Assistant Account Executive, Public Relations

Brilliant Infotech Inc.

United States

Remote

USD 48,000 - 58,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Holiday time off between Christmas and

Fabulous Fridays

401K with 3% company match

Medical, dental, and vision

Medical and Dependent Care FSA

Life Insurance

Long Term Disability

Job summary

Brilliant Infotech Inc. is seeking a full-time Assistant Account Executive to join our remote, high-velocity agency. The ideal candidate has 1+ year of agency experience in consumer PR or integrated marketing, strong organizational skills, and curiosity about AI and new tech.

We offer unlimited PTO, a dynamic culture, and opportunities to drive real ROI for clients. This role emphasizes media relations, account support, and leveraging AI to work smarter.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, or a related field
1+ years of PR agency experience in consumer goods
Experience managing timelines and deliverables across multiple accounts
Comfortable using AI tools day to day, with examples of how you’ve used them
Willingness to try new technologies and adopt new tools quickly
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and manage multiple projects
Proactive, self-starter attitude with a passion for staying ahead of trends

Responsibilities

Media Relations: pull, build, and maintain media and influencer databases
Draft and distribute pitches, press releases, and media alerts and follow up
Contribute creative pitch angles that break through with top-tier national outlets
Coordinate media interviews and develop briefing documents
Use AI tools to support research, drafting, monitoring, and reporting
Assist with research, planning, and execution of virtual and live events

Skills

1+ years PR agency experience

Excellent written and verbal comms

AI tools familiarity

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, or related field

Tools

Qwoted

Substack

Job description

Who We Are

Brilliant is looking for a full-time Assistant Account Executive to join our fast-moving, award-winning agency. We're a fully remote performance team built on a simple promise: Work Hard. Play Hard. Laugh Hard.

The ideal candidate brings 1+ years of full-time agency experience in consumer products PR or integrated marketing, strong organizational skills, and real curiosity about new technology and AI.

We aren't for the faint of heart! We move fast, hold a ridiculously high bar for excellence, and thrive on driving real ROI for our clients. But we also believe that intense drive should come with great culture---which is why we offer unlimited PTO, Fabulous Fridays (doors close at 3pm), virtual happy hours, a monthly book club, and endless reasons to win together.

And the industry notices: We were recently named an Inc. Best Workplace 2026 and landed on the Inc. 5000 List of America's Fastest-Growing Private Companies for 2026!

What We Do

Since 2008, Brilliant has been where bold ideas meet relentless execution. We're a performance marketing agency with deep expertise in family-focused brands, bringing together PR, Influencer, Social, Paid Media, Affiliate, Retail Support, Experiential, and AI Intelligence to create integrated, full-funnel campaigns that shatter targets and cut through the noise.

Our Dream Team Member

Resourceful, committed, and deliberate
Organized to a fault (in a good way) and naturally detail-oriented
Proactive and comfortable taking ownership without waiting for direction
Curious about new tools, AI, and technology, and quick to try them to make work faster and better
A creative thinker who brings fresh pitch angles and isn't afraid to trend-jack
A strong communicator who asks questions early and often
Eager to learn from senior team members and takes feedback well
Passionate about staying ahead of trends in the CPG and F&B space

Position Overview

The Assistant Account Executive executes public relations strategies to achieve client goals while keeping the day-to-day details organized and on track. The role spans client communication, media relations, creative ideation, trend jacking, and project support. We're looking for someone who manages the details well and is excited to use new tools, including AI, to work smarter.

What You'll Do

Media Relations:

Pull, build, and maintain media and influencer databases
Regularly identify new editor and freelancer contacts through tools like Qwoted and by subscribing to Substacks
Draft and distribute pitches, press releases, and media alerts, then follow up and monitor for coverage
Contribute creative pitch angles that break through with top-tier national outlets
Support dedicated affiliate and ecommerce pitching
Coordinate media interviews and develop spokesperson briefing documents
Build real relationships with key journalists and influencers
Monitor trends daily and turn them into fast trend-jacking opportunities
Conduct competitor coverage monitoring

Awards

Track client media awards programs, including research, recommendations, submission applications, and deadline management

Project Management

Coordinate project, campaign, and account timelines and deliverables
Track progress and communicate status to internal teams and clients
Use project management tools such as Monday or Asana to keep workflows transparent

Technology & AI

Use AI tools like Claude or ChatGPT to support research, drafting, monitoring, and reporting
Test new software and platforms, and share what works with the team
Spot chances to automate routine tasks and raise the quality of the output

Events / Activations

Assist with research, planning, and execution of virtual and live media and influencer press events, creative media mailers, and more

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, or a related field
1+ years of PR agency experience in the consumer goods industry
Experience managing timelines and deliverables across multiple accounts at once
Comfortable using AI tools day to day, with examples of how you've used them
A real willingness to try new technologies and adopt new tools quickly
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and manage multiple projects simultaneously
A proactive, self-starter attitude with a passion for staying ahead of trends

Benefits