[Hiring] Public Relations Assistant @Indie Consulting

Role Description

Indie Consulting is seeking a highly organized and proactive PR Assistant to support the Public Relations team on a leading global beauty client. This role plays a critical part in supporting the PR Managers and Head of PR + Influence to ensure flawless campaign execution, event management, and cross-functional communication.

The ideal candidate brings 3–5 years of hands-on PR experience, ideally spanning both agency and brand environments. This person thrives in a fast-paced, high-volume consumer PR setting, anticipates team needs, and has the ability to turn conversations into actionable plans.

This is a contract position ideal for someone seeking hands-on exposure to brand activations, product launches, and agency collaboration in the beauty category.

Key Responsibilities

• PR Support & Coordination
  • Provide day-to-day organizational and project management support to the PR Managers and Head of PR + Influence.
  • Manage and maintain PR calendars, workbacks, and deliverable trackers across multiple projects.
  • Compile and circulate clear, actionable meeting notes and drive follow-through on next steps.
  • Support brainstorming sessions and document innovative PR ideas to enhance campaigns.
  • Build and maintain a comprehensive contact database to streamline media outreach and ensure efficiency.
  • Maintain asset repositories and reporting dashboards.
  • Assist in preparing and routing materials, key messages, and media assets to partners and agencies.
• Event, Activation and Seeding Support
  • Provide in-person event support for NYC-based activations, press days, and agency meetings.
  • Coordinate event logistics including timelines, assets, and post-event reporting.
  • Ensure on-site execution is seamless and aligned with brand standards.
  • Manage end-to-end product send-outs, including kit assembly, tracking, and reporting.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional partners to ensure seeding programs align with campaign priorities.
• Cross-Team Collaboration
  • Partner directly with agency partners, owning project communications, asset routing, and feedback management.
  • Ensure consistency and alignment across brand and agency teams by proactively communicating updates and timelines.
• Measurement and Reporting
  • Track earned media KPIs and compile reporting across campaigns.
  • Support PR Managers in consolidating results, insights, and media highlights for internal and client presentations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Public Relations, Communications, Marketing, or a related field.
• 3–5 years of experience in public relations or communications (consumer or beauty preferred).
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience collaborating across agency and brand partners to drive alignment and deliverables.
• Excellent communication, writing, and note-taking skills.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and proactive in anticipating needs.
• Comfortable attending and supporting events in-person in NYC.
• Proficient in PR tracking tools, media databases, and Google Workspace.

Benefits

• Work with a passionate and collaborative team representing some of the world’s most admired beauty brands.
• Be part of a growing consultancy that blends strategic excellence with hands-on execution.
• Enjoy a flexible, remote-first structure with in-person opportunities for collaboration and events.
• Gain exposure to high-impact PR programs with global reach.

Contract Details

• Contract/Part-time: 30 hours/week
• Competitive compensation aligned with experience and scope of work.