HI FACEBOOK Readers: Below please see our JOB POSTING. I am hoping for strong candidates who arent afraid of really hard work, the news media and moving fast. SARA BRADY PUBLIC RELATIONS, Inc. 222 W. Comstock Avenue, Suite 215 Winter Park, Florida 32789 sarabradypr JOB DESCRIPTION TITLE: Account Associate KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: This position supports a variety of aspects associated with company’s client needs, activities and daily operations. COMPANY DESCRIPTION: Sara Brady Public Relations, Inc. specializes in crisis communications and reputation management. The firm provides strategic counsel, corporate communications and business development support. Clients range from the healthcare industry, legal profession, to government and the corporate environment. No two clients or days are alike. Clients are local, regional and national. The work can be intense, very stressful and the days very long. This job requires fortitude, quick thinking, stamina and thick skin. The experience is unique and offers a true test of sophisticated public relations practitioner skills. DESCRIPTION: As a mid-level staff member, the Account Associate position plays a key support role in daily operations and client account activities, needs and services. In general, the position includes working directly with clients, news media, writing a variety of products including news releases, stories and blogs. Additionally, the role requires building and managing media lists, driving and monitoring news coverage, social media responsibilities and some administrative duties such as answering the telephone. The Account Associate will work directly with the CEO as well as with clients.This position requires strong writing and verbal communication skills, very strong organizational and time management skills, as well as a working knowledge of several software programs, social media dynamics and platforms. This position demands long hours, requires a core sense of calm and confidence in times of controversy along with being adaptable to unpredictable client needs. Additionally, this role requires a very clear understanding of and commitment to confidentiality. The Account Associate will: Maintain a project tracker associated with managing status of client activities Develop, organize, update, maintain and manage media lists Write, distribute and track news releases Assist in social media execution and monitoring on behalf of clients Assist in regularly generating analytics for measurement purposes Research information needed for client and firm activities Work with clients including attending client meetings and conference calls Participate in production/organization of collateral materials such as brochures, media kits Edit co-workers and client documents and content Work proactively and reactively with news media Participate in preserving and establishing relationships with community partners, new clients, professional memberships and vendors Coordinate and assist in execution of client events QUALIFICATIONS: This position requires: Superior organizational and telephone skills Superior writing, grammar and spelling skills Working knowledge of social media, (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc.), blogs, optimization Strong research skills Strong computer skills Must be proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and social media usage including Facebook, Twitter, etc. A positive attitude and a willingness to work very hard and very long hours including the occasional weekend A willingness to respond to unscheduled events and activities Must have a sense of humor and good cheer – we are not kidding EDUCATION Bachelor’s Degree appropriate for public relations firm activities Minimum three to five years of experience in communications field is required. Newsroom experience is helpful. MISCELLANEOUS This position requires someone who is a self-starter, wants to work hard and doesn’t mind long hours, is adaptable and who is comfortable rolling with the unexpected. Must be able to sit for long periods of time. A sense of humor and cheerful spirit are also a must. Please send resumes to resumes@sarabradypr. No phone calls please – not kidding about this either
Posted on: Wed, 24 Sep 2014 18:56:07 +0000
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