Consumer Public Relations Apprentice

Overview 

Methods+Mastery, a FleishmanHillard company, has an immediate opening for an energetic, self-starting Consumer Public Relations Apprentice to join our team. Our new Consumer Public Relations Apprentice will have the opportunity to work alongside Methods+Mastery’s fast-growing PR & Communications team servicing our Fortune 50 clients. Positions are available in Texas, California, Maryland, Virginia, Illinois, Missouri, Massachusetts, New York and Washington, D.C. This position offers the opportunity for a hybrid set-up with work from home and work from office flexibility

Methods+Mastery is an entrepreneurial, collaborative environment that values talented, creative people who like to work with others to create cutting-edge programs for our clients. We’re seeking someone who is passionate about social, data and analytic tools. Someone who has an innate curiosity and the desire to find out "why?” Our team is growing at an amazing rate, and this is an opportunity to produce work for top clients in an entrepreneurial and collaborative environment that values team above all. We do great work – and hire only great people, too.

Methods+Mastery is actively committed to increasing our team’s diversity, aggressively eliminating systemic barriers to equity, and fostering a culture where different backgrounds and perspectives are respected and celebrated. We firmly believe a team of many diverse perspectives not only makes M+M a better place to work, it is also critically important for producing creative and thoughtful work that represents the world we live in. To that end, we strongly encourage applications from women, people of color, members of the LGBTQ+ community, veterans, individuals with disabilities, and neurodivergent people.

The anticipated hourly rate for this position is $16.20-$22.00 per hour.

Hourly rate is based on a range of factors that include relevant experience, knowledge, skills, other job-related qualifications, and geography.

The Consumer Public Relations apprenticeship will last six months, with an opportunity for extension.

Sound like what you’re looking for?

Responsibilities

• Assist consumer technology and consumer lifestyle companies with media relations, product launches, marketing communications initiatives.
• Contribute to agency diversity and inclusion initiatives.
• Support influencer campaigns; Identify brand-right influencers based on campaign objectives and desired outcomes.
• Write, edit and proofread materials in AP style, including press releases, pitch letters, fact sheets, blog posts, website content and client correspondence.
• Pitch story ideas to relevant media and participate in brainstorm sessions.
• Contribute to the new business process, including research and proposal preparation.
• Monitor, research, compile and analyze client media coverage in both online and offline channels.
• Be involved in social media projects — from research, copywriting, community management and reporting.

Qualifications

Must-haves:

• Recent grad (undergraduate or graduate) with the ability to work 40 hours per week, Monday-Friday, and for a minimum of six months.
• A strong career interest in communications. A background or strong interest in working with clients in the consumer technology or consumer lifestyle industry is a plus.
• A demonstrated passion for ethnic or cultural diversity and experience advocating for DE&I in either the work, school or volunteer setting.
• Proven writing skills, initiative, creative problem-solving skills and proficiency in social media. 
• Two or three previous internships or equivalent experiences, at least one of which must be focused on communications, public relations, marketing or advertising.

Your Application Submission Must Include

• Completed application. 
• Resume and cover letter.
• Two writing samples – news releases, pitch letters, media alerts, newsletter articles, executive summaries and other relevant writing items; please limit each sample to two pages.