PR Account Assistant (Fashion & Lifestyle)

Karla Otto is a globally recognized public relations and communications agency, founded in 1982, with offices in 15 key cities across the UK, EMEA, US, and Asia. With a strong presence in fashion capitals such as Milan, London, Paris, and New York, the agency has built a reputation for representing some of the most prestigious names in fashion, beauty, and lifestyle.

In 2017, Karla Otto merged with K2 to form THE INDEPENDENTS, a global marketing, design, and communications group. This collective brings together industry leaders who share a commitment to innovation, excellence, and thoughtful collaboration across the luxury and lifestyle sectors.

At Karla Otto, our team of expert strategists, designers, planners and publicists are dedicated to delivering exceptional results and establishing long-term partnerships with our clients. We are passionate about the world of fashion, beauty, and luxury, with everyone bringing their unique expertise and insights to the table. We are driven by a shared commitment to excellence and a deep understanding of the ever-evolving industry landscape.

To help support our future growth as an agency, we are looking for a PR Account Assistant to join our team based in our Hong Kong office.

What be you’ll be doing?

• Works closely with account coordinators and account managers to fulfil client needs and ensure smooth running of the division in daily tasks and as it relates to the entire agency.

• Sample trafficking & management (organizing sample returns and send outs)

• Conduct and complete market and industry research

• Support on event planning, execution and on-site management

• Maintaining and creating editorial clipping reports for various client

• Prepare and manage PR assets & materials for various clients

• Coordinate and organize PR gifting for media, influencers and celebrities

• Undertake administrative tasks such as managing the team’s calendar; preparing agendas & updates, assisting with travel booking as needed, internal reports and filings etc.

Who are we looking for?

• Minimum of at least 6 month - 1 year experience as public relations intern

• Associate or bachelor’s degree required in advertising, PR, marketing, communication or related field

• Strong communication skills (both written and oral), research, and organization skills

• Accomplishes tasks accurately, thoroughly, and with a keen eye for detail both with quantitative and qualitative data

• Willing to go above and beyond the call of duty in order to complete a project accurately and on time

• Highly motivated, enthusiastic, self-demanding individual with a can-do attitude & strong work ethic

• Depending on experience, eligible candidate will be offered a permanent role or a fixed-term contract

Why you should consider this opportunity: We offer attractive remuneration package with fringe benefits to right candidates. such as

• 5-day work

• Bank holiday

• Annual leave

• Medical benefits

• On-the-job training

• Exposure to a mix of industry – luxury fashion, beauty & lifestyle, travel & hospitality, art & culture, media & entertainment

• Good working environment, friendly workplace and career development

• Energetic and open-minded team and culture
  

At Karla Otto, we are always looking for personalities with positive charisma who are enthusiastic, self-motivated, and have a keen sense of aesthetics.

Karla Otto embraces and celebrates diversity, inclusivity, and equal opportunity. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. Karla Otto provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, colour, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join our team!