What are the responsibilities and job description for the Public Relations Junior Associate position at Gregory FCA?
Gain real world experience at Gregory - named PR Agency of the Year by PR Daily and to PRWeek's Best Places to Work list! You will work with team members to support PR campaigns, and perform a range of important tactical activities, including media research and outreach, media monitoring, research projects, report generation and writing assignments. Candidates must be in commutable distance to our Phildelphia-area office.
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Essential Functions
- Learn and support public relations functions and responsibilities, including media relations, content creation, research and client communications.
- Research media lists, conduct media outreach and participate in client communications, based on supervisor’s guidance.
- Update and track team and client projects/activity in Google docs, Excel spreadsheet or a similar tool, as directed by supervisor.
- Participate as a collaborative team player by actively listening and contributing in team meetings, documenting key discussion points and action items stemming from those meetings, and providing creative insight.
- Familiarize, gain competency and use productivity tools such as MuckRack and ChatGPT, as well as gain a foundation of how AI can power your work.
- Develop knowledge of Gregory's service offerings and clients’ businesses.
Performance Measurements
- Ability to take ownership of assigned deliverables and multitask.
- Accurately complete assigned tasks by deadlines and with appropriate documentation.
- Communicate status of tasks completely, concisely and clearly; both orally and in written form.
- Ability to perform tasks with progressively less direction and supervision and increasingly more proactivity.
- Maintain a high level of organization and discipline in supporting team members and team leader.
Education & Experience
- An undergraduate degree in communication, public relations, marketing, journalism, English, or a similar major.
- Previous PR internship experience a plus.
Skills
- Organized and able to multitask
- Strong verbal and written communication
- Able to work well in a team environment
- Enthusiastic and customer service oriented
- Positive and proactive attitude
- Desire to learn, with a curious, open mind
- Ability to use technology in your workday - from client work deliverables to AI to productivity tools
Gregory is an equal opportunity employer, and will not engage in or tolerate unlawful discrimination on account of a person’s sex, age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual preference, or orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability, or any other protected group or status.