Senior Account Executive/Director
The ideal candidate will serve as the day-to-day client contact, overseeing support staff and engaging the team partner when necessary. Duties include providing strategic counsel, strong pitching and media relations as well managing support personnel. Additional responsibilities include writing PR plans and status reports, drafting press releases, managing allocations, pitching feature stories and press tours, managing a reviews and ed cal program, staffing press briefings, etc. Some travel to the East Coast is required.
Skills or Requirements:
- At least eight years public relations experience
- Competent client relations skills
- Strong media relations/pitching skills
- Track record of getting clients exposure in business press and technology outlets
- Top notch client and account management skills
- Ability to manage multiple deadlines on multiple projects
- Organized and pays close attention to account management details
- Candidate must be a self-starter and media results focused
- Good out of the box thinker
- Some management skills necessary
- Excellent writer with lots of experience writing press releases and PR plans
