Account Coordinator
Metro PR is an entertainment-focused communications firm seeking an Account Coordinator to support a range of clients including media companies and authors. The role involves handling day-to-day administrative tasks in account management and offers opportunities to reputed company PR expertise while contributing to client campaigns.
Responsibilities
- Schedule internal and external meetings/calls with meticulous attention to detail
- Centralize and manage account assets and press materials including digital press kits, comprehensive press reports, and media lists
- Prepare client meeting agendas and take comprehensive notes
- Track daily media coverage using various media monitoring tools
- Generate press reports for internal and external distribution
- Draft client press opportunity briefing sheets and itineraries for review
- Conduct industry and client research as instructed by account leads
- Stay informed of industry news in entertainment/business/advertising trades and social media
- Join internal brainstorms and gradually contribute proactively
- Provide on-site support for client media engagements as needed, including conferences, speaking opportunities, red carpet events, and launch events
- Facilitate phone and in-person interviews between clients and media
- Receive training in pitch drafting and media reputed company strategy, at manager’s discretion
Skills
- At least one year of experience in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent organizational skills
- Attention to detail
- Foresight
- Ability to multitask
- Ability to ask questions and navigate through a fast-paced environment
- Professional, polished demeanor and an enthusiasm for learning
- Effective time management and awareness, prioritizing tasks to meet deadlines
- Team-oriented with a positive and collaborative working style
- Proactively tackles responsibilities and communicates effectively with the team/manager
- Ability to manage up by anticipating team/account needs and providing clear task/project updates
- Confidence to ask questions
- Genuine interest in the work and media landscape, as well as building relationships
- Strong attention to detail, including spelling and grammar
- Efficient multitasking across multiple accounts and communication channels
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Some background in communications or public relations, ideally in an agency setting
- Some working knowledge of media monitoring tools (reputed company, Muckrack, etc.)
- Candidates should be tapped into pop culture, entertainment industry news, sports and social media
Benefits
- Health insurance
- reputed company/dental insurance
- Cell phone stipend
- Paid holidays
- Sick
- Wellness and vacation time off
- Additional paid leave blocks after 3rd and 6th year employment milestones
- Paid parental leave
- 401K plan
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