Fishman PR is hiring: PR and Media Relations Coordinator in Chicago

SEEKING AGENCY PR / MEDIA RELATIONS SPECIALIST LOOKING TO ADVANCE THEIR CAREERWHY FISHMAN PR?When you join the Fishman PR team, you're not just working at another PR firm - you're becoming a part of the nation's powerful franchising industry. Because of our over 30-year history representing some of North America's largest, well-established restaurant, retail, fitness & wellness and home services franchised brands, Fishman PR has been ranked the #1 PR Agency in franchising for seven consecutive years!Our mission goes beyond securing placements. Our staff makes a real difference every day through generating earned coverage and creating content that not only inspires entrepreneurs to open their own businesses, but supports the success of those small business owners (franchisees).BENEFITSFlexible Work Schedule - We are located in a contemporary office in the heart of River North. Currently, we're working two days in office and the rest work from home.Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance401K MatchCompetitive SalaryPTO (5 days on the day you start)Vacation days (10 accrued after 6 months)Social activities - We love how our social activities for our staff and frequent agency summits help optimize professional development, improve team cohesiveness and boost collaboration opportunities.Candidate Referral Incentive - Employees receive a financial bonus for bringing us quality job candidates that get hired.JOB DETAILS Variety of PR tasks - A mix of traditional media relations and influencer outreach, writing of pitches press releases & blog pieces, brainstorming client strategies with the team, assisting with client presentations, etc.Client contact / client relations - The potential to lead accounts is in the cards for confident, empathetic communicatorsTeam collaboration - Our employees love meaningful, creative work and thrive in a collaborative team environmentDESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE Must be an effective, confident communicator - Willing to speak up at meetings (client or internal team meetings), ability to hold their own in conversations with all kinds of mediaMust possess extremely proficient writing skills and have a firm grasp of AP style and blog writingMust consume the media on a daily basis and be up-to-speed on current events and be creative to come up with "create the news" ideas for clients to break through the clutter.Must understand various social media channels and how they are utilized for PRMust have the willingness and ability to think beyond traditional PR tactics and strategies to design / execute innovative approachesMust work well in a team environmentBachelor's degree from four-year college or universitySome agency setting related experience and / or training preferred

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