Assistant Account Executive, Beauty PR

Melander Marketing & Communications is looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Assistant Account Executive to join their team. This full-time position involves supporting the team with various projects in media relations, influencer marketing, and event planning, while providing hands-on experience in the beauty PR industry.

Responsibilities

• Day-to-day account work, including product send outs, daily media monitoring across print, online and social media, drafting placement emails, updating media trackers, identifying trends, competitive research, etc
• Work alongside team to draft target media lists, pitches, PR plans, press materials, event briefings, agendas, recaps, status documents and quarterly reports
• Research and collect information to help inform client plans and programs
• Actively participate in staff meetings
• Identify trends across the influencer landscape and social media
• Support team with select media and influencer outreach
• Assist team in the development, logistics and execution of creative deliveries, media events, desksides, etc

Skills

• At least 1 year of beauty PR agency internship experience is required for this role
• Strong verbal and communication skills, with the ability to write clear pitches and confidently speak with team and colleagues
• Familiarity with tools like MuckRack, Cision, MightyScout and similar media databases
• Comfortable managing timelines and details across multiple projects
• Experience supporting events, influencer mailers, and product launches
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to pitch and present ideas clearly to clients and media
• A Bachelor's degree in PR, Journalism, Communications, or a related field

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