We’re seeking an established communicator to join our team as a Publicist. This position will report directly to the Founder. Applicants must have a bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications, or another relevant area with three to five years of post-graduate public relations experience, either at an agency or in-house. Ideal candidates will have experience with direct to consumer lifestyle brands, a sturdy rolodex of media relationships, and an impressive track record of press hits.

This is a full time, salaried position that starts at $50K with benefits including: paid time off, paid company holidays, holiday bonus, new business bonus, 50% health, dental, and vision insurance, mobile phone stipend, fitness stipend, annual enrichment trip and/or conference, regular team building activities, and employee meals.

Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Administrative:

• Support Founder with day-to-day requests
• Achieve monthly objectives set by Founder
• Update and maintain all company lists: media tracking, press coverage, monthly pitches, monthly focuses, etc.
• Contribute to the ACPR Blog
• Other writing projects as assigned
• Manage the creation of monthly status reports
• Work with Founder to grow company exposure
• Identify new business opportunities

Management:

• Set weekly focuses for team
• Develop monthly pitch angles
• Review and approve pitches, email blasts, and outlets
• Direct Rapid Response monthly flow
• Provide monthly performance recaps and manage extra initiatives
• Train new team members
• Mentor team members
• Lead Friday team meetings

Client Relations:

• Develop strong relationships with clients
• Act as point-of-contact for clients
• Facilitate phone and email interviews with clients
• Participate in annual and quarterly strategy calls with Founder
• Attend in-person meetings with clients

Media Relations:

• Develop strong relationships with media
• Create PR Plans
• Identify, pitch, and follow up with media
• Create and distribute high impact and creative media email blasts
• Rapid Response daily pitching
• Identify and pitch feature story opportunities
• Secure press hits: long lead, short lead, broadcast, and awards
• Write press materials: fact sheets, bios, press releases, media alerts, pitch letters, etc.
• Identify other client exposure opportunities: sponsored posts, gifting, trade shows, and events
• Secure brand partnerships
• Execute media visits and desksides
• Oversee the planning of press previews and media events
• Execute press previews and media events
• Attend in-person meetings with media

Basic job requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications, or a related area
• 3-5 years of post-graduate public relations experience, either in an agency or in-house setting
• Solid media relationships in the national beauty, home, and/or lifestyle categories
• Impressive book of earned media placements
• Excellent communicator—verbal, written, and beyond—with a strong understanding of both the AP and creative writing styles
• Strategic thinker with endless amounts of creativity
• Self-starter and multi-tasking master who’s highly organized, has the initiative to start and maintain projects, and is willing to go above and beyond the job description
• Highly coachable, thrives on feedback, and subscribes to the “fail forward” mentality
• Pop culture junkie and knows what’s hot in the press and to consumers
• Passionate about the beauty, home, and lifestyle categories
• Champion for indie brands
• Proficient in Microsoft Office programs, Cision, InDesign, Canva, WordPress, and social media

All qualified candidates should send their resume and a short statement explaining why they want to work at ACPR to: hello@allysonconklinpr.com. No phone calls, please. Relocation assistance will be considered.