Account Director – Corporate Comms & Tech PR
Company | Sunshine Sachs Morgan & Lylis |
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Location | San Francisco, CA, USA |
Salary | $100000 – $110000 |
Type | Full-Time |
Degrees | |
Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
Requirements
- You’ve been working in PR for at least 8 years.
- You’ve managed a team with direct oversight for at least 2 years.
- You are passionate about the tech and venture capital landscape.
- You have demonstrated success in securing top-tier press placements that have an impact on the client’s bottom line.
- You can think outside the box to create insightful and impactful media moments.
- You are a strong writer – persuasive, concise, creative, and quick!
- You are a strategic thinker, bring new ideas to the table, and love a good brainstorm.
- You have strong decision-making abilities and accountability.
- You are incredibly organized, detail oriented, and able to excel at managing multiple projects simultaneously.
- You’re willing to work select evenings/weekends and travel when necessary.
- You enjoy over-delivering rather than meeting expectations and take genuine pride in being part of something good.
Responsibilities
- Developing and executing comprehensive communications strategies.
- Producing clear, persuasive content, including messaging, media pitches, event submissions, awards submissions, and more to tell client stories.
- Managing complex client issues and seeing the client through stressful situations with thoughtful counsel.
- Leading client accounts.
- Contributing to business development, including new business and organic growth with existing clients.
- Coordinating with other discipline experts (e.g. social media, paid media, design, crisis, brand integration, talent integration) as needed.
- Managing and mentoring junior staff to help motivate and coach team members; managing up to senior staff.
- Responding to client requests in a timely manner.
- Support administration of accounts including results reporting, agendas/recaps, budget trackers, and more.
Preferred Qualifications
- Strong decision-making abilities and accountability.
- Incredibly organized, detail oriented, and able to excel at managing multiple projects simultaneously.