Hybrid Senior Account Executive, Technology

at Hunter

• Job title: Senior Account Executive, Technology
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $70,000 - $85,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, New York City, United States

About the role

• Senior Account Executive managing PR programs for major retail and technology brand. Driving media coverage and client relations in a high-growth, client-focused role.

Responsibilities

• Drive effective implementation of client PR programs
• Lead comprehensive coverage monitoring and reporting efforts for client campaigns
• Handle communications with internal teams, client teams, and other external partners
• Oversee the tracking of media coverage and the calculation of metrics/results against campaign goals
• Manage people and projects to deliver high-quality results on-time
• Anticipate issues
• Delegate and assign work among junior team members; Effectively review and edit deliverables from junior team members
• Make recommendations for ways to meet client needs
• Serve as a representative of the client and agency on-site at client events
• Provide thorough analysis to clients of program/campaign results, backed by metrics
• Develop creative ideas and tactical elements for client programs
• Serve as a client contact and maintain relationships with key client personnel
• Accommodate and anticipate client needs; make recommendations to clients
• Respond to requests for information from clients in a timely manner
• Participate in client calls, meetings, presentations to the client and client brainstorms; attend client events
• Maintain relationships with key media contacts; leverage those relationships to obtain desired media coverage on behalf of clients
• Participate in agency brainstorm sessions for client programs
• Actively participate in agency committees or departments as designated/asked
• Demonstrate an interest in the long-range health of the agency
• Represent the agency in professional associations
• Ability to: Understand the clients’ business and relevant industry trends and use the information to develop strategic PR ideas
• Manage multiple projects
• Train and mentor junior and mid-level staff
• Effectively delegate work among team members
• Travel to client and event locations; meet with clients at their office locations/headquarters
• Demonstrate strong reporting, writing, editing, and interpersonal communication skills
• Monitor and track a large amount of traditional media, social media, and emerging media coverage stemming from client campaigns
• Proactively communicate with clients and external teams
• Maintain organization
• Review and edit client deliverables with an extremely thorough and detail-oriented perspective
• Show integrity and good judgment when working with colleagues and clients
• Deal constructively with client and personnel situations

Requirements

• B.A. in Public Relations, Journalism, Communications or the like
• Three (3) to four (4) years’ experience in a public relations agency or similar position
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Google Suite (Docs, Sheets, Slides)

Benefits

• competitive health and dental insurance plans
• a 401K company match
• generous PTO
• a hybrid work model
• a “work from anywhere in the US” policy (up to four weeks a year)
• a year-round staff training and development curriculum
• a staff-led Action Group dedicated to DEI excellence in the agency and industry