Job Description

We are looking for a freelance Public Relations Assistant for a top eyewear company in New York, NY! The Public Relations Specialist will be responsible for coordinating the day-to-day Public Relations activities for the eyewear fashion company. Based in NYC, this role will report directly to the Senior Public Relations Manager for the company globally. The Public Relations Assistant is needed to provide critical administrative PR support across the company’s eyewear, retail and pure player portfolio.

Responsibilities:

• Support the Senior Public Relations Manager in all public relations efforts – from day-to-day tasks to broader brainstorming and creating targeted PR plans/influencer strategies.
• Liase with external agency partners to fulfill editorial requests and ensure the company's PR department is running smoothly and efficiently.
• PR asset development (I.e. talking points, quotes, media alerts, trend pitches, etc.)
• Media list maintenance
• PR recaps
• Influencer research (ongoing)
• Event support (including RSVP lists, inviting media, organizing product and displays, etc.)
• Product order fulfillment (for gifting and samples)
• Operational requests (communications to stores, receiving campaign assets, high res images, credit requests, shipments, messengers, etc.)
• The assistant is needed to support in the creation of PR presentations and recaps and reports, implementation of PR strategies, tracking and analyzing those strategies’ results, organic and paid influencer programs and product seedings, paid editorial/media partnerships, PR events, product, shipments and other logistics coordination, invoice submission and budget and administrative management.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, PR, Advertising/Marketing or Journalism preferred
• Possess excellent written, verbal and organizational communication skills
• Ability to be flexible and adapt in a fast-paced, sometimes high-pressure environment
• Possess outstanding project-management and strong follow-up skills
• Proven ability to complete time-sensitive tasks under minimal direction
• Travel TBD based on brand needs and events.

If you meet the required qualifications and are interested in this role, please apply today.

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