Public Relations Assistant

Sports marketing is about promoting sports in general and promoting other products through sports. It is about using a particular strategy and about using sports to help the marketing efforts. At the end Sports marketing is advantageous for athletes, teams, and associations as well as companies that sponsor and promote sports.

We're looking to recruit a Public Relations Assistant to join our team. The Public Relations Assistant is a proactive and detailed person who coordinates our public relations activities, promotes programs and special events, schedules and events, and provides departmental administrative support.

Responsibilities

• Hunger for success and a strong desire to challenge the status quo to drive for organizational and personal success.

• Keep abreast of industry and competitive trends and regularly informing sales and marketing of noteworthy news items and opportunities

• Establish and manage social media accounts and profiles of the company

• Responsible for branding, advertising, trade shows, company events, and promotional collateral.

• Spearhead the creation of posts, maintaining the calendar, analyzing results, opening new channels, etc.

• Understand, assess, and act on key performance metrics to continually enhance the customer experience.

• Brainstorm creative, out-of-the-box ideas to generate publicity and influencer mentions.

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing preferred

• Strong communication skills- both verbal and written

• Have an above and beyond attitude

• Experience pitching in industry or commercial media, preferably in the Sportsmants business.

• Interest in the culture and understanding of the media landscape;

• Willingness to work non-standard hours if required.

• Solid decision-making skills and proven self-starter.

• 401(k) Matching
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Schedule