Account Executive, Health Media

About the role

What we’re looking for: An Earned Media Account Executive for MSL’s Health Media Team (HMT), part of the Earned Media Center of Excellence, working in the Healthcare Practice.

Responsibilities

• Support the day-to-day execution of integrated earned media programs across product communications, corporate reputation, disease awareness, and patient engagement initiatives
• Develop high-quality communications materials, including media pitches, media lists, messaging documents, briefing materials, and client-ready reports
• Build and maintain relationships with health, consumer, trade, policy and local journalists, placing stories and coordinating interviews that drive meaningful earned coverage
• Identify additional timely storytelling opportunities
• Monitor, analyze, and report on industry news and the competitive landscape, translating insights into actionable recommendations for clients and internal team
• Identify emerging healthcare, consumer, and media trends to inform proactive media opportunities and support strategic recommendations

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in healthcare or pharmaceutical public relations at an agency or in-house communications team, with experience supporting media relations and earned media programs
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
• Experience building media lists, researching journalists, and executing proactive media outreach across consumer, health, trade, policy, and local media
• Excellent organizational and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and consistently deliver high-quality work in a fast-paced environment
• Passion for building strong relationships with colleagues, clients, media, and external partners while contributing to a collaborative team culture
• Experience supporting pharmaceutical communications and familiarity with the FDA approval process is a plus
• Interest in consumer health communications, disease awareness campaigns, corporate reputation, and patient-focused storytelling

Additional Information

Our Publicis Groupe motto “Viva La Différence” means we’re better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent. Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.