Account Coordinator (Entry Level)

We’re looking for a recent graduate to join our Midwest team as an Account Coordinator to support clients within the K12 and Higher Education sector, including edtech, curriculum, school safety and security, tutoring, professional development, and more. This is a full-time, permanent position at FINN Partners that will be based in the Madison, Wisconsin office. Candidates for this hybrid position should be located in Madison or Chicago and have six months+ of relevant internship experience. Agency experience is a plus.

Job Summary: As an Account Coordinator on our team, you will be responsible for supporting multiple client accounts, handling building and maintaining media lists, establishing media relationships, influencer engagement, conducting industry research, and drafting media materials. We’re looking for candidates who demonstrate strong communication and time management skills and showcase an ability to consistently manage deadlines.

Why work for us? More than an agency, we are a bold collective of communications advocates, stewarding brands, protecting reputations, influencing public policy, and leveraging data and analytics to shape the most important conversations of our day.

Most great achievements in science, medicine, the arts, politics, and business are achieved as a result of a group of dedicated individuals coming together with a collaborative spirit. Without every team member, FINN is nothing more than an idea. Together we are special. By working together we are stronger, and it is only by striving together as one team—working hard, playing nice, creating a best-place-to-work environment, taking risks, making the world a better place, and amazing those around us—we can make FINN Partners a truly unique agency. Come be a part of the journey.

Responsibilities

• Compile comprehensive, targeted media lists, work with team members to pitch media, and secure traditional and social media placements
• Monitor, track, and report traditional and social media outlets for coverage of client news and competitor developments
• Identify trade reporters, business reporters, and influencers relevant to the client
• Proactively consume traditional and social media outlets that are relevant to client business
• Write, proof, and edit client-related documents based on outline or direction from supervisor; may include pitches, press materials, and meeting reports
• Prepare initial draft of client updates, as needed and requested; deliver error-free written communication
• Research industry or program-relevant topics efficiently
• Stay informed on the latest trends in digital and social media communications

 Qualifications

• At least six months of internship experience in public relations or related marketing communications field preferred
• Understanding of public relations, social media, and marketing communications
• Creative writer with solid understanding and proficiency in multiple writing styles, including business communications and AP style
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Results-driven with the ability to manage multiple deliverables against deadlines
• Proactive and collaborative, able to operate effectively independently and with a team
• Desire and eagerness to learn and grow

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TO APPLY: Please upload your resume, upload your cover letter detailing your PR prior work experience, and indicate your desired salary in $US Dollars.  While we appreciate the interest of all candidates, we will only respond to those with whom we have a greater interest.

About FINN Partners 
FINN Partners was launched in 2011 to realize Peter Finn’s vision to create a leading communications agency dedicated to shaping a bold new future in which innovation and partnership are strong drivers of the brand. FINN Partners specializes in the full spectrum of communications services, including digital and social media. Practice areas include arts, consumer lifestyle & sports, corporate social responsibility, education, health, manufacturing, technology, travel, and public affairs. 

We are entrepreneurial-minded, global, and focused on integrated programs that bring to life the world-changing technologies, products, and services of our client partners.  Our company culture celebrates delighting our clients with innovative and creative campaigns and programs, and we provide opportunities for our employees to conduct career-meaningful work in a creative, fast-paced, collaborative, and fun environment. We work hard and play nice. 

Headquartered in New York City, the agency has 1,400+ employees, with offices in 24 cities around the world: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Detroit, Dublin, Hong Kong, Honolulu, Fort Lauderdale, Frankfurt, Jerusalem, London, Los Angeles, Munich, Nashville, Paris, Portland, San Francisco, Seattle, Shanghai, Singapore, Tamuning (Guam), Vancouver (Wash.) and Washington D.C. 

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