Public Relations Account Coordinator

Who we are:

Founded in 1978, GS&F is an award-winning, fully integrated marketing and communications agency. GS&F delivers proven results for clients, providing experienced marketing, creative, interactive, media, public relations and production specialists under one roof. GS&F staff numbers 90+ and our roster includes major regional, national and global clients, including Bridgestone, LP Building Solutions, Butler Snow, Nashville Predators, and the Tennessee Titans. A fiercely independent agency, GS&F takes an audience-first approach to determining the path to our client’s most dramatic business potential.

Who we are looking for:

Our team consists of makers, analysts, creatives, strategists, thinkers, tinkerers and more. If you are a big idea thinker, can find a nugget of wisdom in the smallest data point, are relentless in your pursuit of doing great work and are unafraid to say the tough stuff, we want you here.

Are you energized by the perfect pitch to a publication or journalist? Are you driven by the desire to lead strategic communications for big brands? Are you hungry to get in an agency setting to work in a fast paced, highly creative environment? GS&F is looking for our next PR Account Coordinator to join our growing earned media team. This person should bring energy, media smarts, and a passion for buzz and guiding the collective conversation about brands.

You’ll likely need the following qualifications and experience to be successful in this role:

• We believe that years of experience is just a number; that said, typically someone in this role has 1–2 years of experience in public relations, media relations or relevant roles
• Previous agency experience would help someone transition more quickly into the agency but is not required for this role
• Experience supporting media pitch development and for outreach in B2B/B2C, local, regional and national markets to gain media coverage
• Superior organization skills to effectively manage media lists
• Experience in press release development showcasing exceptional writing skills and knowledge of AP Style is preferred
• Ability to draft press releases with informed, cohesive writing skills with no grammatical errors
• Ability to think outside of the box when brainstorming concepts, proactive pitch angles, assisting in creative byline development, drafting blogs, and other editorial opportunities
• Should be process and project management oriented, comfortable driving work forward

Additional information:

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion:

There is power in celebrating who we are. GS&F is committed to embracing and welcoming past, current and future employees’ differences in age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status and other characteristics that make our employees unique. After all, diversity feeds the best friendships because what makes you, you…makes us, us.

Because of this commitment and our commitment to improve, we have set important DE&I milestones and goals for our agency. To that end, you may be asked a question about your gender, ethnicity, disability or veteran status as you submit your online application. Rest assured we don’t have the ability to track your responses to these questions back to you, and it’s never considered as part of your candidacy for a position at GS&F. If we say we want to improve, we simply want to know we are actually improving.

Location:

We are only considering candidates that currently live in or wish to relocate to Nashville in the near future (first 90 days of employment).

As a full-time member of the GS&F team, we offer the following benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Health, dental, vision coverage
• 401K match
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage
• Life insurance
• Generous PTO
• Professional development opportunities and growth-oriented tools
• Support for mental and physical health
• Generous parental leave