relations Director |
| Travel Required: | 0% of the time (approximate) |
| Starts On: | 14-Oct-08 |
Experience
The right candidate will:
• Be a highly skilled news writer
• Have a deep understanding of the media, especially newspapers and print
trade media
• Be a heavy consumer of all forms of media
• Understand what makes a newsworthy story and how to successfully pitch
stories to journalists
• Enjoy working on business-to-business accounts, including professional
services (law / engineering), construction, logistics and transportation
• Have a good understanding of business and a desire to learn
new industries
• Have agency experience (preferred but not required)
• Have proven client management abilities
• Demonstrate strong presentation skills
• Possess a strong customer service ethic and be able to work well with a
variety of clients
• Enjoy working to tight deadlines and under pressure
• Hold a bachelor’s degree (preferably in public relations, journalism or
communications, but not required)
• Be able to manage accounts independently
• Enjoy working in a flexible, entrepreneurial, smart and fun environment,
where achievements and hard work are recognized and rewarded
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