About the role

Account Coordinator managing Fashion Communications for Karla Otto, a global PR agency. Delivering media mailers and engaging press releases to support client objectives.

Responsibilities

Deliver creative and considered media mailers, and persuasive and engaging press releases and copy to ensure our clients are at the forefront of target media and supporting their strategic objectives.
Actively seek opportunities to pitch news stories relating to product, key news items, and events.
Lead showroom appointments and recognize their value in building and cultivating relationships with members of the press.
Oversee the Account Assistants/ Interns in the daily Sample Trafficking process, ensuring the end-to-end process runs smoothly, requests are prioritized appropriately, and escalate any issues that arise across the communications and logistics departments.
Manage workflow and delegate priorities for the day to the Account Assistants/Interns based on knowledge of client requirements and workload.
Review client credit levels and discuss findings and solutions with the Account Managers to ensure that clients achieve and exceed the agreed levels of coverage.
In the absence of Account Managers, communicate to client stakeholders in a way that reassures the client and represents the Karla Otto brand.
Support the asset management process and ensure assets are delivering the required Return on Investment (ROI); raising concerns and solutions to the relevant Account Manager where necessary.
Prepare agendas, meeting minutes, and media updates for client calls.
Create relevant competitor analysis that can be used in commercial decision-making by the wider team.

Extensive experience as a high performing Accounts Assistant/PR Assistant in a fast-paced agency/in-house environment
Interested in culture, arts, fashion, and lifestyle and can talk confidently and make suggestions about how these elements can be used to enhance our client’s offering
Strong relationships with press and industry peers
Actively seek opportunities to learn something new and broaden their experiences
Strong communication skills (both written and oral), research, and organization skills and high attention to detail
Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines, prioritizing own work in a fast-paced environment as well as junior members of the team
Must be efficient in Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Positive attitude to challenging situations and a willingness to go above and beyond the call of duty in order to complete a project accurately and on time
Karla Otto embraces and celebrates diversity, inclusivity, and equal opportunity
Provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, colour, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression
Aspires to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join our team!