Elle Communications

Position Summary:

As an Account Coordinator: Key Opinion Leader (KOL) & Influencer Relations, your primary responsibility is to provide support to the KOL & Influencer Relations Specialist(s). This includes administrative support, organization of KOL & influencer initiatives, and maintaining coverage reports. Additionally, you will play a critical role in project management tasks, such as creating project timelines, closely monitoring progress, and immediately alerting leaders of any potential issues that may arise. You will collaborate closely with our teams to create compelling narratives and ensure the seamless integration of talent within our clients’ media and promotional activities. 

As an essential team member, you will also coordinate and attend meetings with high-profile individuals, influencers, celebrities, and industry experts with the objective of helping foster our talent partnerships. During these meetings, you will take detailed notes and provide accurate summaries to our team. By consistently delivering exceptional support, you will not only ensure the smooth functioning of the team but also help maintain and enhance our talent relationships.

Lastly, in this role you will actively participate in client brainstorming and contribute to the creation of innovative ideas.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Talent management support: Support our KOL & Influencer Relations Specialist(s) in identifying, recruiting, and managing relationships with high-profile individuals, influencers, celebrities, and industry experts relevant to our clients’ target audiences and brand positioning.
• Maintain and organize all talent initiatives: This includes scheduling calls, recording notes, sending coverage alerts when requested and/or secured, and keeping to timelines.
• Pursue & develop talent relationships: Actively pursue and develop new relationships with influencers and stakeholders in entertainment, social media influence, and other areas of importance for the agency and clients. 
• Keep a finger on the pulse: Keep up on the latest trends in the media, social media, celebrity and influencer landscape, and PR/storytelling landscape.  
• Collaboration and integration: Collaborate with internal teams, including PR, marketing, social media, and creative, to integrate talent seamlessly into campaigns, events, product launches, and other promotional activities.

Media and event support: Coordinate talent participation in media interviews, events, press conferences, and other public appearances, providing guidance and support as needed.

• Draft PR Reports: Create the first draft of weekly, monthly, and quarterly client reports and submit those to the Assistant Account Executive. Distribute when approved. Also perform daily monitoring and clipping of celebrity and influencer social media coverage.
• Creative research: Drafting preliminary celebrity and influencer target lists based on thorough research to identify the strongest partners for client initiatives, including: social media campaigns, events, product launches, and other activations. 
• Event support: Support the creation of client materials for events including face sheets, photography shot lists, and recaps.  
• Celebrity seeding: Support product pulls for editorial, influencer & VIP styling requests as well as assisting in seeding efforts, including product send outs and influencer mailers

EXPECTATIONS

• Learning Curiosity: You’re continuously seeking new knowledge and you exhibit a desire to learn. You bring new ideas to the table and learn quickly with the new information you have. You apply new learnings to existing challenges.
• Reliability: You’re consistently keeping or renegotiating commitments to fulfill expectations. You exhibit self-confidence and are approachable and enthusiastic about your job. You’re able to manage time and tasks well. You’re self-directed where appropriate.
• Act as an Elle Representative: You represent Elle in your interactions internally and with clients. You demonstrate a willingness to collaborate, contribute, and secure results for clients. 
• Commitment to Mission & Values: You exhibit values-aligned behaviors and are committed to contributing to something larger than yourself. 

QUALIFICATIONS

• At least one full year of PR internship experience 
• 1-2 years of relevant work experience
• Familiarity with social media platforms and digital marketing trends.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills
• A keen eye for talent and an understanding of the unique qualities that make individuals influential in their respective fields
• (Preferred) 1 year of experience in copywriting
• (Preferred) Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
• Based in or near LA or NYC office

BENEFITS

At Elle, we offer a competitive set of benefits including: full medical, dental, and vision, 401K matching, a monthly wellness and cell phone credit, a home office stipend, short and long term disability insurance, an annual bonus, unlimited vacation, competitive commission for new business referrals, no-meeting Mondays, year-round summer Fridays, and a unique parental leave program that includes a three-month scaled return.

DISCLAIMER

The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. It is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for the position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties requested by their supervisor in compliance with Federal and State Laws. 

All job requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health and safety of themselves or other employees.

Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills and/or abilities. To perform this job successfully, the employee must possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently. Continued employment remains on an “at-will” basis.

