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Account Manager

We are searching for a mid-level public relations account manager with a strong background in client acquisitions and management to assist in the growth of our celebrity, politician, and high-profile civilian sectors.

Responsibilities:

  • Assist in the acquisition of pr/crisis management clients

  • Manage client objectives, expectations, and timelines and effectively communicate with clients and their teams (lawyers, publicists, other representatives)

  • Work closely with strategy, creative, and legal teams to strategize, create, and implement campaign solutions and measure results

  • Work closely with media and promotional professionals

  • Foster and maintain proactive and professional working relationships with clients

  • Drive project delivery, on-time, on-budget, in-scope, with high-quality, reliability, and stability

  • Identify campaign risks and develop contingency plans

  • Act as mentor and manager for junior team members

Requirements:

  • 4+ years’ experience in a public relations or crisis management agency, advertising agency, or as part of an in-house PR team

  • Must sign and adhere to a strict NDA (non-disclosure agreement) regarding all clients and client interactions

  • Merrell Strategy works with high-profile and often controversial people, candidate MUST be able to leave personal, political, beliefs at the door.

  • Possesses great initiative to acquire new clients

  • Possesses terrific media contacts

  • Has a professional demeanor and can-do, team first attitude

  • Must be able to work in very collaborative work environment

  • Must posses an in-depth understanding of the social media landscape

  • Extensive experience with media relations, campaign development, social and digital media, partnership outreach, and client interaction

  • Must be an effective communicator, comfortable with presenting work from a delivery stand point and providing counsel to clients

  • Extremely organized, meticulous, and accountable

  • Demonstrated track record of successfully managing complex and fast-moving projects

  • Ability to develop drafts, pitch, and manage presentations with minimal edits

  • Must operate with a high degree of independence, but able to seek out advice when appropriate

What we offer:

This is a full-time, in office position.

Starting salary is $70,000.00 plus client acquisition bonuses and benefits

For more information about benefits, the Merrell Strategy Community, and how to apply see below.

PR Assistant - Research Assistant

We are currently searching for a PR (public relations)/media research assistant to support our PR/Crisis Management teams.

This is an entry level position, but a key role in the functioning of the office and in the development and implementation of client strategy.

The ideal candidate will be a pr/communications graduate, with terrific writing and research skills, well organized, and meticulous. Must be able to work in a high stress environment, often with people who are in a personal/professional crisis, so you must be able to move quickly, but accurately with the utmost professionalism.

Responsibilities:

  • Assisting in client research

  • Presenting findings in a group setting

  • Organizing interviews/3rd party research

  • Assisting in media tracking and media relations

  • Participating in strategy sessions

  • Assisting the teams in administrative matters

  • Maintaining interaction records

Requirements:

  • Must sign and adhere to a strict NDA (non-disclosure agreement) regarding all clients and client interactions

  • Merrell Strategy works with high-profile and often controversial people, candidate MUST be able to leave personal, political, beliefs at the door.

  • Professional demeanor and can-do, team first attitude

  • BA/BSc in Marketing, Communications or a related field

  • Creative, confident, and able to communicate in writing and in face-to-face interactions

  • Exceptional organizational skills and consistent attention to detail

  • Top research skills

  • Highly dependable and trustworthy

  • Experience with administrative duties and ability to work within and meet deadlines

  • Proficient in MS/Office, and able to pick up software quickly

What we offer:

This is a full-time, in office position.

Starting salary is $50,000.00 plus benefits with a eligible raise in 6 months.

For more information about benefits, the Merrell Strategy Community, and how to apply scroll to the bottom of the page.

Content Creation Specialist

We are searching for a Content Creation Specialist to assist in the conceptualizing, design, production, implementation, and distribution of a wide variety of compelling content designed to assist our clients and our teams tell their stories, engage with consumers, and promote their messages.

Responsibilities:

  • Produce episodic video/vlogs for social platforms

  • Produce episodic podcasts for social platforms

  • Design promotional graphics and social media content

  • Photograph and style on-camera talent and clients

  • Assist in conceptualizing content and merchandise for clients, particularly in the non-profit sector

  • Work with writers and paralegals to create content copy for the media and litigation

Requirements:

  • At least 1-3 years of related experience

  • Must sign and adhere to a strict NDA (non-disclosure agreement) regarding all clients and client interactions

  • Merrell Strategy works with high-profile and often controversial people, candidate MUST be able to leave personal, political, beliefs at the door.

  • Professional demeanor and can-do, team first attitude

  • Must be able to work in very collaborative work environment

  • Comfortable in a quick-turn-around environment where tight-deadlines, creating changes last minute, and creating on-the-fly content will be common

  • Understanding of social media landscape and the types of content that works best on each platform

  • Proven ability to create compelling content for social media including; Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Vimeo, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, and Pinterest

  • Basic knowledge of TikTok editing suite and ability to quickly turn around quality videos in the app

  • Ability to shoot photo/video

  • Fluent knowledge of adobe creative suite (photoshop and premiere or similar programs)

  • Proficiency with Squarespace and WordPress preferred

  • Extremely organized and meticulous

What we offer:

This is a full-time, in office position.

Starting salary is $65,000.00 plus benefits with a eligible raise in 6 months.

For more information about benefits, the Merrell Strategy Community, and how to apply scroll to the bottom of the page.

Benefits

At Merrell Strategy, we work hard and play hard with a focus on wellness and community engagement.

We also offer a wide range of benefits to employees including:

  • Comprehensive Health, Dental, & Vision benefits

  • Generous Vacation, Personal, and Sick Time

  • Parental leave, up to 16 weeks of paid leave after 6 months of full-time employment

  • 6% 401(k) with match after six months of full-time employment

  • 50% gym & wellness match

  • $250 Non-Profit/Donation Match Program

  • Conference and professional development programs and funds

  • Continuing education compensation

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage individuals from a broad diversity of backgrounds to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable law.

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