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Public Relations Account Assistant (Remote)
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2 days ago Created 2 days ago
About the role
Account Assistant
Belle Communication, Inc.
* This is a fully remote position and does not require the candidate to work in Columbus, Ohio, but you may be required to travel occasionally for meetings (client/team/professional development).
To Apply: Visit our website at https://bellecommunication.com/join-our-team/ to submit your resume, cover letter, writing samples and pitches.
Description:
If you want an agency experience that will equip you with the foundational skills you need for a thriving career in the fields of public relations and social media, read on. Account assistants play an integral role on the Belle Communication account team, providing support across multiple client accounts. This role assists with a variety of activities including social media content development, trend monitoring and media and influencer research on behalf of our food, restaurant, tourism and B2B clients.
To succeed in this position requires the ability to work independently, communicate effectively within a team and be highly organized and self-motivated. This position is essential to the success of the agency and directly supports our team through excellent content creation, research and task support. Within this role, you’ll have the opportunity to build your media relations skills and learn how to successfully work within an account team.
Our Core Belle-iefs:
- Think BIG: Innovate and strategize.
- Communicate. Communicate. Communicate.
- Be a team player.
- Enthusiasm: Bring it.
- Never stop learning.
- Adapt to get results.
- Care.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Conduct media research and assist with building media lists by proactively identifying relevant reporters, media influencers and outlets for account teams to pitch.
- Conduct research on industry trends, media landscape, competitor brands and other areas as needed to support and inform the development of strategic PR and marketing plans.
- Research and identify potential speaking engagements and award submission opportunities.
- Conduct influencer research and build influencer outreach lists.
- Conduct outreach and manage coordination with media or influencer partners.
- Monitor for and capture media coverage opportunities and influencer content.
- Assist in regular reporting of media relations and influencer marketing outcomes to clients and team.
- Develop and schedule content across social channels that is brand consistent and creative.
- Provide community management for multiple client social media accounts, replying to follower comments and promoting engagement with and among the community.
- Assist in the growth of client social media accounts through engagement and hashtag research.
- Use social listening to uncover timely, relevant content and opportunities for engagement.
- Use analytics tools to assist in evaluating and reporting social media outcomes to clients and team.
- Research social media trends, hashtags and new tools.
- Keep a pulse on industry trends for both clients and Belle’s service areas, and report on relevant changes and insights.
- Research and identify potential event opportunities, community partnerships, sponsorship opportunities or grassroots marketing activations for clients.
- Assist with creating weekly/monthly reports and slide presentations for client meetings, ensuring meeting materials are prepared and organized.
- Attend, listen in and present on client meetings as needed and assist with note taking.
- Edit and/or proofread documents, projects, presentations and other materials as needed.
- Assist account leads and other team members as needed to support client objectives and deliver results.
- Ad hoc responsibilities as needed to support the Belle team, agency and clients.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in public relations, marketing, communication or related field.
- Previous internship or work experience within public relations, or in an agency setting, strongly preferred.
- Previous experience with social media management preferred.
- Highly resourceful and self-motivated, with excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently in a remote workplace setting.
- Organized and adaptable team player with the ability to manage and prioritize multiple time-sensitive projects seamlessly with excellent attention to detail.
- Self-starter with the ability to learn new tasks quickly and thrive in a fast-paced working environment.
- Ability to conduct research and present information in a clear, succinct and well-written manner.
- Excellent writing, editing, grammatical, organizational and research skills.
- Forward thinker who actively seeks opportunities and brings new ideas and creative solutions.
- Approaches work with eagerness to learn.
KPIs:
- Responds to internal and external messages and emails within 4 hours (based on office hours).
- Meets or exceeds all assigned deadlines.
- Provides timely and proactive communication on the status of tasks.
- Communicates about the status of work ahead of task due dates.
- Provides daily communication on the status of projects/tasks.
- Secures client media or influencer hits monthly/weekly through pitching research, pitch writing or outreach and coordination.
- Completes client work within allocated hours (hours vary based on client and project).
- Contributes to client satisfaction scores of 90% or above.
- Contributes to achieving 80%+ rate of weekly client hits or meaningful touchpoints.
- Takes initiative by regularly asking questions, offering support and accepts ownership of work.
- Communicates professionally with clients and team.
- Regularly brings ideas for how to innovate and improve areas of their work.
- Effectively works across 6-8 client accounts by applying the above KPIs.
Belle Life
Our purpose is to empower meaningful work and thriving relationships. As a WBENC-certified Women’s Business Enterprise and an Inc. Best Workplaces 2019 winner, Belle ties PR to business goals through a creative, scrappy approach. Our clients use words like innovative, nimble and collaborative to describe us.
At Belle, we are intentional about the culture we create. We keep our Core Belle-iefs front of mind to ensure we live out what it means to thrive in both work and life. Our culture is cultivated with the contribution of each team member’s thoughts, words and actions. We believe the culture we reap is a result of the daily seeds of intention we sow. We are each accountable and hold each other accountable in our communication, teamwork, candor and vulnerability.
With team members nationwide, Belle serves the restaurant, food + beverage, tourism and business services industries, and has partnered with more than 75 brands such as Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams, Nestle, Shake Shack, Visit Fairfield County and Big Lots.
Benefits of Being a Belle
Built on the belief that a team should support, challenge and empower each other to thrive, we bring our A-game to work each day and practice radical care through radical candor. Our benefits back up this belief with a work-from-anywhere environment, flexible schedule, unlimited vacation, mental health days, paid sabbatical leave, two weeks off for the holidays, profit-sharing, IRA matching, healthcare stipend, home office stipend, dental and vision care plans, twelve weeks paid parental leave, generous bereavement leave and short-term disability insurance. Oh, and we like to take fabulous team trips each year exploring new cities and exotic locales so we can hang out all together IRL.
Belle is a WBENC-Certified Women’s Business Enterprise and a member of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), the world’s largest and foremost public relations organization, and PR Council. Agency awards include PR News' Top Agency Elite and Top Places to Work, Inc. Best Workplaces 2019 + 2020, Columbus CEO’s Best PR Firm 2019-2021, PRovoke’s Best Places to Work 2021, PRWeek Best Places to Work 2020, Bulldog Media Relations Award and a SABRE Awards finalist.
Skills
Management And Manufacturing Public Relations And Communications Services
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