Account Coordinator - Consumer PR Food/Wellness/Wearable Tech

Account Coordinator - Consumer PR (Food, Beverage, Wellness, Home Appliances, Wearable Tech)

LOCATION:  This new PR Account Coordinator position is a full-time, direct hire, hourly role, located in our RKPR Dept. in the FINN Partners New York, NY office, and will have a 40 hour per week hybrid work schedule (1 weekday work in NYC office + 4 weekdays work from home).  

For this Public Relations Account Coordinator role, we are seeking a NYC metropolitan area resident who has earned a bachelor’s degree in public relations/communications/related field and has already completed prior PR agency-based Consumer PR internships (such as supporting client account management and media relations for consumer clients in the food and beverage, consumer appliances, wellness lifestyle, and consumer wearable technology sectors).

The RKPR Department specializes in public relations and social/digital campaigns for clients who are premier national brands in food & beverage, wellness lifestyle, consumer wearable technology, and household appliances.  We are seeking an individual with the hunger, hustle, desire to learn and professionally grow, and the enthusiasm to effectively administer PR client accounts and deliver outstanding media relations results.  Our hard-working, creative, collaborative PR team is honored to represent our innovative clients and illuminate their brands - we have a lot of success, department growth, and fun!  This PR AC will report to the Partner in our RKPR Dept. NYC office.

Responsibilities:

• Maintains media lists.
• Writes press releases.
• Manages the daily media coverage for clients.
• Joins client PR account calls.
• Develops and maintains relationships with media contacts across all platforms.
• Manages on-site client product inventory.
• Learns Best Practices for public relations account management and earned media.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in public relations, communications, journalism, or related field.
• Prior PR internship experience/entry level work experience in our sector of Public Relations described above (PR agency-based is highly preferred ).
• Working knowledge of all digital and social media platforms.
• Energetic, can-do attitude; works effectively in a team setting.
• Excellent written and oral and communications skills.
• Strong research and analytical skills.
• Effective listening and problem-solving skills.
• Creative thinker who brings a fresh perspective and innovative ideas to the team.
• Flexible and adaptable; works efficiently within a fast-paced PR environment.
• Organized and detail-oriented; manages schedule and tasks to produce deliverables by deadlines.
• Interested in public relations for client sectors of: food, beverage, wellness, consumer lifestyle, home appliance, consumer wearable technology, or any combination of the above.
• Loves reading and consuming media; is social media savvy.
• Thrives working in a fun collaborative team and on individual PR projects/assignments.  Able to produce high-quality, timely deliverable results while working on concurrent PR assignments/projects.

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Anticipated Hourly Salary: $23/hr. - $24/hr.  Commensurate with experience and depending upon workplace.

To Apply:

Please upload your resume and cover letter detailing your prior work experience and indicate your desired hourly salary in $US Dollars that falls within the above stated available salary range for this role.  Within your Cover Letter, please include a link to your Writing Samples/Samples of PR Work.  While we appreciate the interest of all candidates, we will only respond to those with whom we have a greater interest.

About Finn Partners:

Founded in 2011 on the core principles of innovation and collaborative partnership, FINN Partners has grown from about $24 million in fees to nearly $200 million in fees over ten years, becoming one of the fastest growing independent public relations agencies in the world.  The full-service marketing and communications company's record setting pace is a result of organic growth and integrating new companies and new people into the FINN world through a common philosophy.  With more than 1,300 professionals across 35 offices, FINN provides clients with global access and capabilities in the Americas, Europe and Asia.  FINN Partners clients are also supported through longstanding partner agencies and its membership in the PROI network of leading agencies around the world.  Headquartered in New York, FINN has offices in: Abu Dhabi, Atlanta, Bangalore, Bangkok, Beijing, Boston, Chicago, Delhi, Denver, Detroit, Dublin, Fort Lauderdale, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Honolulu, Jerusalem, Kuala Lumpur, London, Los Angeles, Madison, Manila, Mumbai, Munich, Nashville, Orange County, Paris, Portland, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Shanghai, Singapore, Washington D.C. and Yangon.