Assistant Account Executive, Public Relations

About the role

Brilliant is a fully remote performance marketing agency specializing in family-focused brands, integrating PR, Influencer, Social, Paid Media, Affiliate, Retail Support, Experiential, and AI Intelligence to create full-funnel campaigns. The team values working hard, playing hard, and laughing hard, offering unlimited PTO, Fabulous Fridays (office closes at 3 pm), virtual happy hours, a monthly book club, and recognition as an Inc. Best Workplace 2026 and Inc. 5000 listee for 2026.

Responsibilities

• Pull, build, and maintain media and influencer databases
• Identify new editor and freelancer contacts via tools like Qwoted and Substacks
• Draft and distribute pitches, press releases, and media alerts; follow up and monitor coverage
• Contribute creative pitch angles for top‑tier national outlets
• Support affiliate and ecommerce pitching
• Coordinate media interviews and develop spokesperson briefing documents
• Build relationships with key journalists and influencers
• Monitor trends daily and turn them into fast trend‑jacking opportunities
• Conduct competitor coverage monitoring
• Track client media awards programs: research, recommendations, submissions, deadline management
• Coordinate project, campaign, and account timelines and deliverables; track progress and communicate status
• Use project management tools (Monday, Asana) to keep workflows transparent
• Use AI tools (Claude, ChatGPT) for research, drafting, monitoring, reporting; test new software and share findings
• Identify opportunities to automate routine tasks and raise output quality
• Assist with research, planning, and execution of virtual and live media/influencer press events, creative media mailers, and similar activations

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, or a related field
• 1+ years of full‑time agency experience in consumer products PR or integrated marketing (consumer goods industry)
• Experience managing timelines and deliverables across multiple accounts simultaneously
• Comfortable using AI tools day‑to‑day, with examples of usage
• Willingness to try new technologies and adopt them quickly
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment while managing multiple projects
• Proactive, self‑starter attitude with passion for staying ahead of trends in CPG and F&B

Benefits

• Unlimited PTO
• Paid time off between Christmas and New Year's
• Fabulous Fridays (office closes at 3 pm)
• Virtual happy hours
• Monthly book club
• 401K with 3% company match after initial 3 months
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Medical and Dependent Care FSA
• Company‑paid Life Insurance
• Company‑paid Long Term Disability

Pay

Salary range: $48,000 – $58,000. The role includes a six‑month performance review; employees who meet all agreed‑upon goals are eligible for a $5,000 base salary increase.