Fishman PR – PR and Media Relations Coordinator – Chicago, IL

Job title: PR and Media Relations Coordinator Company: Fishman PR Job description: SEEKING AGENCY PR PROFESSIONALS LOOKING TO ADVANCE THEIR CAREERS WHY 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 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 four 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). BENEFITS • Flexible Work Schedule – We are located in a contemporary office in Northbrook, IL with a satellite office in River North. Currently, we're working one to two days in either one of our offices that is most convenient to our Team members and the rest WFH. • Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance • 401K Match • Competitive Salary • PTO (5 days on the day you start) • Vacation days (accrued after 6 months) • Social activities – We organize frequent social activities for our staff, as well as monthly recognition ceremonies to call out those who exemplify our core values. • 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 communicators • Team collaboration – our employees love meaningful, creative work and thrive in a collaborative team environment DESIRED 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 media • Must possess extremely proficient writing skills and have a firm grasp of AP style and blog writing • Must 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 PR • Must have the willingness and ability to think beyond traditional PR tactics and strategies to design/execute innovative approaches • Must work well in a team environment • Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university • Some agency setting related experience and/or training preferred • *A Cover Letter along with Resume is encouraged. Expected salary: Location: Chicago, IL Apply for the job now!