Elle Communications

About Us: 

At Elle, we leverage world-class PR to elevate pioneers who are driving positive change. Our clients are non-profits, impact-driven lifestyle brands, CSR teams, ethical brands, activists, authors, celebrities, and leaders – all committed to making the world a better place every day. We offer a team of seasoned experts to support our clients in media and influencer relations, communications strategy, media training, and thought leadership.

At Elle, we believe our strength comes from our diverse team who can help deserving causes break through the noise and into the mainstream conversation.

The Opportunity: 

As we grow, we are seeking a Director of Public Relations with 4-5 years of PR agency experience. We’re looking for someone who has experience managing teams of publicists and who is able to showcase specific strategic results you have driven for non-profits, foundations, and/or social and environmental justice initiatives. 

The ideal candidate has a strong work ethic, a passion for driving positive change in the world, and is results-driven. This person maintains close relationships with journalists in New York, as well as in the national landscape. We’re looking for someone who is interested and committed to the social impact space, and any experience you can have connecting celebrities and influences to causes is a bonus!

In this role, you will lead client projects that elevate immigrants, celebrate Black joy and resilience, and fight for innovative policies and national legislation. Some of the major issues we tackle include, but are not limited to, eliminating poverty, advancing worker’s rights, overhauling the criminal justice system, and protecting Indigenous communities and lands.

Key Areas of Responsibilities:

• Develop and lead PR strategy: Ensure an effective and creative strategy is always in place and being proactively implemented for each client you oversee. Regularly report back to the CEO and Vice President on progress and impact.
• Manage client relationships to surpass your goals: Work closely with our clients to understand how PR will be most effective in supporting their organizational priorities, and keep a keen attention to detail in order to ensure our clients goals forward.
• Guide a team to success: Ensure that members of your project teams are set up for success, and work closely between them and agency leadership to identify ways they can grow and succeed.
• Control the output: Serve as quality control for each account, ensuring that everything presented to clients and the media is of the highest caliber and has our agency seal of approval on it.
• Show up as a professional: Ensure a professional, respectful, optimistic, and proactive dynamic in all client and colleague relationships and interactions.
• Elevate our voice: Demonstrate passion for and understanding of Elle Communications’ mission, culture and values.
• Help shape our culture: Participate in creating a positive, results-driven, collaborative, fun and respectful company culture.

About You:

• You’re driven to deliver excellent results for your team and your clients.
• You’re extremely proactive in the ways you seek out new relationships and opportunities.
• You have a growth mindset, continually look for ways to improve, and give/solicit feedback often.
• You’re adaptable and can work well within a small agency and/or team.
• You want to work on a positive, collaborative team, invest into junior team members, and participate in co-creating a results-driven, fun and relational company culture.
• You’re a student of the media, read and consume a wide variety of outlets on a regular basis and keep your finger on the pulse of what’s happening in the news, pop culture, politics, and society and the environment.
• You believe (like we do) that you do your best work when you’re living your best life – meaning, you’re all in at work during business hours, but then you are equally present with your friends, family, self-care, and personal hobbies outside of work.
• You resonate with our core values.

Qualifications: 

• 4+ years experience in a PR agency
• Experience managing a team of publicists
• Ability to showcase specific strategic results you have driven for non-profits, foundations, and/or social and environmental justice initiatives
• Experience managing issues-oriented political, business and lifestyle accounts
• Maintains close relationships with journalists in New York, as well as in the national landscape
• Experience working to tie celebrities and influencers to causes is a bonus (preferred)
• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field required

Position Details:

The position is temporarily virtual, but will eventually shift to a hybrid setup. One day per week will be required in-office when it is safe to do so. We will keep all candidates updated on the specific timeline as soon as that information is available

Because we believe that you do your best work when you’re living your best life, we’re looking for someone who will be all in at work during business hours, but then be equally present with your friends, family, self-care, and personal hobbies outside of work.

Please, no phone calls, tweets, sliding into DMS, or messenger pigeons. Thank you in advance for your interest.

Benefits: 

• Competitive salary and commission structure
• 401(k) with company match
• Annual bonus
• Health, dental and vision insurance
• Monthly wellness credit
• Flexible schedule
• Unlimited paid time off
• Paid Parental leave
• Professional development assistance

Elle Communications