B-REBEL COMMUNICATIONS
Placement Organization: B-REBEL COMMUNICATIONS
Position Title: PR Intern
Working Site’s Location: Remote - Toronto, On
Company Bio:
B-REBEL COMMUNICATIONS is a unique arts and culture communications agency based out of Toronto and Montreal – we have offices in both cities. Founded in 2016 as a PR and Graphic design agency with a singular focus on the arts, B-REBEL is all about supporting arts and culture in Canada in unique and fun ways.
Arts PR is not your typical PR – it takes talented and passionate individuals who understand the arts and have a background in performance, film and music. In arts PR, you have to speak the language of artists to get results.
B-REBEL creates unique communications campaigns for each client, from grassroots performances to huge annual productions to film festivals to music. Each one is tailored specifically to the project – it takes patience, perseverance, and true passion. You’ve got to love it to promote it.
Current clients include but not limited to: Soulpepper Theatre, Shaw Festival, Centaur Theatre, Factory Theatre, DanceWorks, Theatre Smith-Gilmour, Theatre Centre, Film Festivals, SummerWorks Festival and more.
Responsibilities:
Communications
- Writing and distributing detailed press releases, promotional social media posts, and fact sheets.
- Creating detailed analytical PR reports in Meltwater.
- Cultivating strong relationships with media outlets and journalists to ensure efficient communication and maximum coverage.
- Creating strategic pitches to the media on a regular basis.
- Scheduling press conferences and public events and being available to coordinate onsite.
- Defining the company's public relations goals by developing and implementing strategies to maintain the company's public image.
- Sending regular media clips and PR updates to clients.
- Coordinating interview requests.
- Working with the B-Rebel team to plan and implement campaigns aimed at increasing brand awareness.
- Analyzing the outcome of public relations campaigns and reporting the findings to management.
- Maintaining an up-to-date press list of journalists, influencers, and other members of the media.
- Maintaining and creating solid and positive relationships with the media and clients.
- Successfully managing a team.
Social Media Management
- Daily management of the organization’s website and social media pages.
- Meet with clients to discuss communications and social media strategies and planning.
- Help implement social media strategies.
- Creating a solid social media strategy for B-Rebel platforms.
- Creating strategic social media plans and strategies for clients.
- Maintain the B-Rebel website using WordPress.
Qualifications:
- Excellent knowledge of public relations best practices, brand management, and media strategies.
- Excellent knowledge of social media strategies, and trends.
- Exceptional communication skills and the ability to collaborate with personnel and members of the media.
- Superb written skills and knowledge of press release style guides.
- Solid organizational skills and the ability to work well in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong time-management and organizational skills.
- Strong social media skills.
- Ability to use Meltwater is an asset but not required.
- Experience in digital marketing for the arts is an asset.
- Ability to use Mailchimp is an asset.
- Ability to use WordPress is an asset.
- Ability to use Adobe Creative Suite is an asset but not required.
- Bilingual in English and French is an asset but not required.