Senior Account Executive, Brand

About The Job:

We are seeking an experienced Senior Account Executive to support Consumer Brand clients in our New York office. You will collaborate within the team, provide sound counsel and recommendation to clients and drive results inclusive of traditional and emerging public relations tactics. You will develop a comprehensive understanding of your accounts - their business, products, markets, and industry influencers and will convey this knowledge credibly to members of your account team and to the media, driving media relations results. You'll also be expected to mentor junior level team members assigned to your accounts. 

About You:

You have an understanding of traditional and non-traditional PR tactics and the converged media landscape. You are resourceful and tenacious when it comes to delivering results for clients and your team. Building strong relationships is in your DNA and you are a true partner to both clients and your team.

Responsibilities:

• Build strong relationships with client and vendor contacts and proactively manage correspondence.
• Coach junior employees and demonstrate the ability to supervise and delegate tasks appropriately.
• Develop and manage media relations programs.
• Develop key messages in keeping with clients' objectives and craft newsworthy pieces around key messaging.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously, completing them on time and on budget.
• Practice effective project management while working with other team members and understand the 'big picture' of client programs.
• Research, interview, write and edit news releases as well as media materials.

Qualifications

• PR is your passion, and you have 3-5 years of experience.
• People recognize your excellent writing and verbal communication skills.
• The ability to think strategically, creatively, and holistically about client programs is something that inspires you.
• You are collaborative in spirit, and results driven with the ability to manage multiple priorities and consistently meet deadlines.
• You have the courage to be fearless in presenting a point of view in brainstorms.
• You have earned a Bachelor’s degree.
• You have earned media placements by crafting newsworthy pitches, releases, contributed articles.
• You have organizational skills that keep everything humming along.

Preferences:

• Previous agency experience.