Assistant Account Executive

What We Believe

We believe that when the best of strategy and creativity come together, brands stand apart.

 

Our Hiring Philosophy

Carmichael Lynch is committed to creating a diverse, safe and welcoming workplace with opportunity for all. We strive for inclusion, equity and diversity in both our words and actions. BIPOC, women, marginalized communities, LGBTQIA+, veterans and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. To learn more, please visit: https://www.carmichaellynch.com/about/

 

What’s In It for You*

• Professional Development (performance reviews 2x annually, training opportunities related to your field of development, one-on-ones with managers, etc.)
• We offer competitive, equitable salaries (reviewed annually to ensure equity and competitiveness)
• A strong, vibrant, continually-evolving Diversity, Equity and Inclusion belief (in thought and action), encompassing our agency and our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs). Recognizing the voices that need to be heard.
• Competitive, company and employee sponsored benefits, including: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k (company matched 50% of first 6%), PTO (vacation/sick time) allowance, 18-week maternity leave, 12-week parental leave, 19 paid company holidays, Family Building Benefit (adoption, surrogacy benefit), tuition reimbursement and much more.

*Please note that these benefits only apply to full time roles

 

Role:

Assistant Account Executives at Carmichael Lynch Relate are inquisitive self-starters who support the public relations team daily. This role is full of learning opportunities and will build on previous public relations roles or related communications field experience. You will have the chance to learn about client products, services and methods of operation and gain a working knowledge of their industry category, trends and issues that contribute to public relations planning and execution. You will have the opportunity to develop meaningful media relationships and craft creative pitches to capture the attention of journalists and secure coverage for your clients. You will also develop an understanding of influencer strategy and engagement and learn to vet, recruit, execute and measure influencer activity. You will work with a variety of team members and acquire new skills to support a productive PR team, build and foster successful client and team relationships, discover and master new PR tools, and take on new PR challenges. You will take ownership of some projects, assist on others, and support the broader team as directed by your supervisor and team leads.

 

Job Requirements Focus:

• Keep your writing skills and AP style knowledge front and center, staying on top of AP style updates or changes; craft media materials, including news releases, media alerts, media Q&A, media briefing books, key messages and bylined articles; with team assistance, develop program recaps, campaign award entries, client status reports, and more
• Demonstrate interest and appreciation for media relations strategy and execution and showcase the ability to build comprehensive media lists with little to no supervision
• Develop and maintain strong media relationships for the agency; embrace the challenge of finding new and creative ways to pitch client products/stories/brands to pique media contacts’ interest; pitch editors and reporters to generate earned media coverage in support of client media relations goals
• Proactively and accurately maintain media tracking and measurement documents in real time so PR teams have current and relevant numbers to report back to clients
• Demonstrate interest and appreciation for influencer engagement strategy and execution and the platforms on which they are active; grow and maintain influencer contacts and assist with the development, execution and measurement of influencer programs, as directed by your supervisor or team lead
• Monitor and report client news, coverage and category trends effectively and in a timely manner; be a trend-spotter and research savant, helping inform best-in-class client work and PR programming with spot-on consumer insights and creative ideas.
• Demonstrate your ability to manage your time efficiently and identify, communicate and set achievable project deadlines, manage to those deadlines, and alert your team(s) when challenges arise; proactively communicate with your team regularly to share work updates and progress toward assigned task deadlines
• Show and develop strong communication skills; interact and effectively collaborate with team members at all levels; hear and implement constructive feedback in real time
• Show and develop strong remote emplo