Senior Account Executive – Corporate Reputation

Senior Account Executive – Corporate Reputation

Requirements

• 3-5 years of experience in PR; agency experience with corporate clients preferred.
• Collaborative spirit, results driven with the ability to manage multiple priorities and work against deadlines.
• Demonstrates the ability to think strategically, creatively and holistically about client programs, fearless in presenting a point of view in brainstorms.
• Excellent writing skills, demonstrated experience crafting newsworthy pitches, releases, contributed articles.
• Highly organized.
• Proficient in MSOffice, specifically PowerPoint.
• Proven success in building relationships with members of the media and driving results for clients.
• Strong presentation skills, with experience working directly with clients and actively participating in client meetings.

Responsibilities

• Develop key messages in keeping with clients’ objectives and craft and develop newsworthy pieces based off the key messaging.
• Develop and manage media relations programs including maintaining quality programs with trade, business, and vertical press and sustain key editorial contacts.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously and complete them on time and on budget.
• Plan and implement press conferences, seminars, speakers’ bureau, and other special events.
• Practice effective project management while working with other team members and understand the “big picture” of the client program.
• Research, interview, write, and edit news releases other media materials, fact sheets, message maps and other materials as needed.
• Assist with new business.
• Build strong relationships with client and vendor contacts & proactively manage correspondence.
• Coach junior employees and demonstrate ability to supervise & delegate tasks as necessary.

Preferred Qualifications

• Agency experience with corporate clients preferred.