[CLOSED] Bay Bird Now Hiring: Junior Publicist (San Diego)

Leading boutique lifestyle PR and marketing firm, Bay Bird Inc, has an immediate opening for a full-time Junior Publicist position in our San Diego, California office. This exceptional communications rockstar will be responsible for assisting our culinary team members on a range of exciting lifestyle accounts with a concentrated focus on our award-winning restaurant client portfolio.

Junior Publicist, San Diego

Responsibilities will likely include:

• Assisting with assigned culinary accounts and serving as a liaison between the media and client.

• Participating in team brainstorms and providing recommendations for communications strategies.

• Working directly with media contacts in print, broadcast and online to help fulfill requests for client information and images.

• Helping to inform targeted media of new client developments via creative pitch angles, press releases and media alerts.

• Helping to schedule and facilitate interviews and press opportunities for clients.

• Maintaining accurate media lists and tracking press coverage for monthly reporting.

• Developing first drafts of press releases, pitches and internal supporting documents.

• Creating compelling social media content, both from a verbal as well as an image perspective.

• Assisting with the management of our company internship program.

Qualifications:

Our ideal candidate should be an extremely creative, pro-active PR professional with a proven track record of assisting with all facets of lifestyle public relations and will possess all of the following qualifications:

• A minimum of 2-3 years of relevant experience beyond internships working with clients in the culinary/restaurant, craft beverage, health/wellness, sustainable agriculture advocacy, and consumer lifestyle arenas – either with an agency or in-house position.

• A deep passion and understanding of food and the inherent culture of food.

• An outstanding grasp of the written and spoken word.

• Experience working directly with media on a local, regional and national level (producers, bloggers, editors, freelance writers and reporters).

• Must be a strong communicator, able to support story angles with relevant, engaging pitch material, including tying in story lines with select social media platforms that will be managed in-house.

• Able to develop social media content to correspond with a client’s in-house sales and brand messaging.

• The candidate must be an excellent storyteller throughout every online and offline engagement opportunity.

• Possess a vibrant personality and be inherently clued into the trends and culture of now - a rockstarThis team member will support the Publicist, Team Manager, Director and President of the company, and will also help to oversee our internship program.

Compensation:

Commensurate with experience

• Paid time off

• Health insurance

• Generous paid holiday package

• Monthly stipends (cell, parking, mileage)

• Restaurant client trade

• Work from home days

• Monthly company team building outings/activities

• Unparalleled company culture

Resumes with salary requirements and any writing samples you would like to ‘wow’ us with should be included in your response and sent to peyton@baybirdinc.com. If you are sincerely interested in is position, we suggest being creative in your response.No phone calls please.