Account Coordinator, Crisis Communications

ABOUT BERLINROSEN

BerlinRosen is a fast-growing, full-service consulting and communications firm with more than 300 communications and campaign strategists in New York, Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles. Since its founding in 2005, BerlinRosen has powerfully expanded its presence in corporate, social impact/ESG, nonprofit, entertainment, media, racial justice, healthcare, hospitality, real estate, architecture, design, urbanism, land use, lifestyle, technology, issue advocacy and workers’ rights communications. They have received more than 50 awards and recognitions, including being the only agency to be named #1 on Observer’s PR Power List for three consecutive years, PRNews’ Large PR Agency of the Year (2023; 2021), PR News’ Digital Firm of the Year (2023) and 5/5 Stars on Forbes’ latest Best PR Agencies in America list.

People of color, people with disabilities and women are strongly encouraged to apply. BerlinRosen is committed to building and maintaining a diverse staff, and recognizes that its continued success depends on hiring and retaining high-quality creative professionals with a variety of backgrounds and experiences. Opportunities for advancement exist, and we are committed to helping all staff develop and grow.

 

ABOUT THE LEGAL & CRISIS TEAM

BerlinRosen’s Legal Affairs & Crisis Communications team combines traditional crisis communications helping institutions, companies, nonprofits and high net-worth individuals defend themselves from reputational threats by shaping the narrative swirling around them with advocacy for some of the most important causes of our day—defending civil rights, combating gender and race discrimination, advocating for gun violence prevention. The team serves as high-level strategic partners, helping clients identify a desired outcome and then chart a course to reach it, whether via stakeholder communications, media strategy, leveraging of owned channels or, most often, a combination of those tactics and more.

 

ABOUT THIS ROLE

BerlinRosen is seeking an Account Coordinator to join our Legal & Crisis team. This position provides candidates with a unique opportunity to join a talented and growing team working on exceedingly high-profile projects, including strategy and communications needs for a variety of clients ranging from law firms and businesses to institutions and nonprofits to high-profile individuals.

Role location: This role is based in our New York, N.Y. office on a hybrid basis. The Legal & Crisis team is in-office at least 3 days per week.

 

ACCOUNTABILITIES & QUALIFICATIONS

As an Account Coordinator on the Legal & Crisis team, you will...

• Support the day-to-day on projects and collaborate with colleagues to advance the communications strategy for multiple high-profile client accounts
• Collaborate with internal account teams to shape media coverage of particular legal and crisis efforts, whether proactively or defensively
• Oversee day-to-day communications with clients, including staffing weekly calls, developing press recaps and participating in crisis communications, as necessary
• Conduct strategic and thorough media outreach to land or shape stories for our clients
• Monitor the media to identify opportunities to insert our clients into the news cycle or, when appropriate, to flag negative coverage
• Build and maintain press lists that demonstrate a strong understanding of the reporters and outlets covering our clients' issues
• Contribute ideas, research and writing support for strategic communications
• Keep the trains running for our account teams by ensuring the team's work moves in accordance with work plans and meets deadlines

Essential skills:

• Internship or other relevant work experience in crisis and/or strategic communications, media relations or a related field; background in journalism is a strong plus
• Experience in crisis communications situations, including managing media engagement around crisis needs
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships with reporters at top-tier outlets
• Adept at communicating clearly and effectively, both verbally and in writing, with varying levels of staff, clients and the media
• High level of organization, attention to detail and an ability to multitask

Note: Interested in this role but it’s not quite the right match? Applicants who meet some but not all or exceed the above criteria are still encouraged to apply! We are eager to speak with candidates with diverse backgrounds and can assess role leveling on an individual basis.

 

WORKING AT BERLINROSEN

Compensation philosophy: BerlinRosen offers competitive industry rate salary bands with the goal of retaining and growing talented individuals. We regularly review and adjust our compensation structure as needed to ensure equity across teams and levels.

The salary for this role is $64,350.

Benefits:

• Medical, dental and vision insurance for employees and dependents
• Pre-tax Health Savings Account Savings Plan (HSA-SP) or Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• 401K with a 4% employer match and no vesting period
• Generous paid time off (FTO)
• Pre-tax commuter benefits
• Mobile phone reimbursement for data and minutes
• Employer-funded life insurance
• Discounted annual bikeshare membership
• Corporate discounts through Tickets at Work

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We're part of Orchestra, the first communications company built for today’s media landscape. Since 2022, it’s acquired nine firms, including: BerlinRosen, Civitas Public Affairs Group, Derris, Glen Echo Group, Inkhouse, M18, Message Lab, Onward and Small Girls PR. It also launched Brightmode, a talent acquisition firm for your communication professionals. Learn more at: www.orchestraco.com.

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