Public Relations Assistant Winter/Spring Intern

Light of Gold PR

Candidates who has public relations, journalism, communications, marketing, business administration, and/or English major or minor would be a good fit for this position. However, someone studying business or business management can be a good fit also. Current undergraduates are fine as well as candidates with 1 – 2 years of experience.  

Requirements:  

Must have strong PC/Mac skills and Technology/Social Media skills

Excellent Writing/Grammar Skills

Excellent Phone Presence 

Have the ability to coordinate calendar, meetings, special projects (as needed), etc.

Must be very organized, multi task and flexible for changing priorities and a busy environment

Strong written and verbal communication skills 

Person should be enthusiastic, articulate, poised, and professional

Must feel comfortable meeting new people and/or want to learn Networking skills

Must be detail oriented and be able to work well with a Team as well as on your own

Length of Internship: 3-4 Month Internship with the Potential for exceptional Interns to be considered for permanent part-time/full-time/freelance opportunity or referral to one of our clients for part-time or full-time work.  

Responsibilities:  

***Training Provided***Person must know Google Applications (Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, etc.) Windows, Word, Outlook, be Internet and be Social Media Savvy and/or be able to learn quickly and be trained on special software packages and applications. **Candidate must be able to use their own Laptop (Mac or PC). Candidate must be available at least 15 – 25 hours per week with the possibility of putting in more hours for special projects and events. Candidate also needs access to a Mac/PC with Internet/WiFi Access to be able to work virtually. Assistant will perform weekly administrative duties (i.e. follow-up with clients and prospective clients via phone and e-mail, email campaign, assist with newsletters, contracts, and proposals, etc.) Perform online research for SWOT analysis, surveys, as well as create articles for blogs and social media postings. Additionally, the Public Relations/Marketing Assistant will help with marketing, internal and client business development, press release writing, website updates, graphic design, and Social Media updated as well as Client Projects. Other duties include sales calls and follow-up with clients and vendors, daily action calls, maintain scheduling and meetings, create invoice quotations for potential clients, and have the willingness to learn and adapt to changing and new responsibilities. Occasionally, Assistant will need to accompany the owner, our Executive Assistant, or our Team to represent Light of Gold PR at Networking events/mixers, conventions, expos, and client meetings in New York and New Jersey.  

For exemplary performance, Light of Gold PR provides a Letter of Reference that can be used for future employment at the end of the Internship.