Post Graduate Program

Who are we?

J/PR is a global communications firm specializing in public relations, content creation, and social media. We work with some of the best hotels, resorts, and lifestyle brands in the world, including Relais & Chateaux, Vail Resorts Hospitality, and Hilton Luxury Brands to name a few. You can see our current client list here. Being a part of this international powerhouse agency will connect you to a roster of distinguished hotels, resorts, restaurants, real estate projects, and destinations across the globe, elevating your career (and your frequent flier status). We tell compelling original stories to connect brands to their target audiences. We’re passionate, professional, and purpose-driven. We're dedicated to our work, the agency, our clients, and each other.

Forbes said “These are the Women Dictating Where You’re Traveling,” and Inc. Magazine featured J/PR in an article titled, “How Two Millennial-ish Women Built a PR Powerhouse.” This is in addition to numerous awards like PR News Best Places to Work, New York Observer PR Power 5 for five years in a row, The PR Net 100, Forbes Five Star Agency, PR Couture Spotlight Agency of the Year, and Crain’s Best Places to Work (to name a few). 

At J/PR, we’re incredibly intentional about our company culture, and we wholeheartedly believe in a work-life blend, where you'll be empowered to continue learning and growing through travel, mentorship, training, and retreats, along with a connected company culture.
 

The Role

The Post Graduate Program is a temporary, entry-level position that will allow knowledge learned in school to expand and translate into the workforce. The goal is to transition into a permanent role at the end of the four- to six-month program. This role supports the administrative duties of the Publicity Assistant, teams, clients & accounts. Being new to the industry with prior internship experience, expectations come at a fast pace. You will be exposed to all facets of the agency at the administrative level and assist in monitoring, updating, researching, and reporting for client services, teams, and tasks. This position requires reliability, a passion for travel & hospitality, and a hunger to devour every publication as a resource in the PR industry.

This position is a hybrid role based in our New York City, NY office. Our hybrid policy blends the flexibility of working from home with the connection of in-office work, with employees required to be in-office 2-3 days per week.

Duties and Responsibilities

Public Relations

• Assist with reporting & gathering information to develop efficient round-up pitches
• Create & write press materials: fact sheets, media lists, press releases, newsletters, bios/backgrounders
• Clip and draft placement spotlights, pitches, and press releases for clients
• Monitor and update all administrative tasks & duties/platforms
• Assist in brainstorming & planning sessions/story angles & partnerships
• Assist with data input for weekly reporting/client updates
• Navigate Muck Rack, updating quality media lists
• Research publications, editorial calendars & maintain targeted media lists
• Assist with drafting of Friday updates by working with Publicity Assistants
• Responsible for media tracking & client reporting (media clips, placement spotlights, digital alerts & calculating PR values)
• Hone writing skills, blurb writing, and elevate press releases 
• Establish & maintain effective, respectful & professional relationships with employees and clients
• Perform other tasks or projects assigned by Account leads or Executive members
• Assist in research on upcoming trends, articles & social media relating to the PR industry & clients specific to travel, luxury hospitality & culinary

Social Media

• Use a basic understanding of Fohr for influencer analysis
• Provide administrative assistance with media and influencer relations (writing, research, backgrounders)
• Research and pull imagery requests and photo needs, content calendar requests, and influencer relations information
• Research models/influencers for content shoots
• Assist with the digital filing within content archives for each client
• Source UGC for mockups during the community management process
• Ability to perform other tasks or projects assigned by manager and account team members

Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in public relations, communication, journalism, marketing and/or business or comparable experience is expected & required
• Previous experience with traditional PR platforms is preferred (Muck Rack, Cision, HAROs, etc.)
• Previous agency internship experience (PR/Social industry is preferred)

Requirements

• Must be able to commute to our New York City, NY office regularly
• Must be available to work 35-40 hours per week
• Proficiency in computer programs
  • Google Drive (Docs, Sheets, Slides)
  • Word, PowerPoint, and Excel in a Microsoft Windows environment
• Strong oral communication skills
• Strong written communication and copywriting skills
• AP writing style
• Customer relations
• Social media knowledge
• Organizational skills
• Presentation skills
• Must be able to commit to a weekly schedule

Benefits

 J/PR offers a competitive benefits package, including:

• Competitive hourly pay: $19 per hour
• On-the-job training in a high-volume agency setting
• Consideration for hire into a permanent position
• Hybrid office schedule
• Paid sick time
• Monthly cell phone stipend

Applicants for employment in the U.S. must possess work authorization which does not require sponsorship by the employer for a visa.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
J Public Relations (J/PR) strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.

HIRING PRACTICES
The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

J/PR recruitment policies are designed to place the most highly qualified persons available in a timely and efficient manner. J/PR may pursue all avenues available, including promotion from within, employee referrals, outside advertising, employment agencies, Internet recruiting, job fairs, college recruiting and search firms.