Public Relations HBCU Fellowship
Remote
We are seeking an enthusiastic and ambitious Public Relations Fellow to join our team. The Fellow will gain hands-on experience across all aspects of agency business while providing invaluable support to our public relations team. Taylor’s Public Relations HBCU Fellowship is a paid post-undergraduate, six-month, remote fellowship program.
Taylor provides real-world professional experience, development, and career-readiness fellowships to post-undergraduates and master’s students from accredited Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
As a Taylor Fellow, you are open minded, ready to learn, and motivated to start your career in the PR, social, and digital marketing industry. You’re excited to join a multifaceted group of colleagues that embrace diversity of thought as a means to enhance innovation and collaboration in all we do.
Responsibilities and learning opportunities:
As a Taylor Fellow, you will gain hands-on agency experience through an in-depth training program, a dedicated manager, professional development and networking opportunities, and the day-to-day responsibilities and learning opportunities outlined below.
- Research and prepare reports on client business information, industry trends, media coverage, and competitive set
- Learn and understand the agency business model, structure, and offerings
- Research and draft press materials such as media lists, fact sheets, pitch notes, and message points
- Conduct basic media outreach
- Write, coordinate, and distribute press materials, press kits, fact sheets, and mailings
- Participate in program ideation and planning
- Assist with tactical elements of program activation such as scheduling, status reports, travel coordination, mailings, etc. (May attend events and assist with on-site event coordination, as needed.)
- Assist with community management across all relevant digital platforms (Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook, Twitter, etc.)
- Conduct daily, weekly, and monthly cross-channel monitoring and reporting, learning basic KPI's across channels
- Assist with team meeting coordination including scheduling, agendas, materials preparation, note taking, etc.
- May assist with client billing and/or program budget/expense reconciliation, as needed
Requirements of this fellowship program:
- This is a post-undergraduate opportunity open to:
- Recent graduates who hold an undergraduate degree from an accredited HBCU
- Those who are currently completing a master’s program or hold a master’s degree from an accredited HBCU
- Prior internship in PR and/or Digital/Social agencies or related course work
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office
- Strong attention to detail, organization, multitasking, and time-management
- Write, present, and communicate in a persuasive manner, across a variety of platforms, including social media
- Team player who enjoys working with and helping others in a collaborative environment
- Curious and open to others' ideas and viewpoints with a willingness to learn and take constructive feedback
- A good problem solver who seeks to make improvements and learns from mistakes
Details:
- Full-time position, Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. ET
- Full-time (35-40hrs/week)
- Paid fellowship: $4,166.68 per each month worked, less applicable deductions and withholdings (based on an annual equivalent salary of $50k)
- Includes Paid Time Off, Holidays, and additional perks
- Fellowship begins 1/8/2025, and will go through 6/27/2025
About Taylor
Taylor is a purpose-led marketing communications agency that has continued to shape possibilities for the world's leading brands for four decades now. Our heritage in public relations and deep sports & entertainment expertise fuels breakthrough creativity across the entire media ecosystem.