Public Relations Senior Account Executive – Corporate Purpose PR

About the role

The Public Relations Senior Account Executive role is based in the New York global HQ of FINN Partners. This is a full-time, direct-hire role with a hybrid weekly schedule working two days in our office and the rest remotely.

Responsibilities

• Executes creative, strategic client public relations programs and campaigns.
• Ensures effective client meeting agendas and media updates for weekly client account calls have been properly prepared and are up to date.
• Is a PR account point of contact for clients and media. Actively pitches media and successfully lands impactful pitches. Builds and maintains strong relationships with press and executive client contacts.
• Develops, compiles, and updates communications materials including: client facing documents, strategies, action items/recaps, and coverage reports. Conducts admin and reporting for clients; actively participates in CSR PR department brainstorm and staff meetings.
• Implements core PR campaigns – planning, media strategy/pitching, event management, social media, content writing/editing, research, and account administration.
• Executes strong media relations campaigns, expert positioning and reactive media relations. Works with the client team to secure media placements by proactively researching and pitching compelling story angles. Actively builds and maintains strong relationships with the media across sectors, tracks journalist moves, and/or engages with new media contacts.
• Provides PR mentorship and demonstration of public relations best practices to foster the career knowledge and growth of PR junior staff members within the team.
• Contributes to CSR PR department thought leadership strategy/ writing and new business presentations. Assists with client account management/counsel.

Qualifications

• 4 years of prior public relations experience (preferably at a PR agency working with clients in the CSR or non-profits space); experienced in being clients’ account point of contact.
• Bachelor’s degree (public relations, communications, journalism preferred)
• Outstanding writing, editing, and proof-reading skills; exceptional attention to detail, high proficiency in verbal and written communication. Is deadline-oriented, and able to work in a fast-paced, growing environment where effective management of concurrent multiple PR projects and programs is required.
• A collaborative team player who is eager to continue expanding their PR skill set and is able to effectively share their knowledge with jr. PR team members.
• Able to effectively multi-task, work independently, identify and execute priorities, and implement outstanding research skills.
• Experienced in working with traditional media – social media – and influencer media strategies, campaigns, tools, and channels. Utilizes strong media relations strategy and storytelling skills; drafts compelling messages and lands media pitches that elevate our clients’ programs. Has proven ability to secure media placements.
• Has a solid understanding of responsible business and the broader sustainability landscape. Develops opportunistic client storyline recommendations and communication strategies surrounding them.
• Has strong user skills with Muck Rack, Cision, MS Office Suite, Box, and related software.

Pay

The salary range is $71,000 – $75,000. The salary will be commensurate with the selected candidate’s experience and dependent upon the workplace.

Schedule

This is a full-time, direct-hire role with a hybrid weekly schedule working two days in our office and the rest remotely.