UPDATE 1/16/14: THIS POSITION HAS BEEN FILLED
Looking for a PR opportunity in Chicago? One of the city’s top public relations agencies, XA, is hiring a PR coordinator. Interested? Keep reading.
Title: Public Relations Coordinator
PR Responsibilities:
- On-board and immerse in all client brands
- Develop understanding of client’s internal organization, business and sector
- Craft press releases and pitch all relevant targeted media story ideas about clients’ on-going programs and news
- Proof read all documents to ensure they are client/media ready
- Press clip/archive all client media placements in a timely manner
- Assist with event coordination/production for client or XA events
- Develop promotions and programs for clients
- Identify mutually beneficial strategic alliances for clients with like-minded individuals, businesses, sponsors, etc.
- Prepare and/or review activity reports, metrics reports, and status reports for clients
- Manage work process and flow
- Work with account teams on client strategies
- Keep up with with deadlines for the account team
- Draft competitive analysis audits when needed
- Network with media and attend industry events
Social Media & Digital Marketing Responsibilities:
- Understand social media and be able to educate others about it effectively
- Assist with managing basic updates to sites and/or applications for all areas of XA’s accounts (including Twitter, Facebook and blogs)
- Assist in the development of social media content calendars
- Research content ideas using online monitoring tools
- Responding to comments on social media on behalf of clients
- Understand why online monitoring is important and be able to utilize tools that can be used to identify relevant conversations and influencers
- Communicate daily with all social networks
- Develop strategy for XA’s internal social media and digital marketing
Qualifications:
- Ability to multi-task
- Detail-oriented
- Computer savvy
- Extremely organized
- Be able to work in a fast-paced environment
- Professional and polished
- Excellent communication skills
- Great attitude is a must
- Looking for a minimum of 1-2 years of PR experience (composing press releases, communicating with editors, etc.)
- Self-motivated, vibrant self-starter with a vested interest in PR/marekting
- Proven track record of scoring press coverage for local, national and regional print, online an broadcast outlets
- Strong writing/grammar skills
- Existing relationships with members of the media
- Strong, people, presentation and relationship-building skills
- Proficient in using social media tools
- Knowledge of Powerpoint, Word and Excel (Photoshop, InDesign and Keynote is a plus)
- Interest in social events
- Must love the Chicago culture with a schedule that allows evening events
- Familiarity with Cision Media Database is a plus
- Exhibit effective project management, working closely with account teams
Contact: Send resume to Amanda Puck at Amanda@expagency.com.