Coyne Public Relations, a top 20 public relations agency in the United States, representing many of the world’s most respected companies, is looking for an Account Executive to join our agency. Coyne is an independent agency that has achieved double-digit growth for the past ten years. We were named 2019 North American Creative Agency of the Year and have the distinction of being a 2020 PRWeek Best Place to Work. We pride ourselves on our award-winning work culture offering continuous career growth opportunities at an established agency with a startup mentality. At Coyne, we believe that work/life balance is an essential part of the equation, including working in the office, remotely, or any combination that works for you.
Here’s What You’ll Be Doing
Candidates must have an exceptional understanding of consumer brand public relations and preferable experience within the toy or licensing industry. The candidate will play a lead role in high quality client service focusing on media and influencer relations and produce high level client ready work that generates results. This role will provide daily support for the team’s overall client strategy, campaign management, including media relations, blogger/influencer engagement and event planning. The candidate should be personable, highly motivated, detailed-oriented, an excellent multi-tasker, and comfortable working in a fast-paced open environment. Additionally, the candidate should have experience managing and mentoring junior staff members.
Here are the specifics
- Client communication
- Account management
- Media and influencer relations
- Media target identification
- Media monitoring and reporting
- Active participation in brainstorms and creative sessions
- Assisting in program development
- Development of press releases, pitches, fact sheets and client correspondences
- Event coordination and management of events on-site
- Management of junior level employees
What you should have
- Bachelor’s Degree
- 2-3 years of experience working in PR on the agency side or as in-house manager
- Toy industry experience is a plus, including relationships with key opinion leaders, industry experts, parenting media and trade show support (e.g. Toy Fair)
- A strong understanding of the media landscape and ability to land prominent media placements
- Experience working with bloggers and influencers is preferred
- Ability to think strategically, creatively, and be a problem solver
- Strong written and verbal communications skills
- Must live within commuting distance of our Parsippany Office
- Willingness to work in our NJ office and NY office for special events and meetings
What We Offer Employees
- Competitive salary
- Robust health and welfare benefits
- Choose your work location: in the office, at home, or any combination that works for you
- Unlimited paid time off
- Unlimited sick days
- 401K plan
- Training at every level
- Summer Fridays
To apply: Please email your cover letter and resume to hr@coynepr.com and suemurphy@coynepr.com.