Careers at MGA Entertainment

Mission: The Public Relations Coordinator is a detail-oriented and eager team player responsible for the coordination and execution of communications and media relations activities supporting MGA Entertainment’s overall strategy and ensuring consistent communication and messaging to internal and external audiences. 

Position Requirements

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree (in a related marketing, communications or journalism discipline) from a four-year college or university and a minimum of two-three years of relevant experience. 
• An equivalent combination of education and experience will also be considered. 

Skills/Knowledge/Ability:

• Candidates must have excellent research, writing, organization, and verbal communication skills; the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously while meeting tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment; the ability to develop strong relationships; and proficiency in Microsoft Office. 
• Knowledge and experience with social media and PR databases are also highly desirable. 
• Great Follow up skills, always closing the loop
• Successful candidates will have strong organizational, problem solving and people skills. Good judgment, intellectual curiosity, teamwork, discretion, responsiveness and initiative are also needed. 

Authority:

• Reports to Director, with a dotted line into the PR Maganger

Responsibilities: 

PR Coordination and Research 

• Coordinate weekly meetings with all brand teams, develop agendas in collaboration with marketing counterparts and take notes on behalf of the team
• Coordinate blogger, influencer and media product mailers including order fulfillment, developing targeted influencer lists, packaging, and tracking results across brands
• Research new media, blog and social influencer contacts and updated media lists 
• Write pitches for PR announcements
• Edit copy where applicable
• Update and maintain team calendar
• Creative design of presentation decks
• Research key dates and media opportunities
• Pitch bloggers and influencers; following up with and providing assets and samples
• Report results – keep grids of all media and social coverage and ongoing media lists
• Coordinate tradeshow appointments
• Daily News monitoring and reports, ongoing newsletter development
• Coordinate cross-company monthly newsletters / assist in developing internal recaps
• File management and digital asset sharing for media and internal purposes
• Admin, accounting, approvals, emails, file management, brainstorms, etc.
• Awards coordination 
• Follow up skills a must
• Manage and update all media lists