Dechert LLP

PublicRelationsAssistant

$55–55k New York, New York, United States FULL TIME
The Brief

“Public Relations Assistant at Dechert LLP. Skills: Public relations, Media coverage, Media tracking. Research and develop media pitch ideas. Distribute thought leadership to media”

Industry & Context.

Problems you'll solve

Problem-solving

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor's degree in Public Relations, Communications, Journalism or English, 1-2 years of experience in public relations, communications, or media relations role, 4 semesters of exceptionally competitive internship experience in a relevant field

Nice to Have

Experience within a professional services firm

What You'll Do.

Research and develop media pitch ideas

Distribute thought leadership to media

Apply media monitoring technologies

Maintain media tracker

Record media coverage

Prepare daily media clip coverage report

Draft written materials

Research and prepare media briefing notes

Coordinate placement of byline articles

Coordinate administrative aspects of byline articles

Complete administrative tasks

Schedule media interviews

Coordinate media interviews

Reserve rooms for press events

Reserve rooms for press meetings

Provide administrative support

Maintain target media lists

Update target media lists

Prepare media coverage reports

Utilize monitoring tools

Utilize AI technologies

Review article corrections

Coordinate article corrections

Conduct conflict checks

Serve as point of contact for PR requests

Serve as point of contact for PR inquiries

Complete additional projects

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

PR team; Global team; Marketing colleagues; Firm partners; Attorneys

Communication Scope

Written communication; Verbal communication; Grammar; Vocabulary; Reading comprehension

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