S2E6: How to Climb the PR Ladder with Emily Johnston

The New School Podcast with Christine Hong

If you’ve binged Sex and the City like me, you’ve probably been obsessed with Samantha Jones and her job, PR. Is it really as glam as the show? Do you really get to go to exclusive parties all the time and work with celebrity clients daily? Today, I’m getting the answers by sitting down with Emily Johnston, an experienced publicist in the media landscape. She got her start by interning with the woman who was Miramax’s “Oscar Whisperer,” predicting which films would make it big at the Oscar, and has worked with huge clients like Netflix, Prime Video, Fatburger, Waldorf Astoria, Hilton, and Marriott International. In this episode, we chat about what PR is really like, how to get into PR, and what the different levels of the PR career ladder are.

To learn more about Emily and get a clean version of this episode, check out our show notes at https://www.thenewschoolpodcast.com/episodes/s2e6-how-to-climb-the-pr-ladder-with-emily-johnston