Account Executive, Brand Experience, Ruder Finn

About the role

Ruder Finn is a leading brand communications firm that creates integrated campaigns to connect brands with people through culture, creativity, earned influence, and unforgettable experiences. We are seeking an Account Executive to join our dynamic team and support our account teams in delivering outstanding client experiences.

Responsibilities

• Support account teams in delivering outstanding client experiences across consumer brands.
• Build a strong understanding of each client's business, products, services, industry issues, competitors, audiences, cultural context, and communications goals.
• Create and manage account materials and processes, including status reports, project trackers, agendas, call recaps, monthly activity reports, media monitoring reports, coverage trackers, and timelines.
• Proactively alert team members to upcoming deliverables, deadlines, client requests, and shifting priorities to help keep work moving smoothly.
• Support the development of client-ready materials, including press releases, media pitches, briefing documents, key messages, social content, reports, research summaries, and presentation materials.
• Edit and proofread written materials for accuracy, clarity, quality, AP Style, client preferences, and consistency with previously shared feedback or direction.
• Participate actively in internal and client meetings, conference calls, brainstorms, planning sessions, and team discussions.
• Support earned media relations activities on behalf of clients, including media list development, pitch drafting, media outreach, follow-up, and tracking responses and coverage.
• Develop and maintain working knowledge of media relations across key client verticals and formats, including online, print, broadcast, podcasts, newsletters, social platforms, and relevant creators.
• Proactively bring media pitch ideas, cultural observations, and timely trend opportunities to account leads and the broader BX practice.
• Conduct research, competitive analysis, landscape audits, media audits, social listening, and trend scans, then distill critical information into clear takeaways for teams and clients.
• Support influencer, creator, experiential, event, partnership, and brand moment workstreams as needed, including research, outreach tracking, logistics, recap materials, and reporting.
• Work with team members to respond to ad hoc client requests and ensure assignments are completed accurately and on time.
• Collaborate with the BX team and the wider Ruder Finn global network across select clients, projects, and integrated workstreams.
• Take ownership of assigned tasks, ask smart questions, flag issues early, and offer solutions or alternatives when challenges arise.
• Delegate appropriately to Assistant Account Executives and Executive Trainees when needed, including setting clear expectations, deadlines, and next steps.

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree in communications, journalism, marketing, public relations, or a related field preferred.
• 1+ year of relevant experience in public relations, communications, marketing, brand experience, or a related field; agency experience and consumer/brand sector experience preferred.
• Solid understanding of basic public relations tools and how they support client goals, including media monitoring, media lists, pitching, research, reporting, writing, and account coordination.
• Interest in consumer brands and categories such as retail, food, wellness, lifestyle, pets, CPG, parenting, consumer tech, and culture-driven brands.
• Ability to articulate ideas clearly and persuasively, both in writing and verbally.
• Strong writing, editing, proofreading, and research skills, with attention to accuracy, AP Style, deadlines, and client-ready quality.
• Detail-oriented and highly organized, with the ability to prioritize assignments, manage multiple deadlines, and keep teams informed on progress.
• Responsive and professional in communication with clients, colleagues, vendors, media, creators, and third parties across written, phone, video, and in-person settings.