Healthcare Associate

Summary

Join DeVries Global as a Healthcare Associate/Senior Associate and contribute to delivering big, bold, business-moving outcomes for iconic consumer brands. As the next step above an Account Coordinator, you will understand and learn the business of clients and develop client relationships. This role is focused on developing the necessary skill set to become a successful PR practitioner.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 1 – 2 years related professional experience in Healthcare practice
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Fosters open communication and acts as a role model for how to treat others
• Builds working relationships that foster teamwork, works well with others and inspires great work
• Demonstrates potential to lead projects and interact with clients
• Can complete challenging projects within set parameters
• Develops personal leadership, is learning focused, adaptable to change and proactive
• Excellent judgment when working with team members, client contacts and vendors
• Demonstrates integrity in all actions
• Desire to pursue learning and self-development; participates in required and voluntary professional development programs
• Ability to consistently meet deadlines
• Attention to detail
• Can solve problems
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, Internet, on-line services, Media Map, etc

Responsibilities

• Manage client supplies, publications, resources and materials
• Work with client on tactical issues as required by account team leaders with prompt response
• Participate in client meetings and presentations as needed
• Prepare client meeting reports
• Responsible for client product/inventory closet
• Draft media relations materials
• Demonstrate knowledge of and familiarity with media pitching and tour scheduling
• Understand clients’ top-tier media and be able to identify trade and business editors and analysts
• Monitor media outlets for coverage of client news and competitor developments
• Generate client-related story angles
• Conduct media outreach and follow-up: begin development of strong media relationships
• Manage external vendors including but not limited to video crew shooting and video editing, photographer and photo editing, event vendors and basic logistics, etc
• Provide assistance on managing external KOLs and KOCs such as patient KOCs
• Provide assistance with the logistics of events (e.g.: satellite media tours, desk side briefings, editor events, etc.)
• Draft pitch letters, abstracts, profiles, social materials, press kit materials and releases
• Proof and edit client related documents as needed
• Compose basic media plans and contribute to plan development processes (as needed)
• Balance workload between projects and account staff to ensure that all work is accurate and completed within established deadlines
• Communicate frequently and appropriately with manager
• Attend agency staff meetings and group meetings
• Oversee interns and account coordinators as needed
• Track/enter time in a precise and timely manner
• Code and track invoices and coordinate with the Accounting Department
• Assist in weekly/monthly report preparation
• Perform other administrative tasks as assigned

Benefits

• Supplementary Medicare Schemes
• 18 days Annual Leave and 5 days Paid Sick Leave
• Birthday Leave and Gift
• Meal and Sport Allowance
• Festival Activities and Gift
• Annual Health Check
• Anniversary Bonus