Account Coordinator - Consumer PR Food​/Wellness​/Wearable Tech

Account Coordinator - Consumer PR

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:

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.

Anticipated Hourly Salary: $23/hr.

- $24/hr commensurate with experience and depending upon workplace.