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Fashion & Lifestyle PR Assistant

JOB DESCRIPTION AND REQUIREMENTS:

  • Location: New York City

  • Hours: 40/week, with OT pre-approved by managers

  • Hybrid: At least two (2) days per week in the office


Responsibilities:

  • Advanced verbal and written communication skills for both internal and external audiences

  • Client reporting according to preferred cadence

  • Press hit circulation in real-time (links or clips) for clients who require instantaneous visibility

  • Work with media outlets and PR teams to manage all sample trafficking

  • Kick-off reports, recaps, strategies, and grids with all general information before passing along to the wider team

  • Maintain and update client pitch, coverage, and upcoming credits grids

  • Build and maintain relationships with East Coast media and stylists

  • Proactively kick-off reports, recaps, strategies, and grids with all general information before passing along to the wider team

  • Participate in weekly client and internal calls, take notes, and circulate agendas and recaps/next steps when appropriate

  • Participate in the gifting process from list curation, outreach, and execution, to monitoring and reporting

  • Assist in drafting client product pitches

  • Event Support

    • Assist in Event Production

    • Manage RSVP/Guest List

    • Attend client events to assist with on-site needs

  • Lead maintenance and growth of:

    • Fashion media outlets for pitching, within master media list

    • Media master lists

  • Product pitching, both proactive and reactive

  • Other admin tasks such as scheduling calls, downloading, and saving client files, circulating client assets, and other tasks as they arise

  • Be in the know of and show genuine interest in industry news and events

  • Assist in daily monitoring for celebrity placements in press and social media

  • Assist with celebrity media alert blasts when needed

  • The ability to be flexible and adaptable in a changing environment

  • Time management and adherence to deadlines essential

  • Strong organizational skills and attention to detail with a collaborative spirit are a must

  • Proactive nature, jumping in to manage up and anticipate team and client needs

  • Staying in-the-know with relevant industry, brand, and local news and updates

  • Ability to troubleshoot quickly, and come to the table with solutions when issues arise

  • Maintain and support managers with agency and client expenses at the end of each month

  • Participate in internal learning seminars and bonding activities

  • Grow personal industry network to benefit the agency and clients

  • Lead research initiatives, as appropriate

  • Hiring and manging interns

  • Low level of support/flexibility to manage needs at the New York Loft, e.g. deliveries, appointments, etc.


Skills




Compensation: Dependent on level and years of experience


The Right Now is an equal opportunity employer that embraces diversity of backgrounds, perspectives, experience and skills and a fundamental belief in social justice.

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