Public Relations Account Manager /Consultant [Mid-Level]

VSC Consulting, a 2006 PRWeek Award-winning strategic public relations firm and digital marketing boutique may be looking for you. Currently VSC is located in San Francisco, London with clients across North America and Europe.

Many of our clients are on the cutting edge of Web 2.0, Mobile Content, New Media, Entertainment and Technology industries, and could benefit from your expertise, creativity, and energy to help them achieve their marketing goals.

Current clients operate in the digital entertainment, wireless technology, mobile advertising and marketing, mobile content, social networking, video game, non-profit, real estate, and financial service markets. Previous client relationships include some of the world’s largest brands and organizations, such as SONY, Playboy, Omnicom Group and the Smithsonian Institution.

We are looking for an experienced and passionate Account Manager with 5 to 7 years of experience.

Duties include:

• Press release writing and pitching
• Media relations
• Experience in consumer high-tech
• Campaign launches
• PR Strategy and planning
• Account management
• Conference and trade show relationship management
• Reporting

Current clients operate in the digital entertainment, wireless technology, mobile advertising and marketing, mobile content, social networking, video game, non-profit, real estate, and financial service markets. Previous client relationships include some of the world’s largest brands and organizations, such as SONY, Playboy, Omnicom Group and the Smithsonian Institution.

Job Type: Freelance - on-site and off-site. You may work remotely but must come into our office in downtown San Francisco at least 2 days a week.

The work hours are flexible, as is the commuting.

Start Date: Rolling

Consulting Term: TBD

Salary: Competitive salary and health benefits, with opportunity for advancement.

Our work requires extensive background and contacts in the business and consumer media, such as Billboard, Variety, Rolling Stone, The Hollywood Reporter, The New York Times, AP, Reuters, CNN, Tech-TV, Wireless Week, Fox News, G4TV, IGN, Gamespot, RCR Wireless, San Francisco Chronicle, San Jose Mercury News, The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, Business Week, Time, Vibe, Forbes, Fortune, USA Today, The Financial Times, Business 2.0, Fast Company, Wired, Adweek, Brandweek, AdAge, and MediaWeek.

If you haven’t landed stories in any of this media in the past 12 months, this position may not be for you.

• Undergraduate degree
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• A team player with excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to adapt to any environment, client, or story angle
• Strong relationships with media and journalists
• Creative thinker
• A self-starter and reliable
• Experience pitching trade shows and awards to clients
• Abillity to thrive while working with short lead times and deadlines
• Detail oriented and organized, aggressive, independent and ab
le to multi-task
• Ability to use MS Office a must
• Experience with social networking and blogs required
• Familiarity with Macintosh computers preferred but not required
• Proficiency in HTML or self-publishing blogging tools preferred but not required

To apply, please send the following to vijay@vscconsulting.com

1. Resume
2. Cover Letter
3. List of current media relationships
4. Four links or copies of recent media placements

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