Nordstroms Public Relations Specialist (Seattle, Washington)

Public Relations Specialist-011800

Nordstrom is a fashion specialty retailer founded on a simple idea: offer each customer the best possible service, quality, value and selection. We are looking for a talented individual to act as the primary public relations point of contact for specific regions.

At Nordstrom, providing great customer service goes beyond the selling floor. It takes a team of individuals with a variety of talents and skills to continuously improve service and our results. At our Seattle Headquarters, we work in partnership with other areas of the Company to support our frontline salespeople and customers. When you join Nordstrom, you are welcomed into a family dedicated to creating memorable and rewarding shopping experiences for our customers.

The ideal public relations specialist has outstanding communication skills and is able to manage fashion and event media coverage.

Responsibilities

• Support Rack media and act as a spokesperson when approved
• Give ongoing support and coaching to senior management and frontline employees, including setting up interviews, providing message points, writing speeches and organizing PR events as needed
• Write press releases, annual report sections, speeches and internal communications for external and internal channels
• Act as back-up to executive assistant whenever required
• Monitor and route daily news
• Update company fact sheets, listing and ranking requests
• Manage and organize both video and photo archives and act as point contact on all inquiries and requests for archived material
• Work part time to execute the Company's social media strategy, including communicating via social networks, executing activities to promote brand awareness and monitoring brand reputation in the social media space
• Proof and write copy, create media lists, assemble press kits and generally support the PR teams whenever required
• Manage departmental magazine and newspaper subscriptions and organization

Qualifications

• Previous or current Nordstrom work experience preferred
• Experience in a communications, HR or PR role preferred
• Strong proficiency in MS Office Suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
• Strong writing skills, attention to detail and follow-through
• Excellent customer service skills
• Ability to work 2 to 3 weekends per month for social networking responsibilities

Since 1901, Nordstrom has offered a wide variety of quality apparel, shoes and accessories for men, women and children at our stores across the country. We're proud to be named to Fortune™ magazine's list of '100 Best Companies to Work For.' We believe this recognition comes from our desire to empower our employees to set their sights high and deliver exceptional service to customers.

As a Nordstrom employee, you can feel confident that your health and well-being are among our highest priorities. We offer a comprehensive, flexible employee benefits package that includes medical/vision and dental coverage, a generous merchandise discount, an employer-matched 401(K) savings and profit sharing plan and much more.

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a diverse environment.

The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. No visa sponsorship is available for this position.

Job

: Marketing/Advertising

Date Posted

: May 5, 2010

Location

: Washington-Seattle

Posted by Kris Iringan