Senior Account Executive

About the role

FleishmanHillard has an immediate opening for an Account Executive OR Senior Account Executive to join our dynamic and collaborative Health & Life Science practice. We’re seeking energetic professionals with good instincts, who are early adopters and self-starters, and have an adventurous spirit and passion for collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Play a pivotal role in handling many of the day-to-day activities for the health and life science practice’s account teams, including working with senior members of the team to help oversee projects, connecting across our healthcare and agency teams, and provide client counsel.
• Be flexible and facilitate teamwork within account team; coordinate team resources and create opportunities for junior staff to take on more responsibility; fully utilize agency resources to create the "best teams" for your clients.
• Demonstrate ability to develop high-quality written materials, including pitch letters, press materials, social copy, client correspondence, etc.
• Support in the implementation of strategic plans and communications campaigns across key stakeholders that are aligned with client business objectives and deliver results.
• Develop relationships and coordinate correspondence with external audiences: third-party organizations, healthcare professionals, media, etc.
• Develop internal and client-facing recaps and reports showcasing our work and reinforcing opportunities to grow future engagements.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2+ years' experience.
• Biotech, pharmaceutical or healthcare communications experience within a communications agency is required.
• A thirst for knowledge, interest and desire to work in the ever-changing world of healthcare and communications.
• Skilled at applied strategic thinking; anticipating issues, trends, and connections, and translating those insights into actionable ideas for the client and our healthcare team.
• A collaborative team member and team leader, with strong project management and problem-solving skills and ability to meet deadlines and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Ability to communicate clinical data and information into lay language that resonates across client stakeholders.
• Keen understanding of the role of digital media in integrated communications strategies as well as traditional, digital and social media healthcare environment.
• Ability to contribute to strategic outreach plans to external audiences via social platforms (e.g., LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc.), third-party organizations, healthcare professionals, media, etc.
• Ability to effectively supervise and train junior-level account staff, provide quality control, determine workflow and assignments.
• Excellent writing and editing skills, including the ability to develop press materials and communications plans.
• Interest in developing strong media pitch angles and pitch story ideas to reporters.
• Strong client relationship skills and the ability to successfully represent FleishmanHillard and client companies to key stakeholders.
• Committed to cultivating diverse teams and contributing to an inclusive working and learning environment.

Benefits

At FleishmanHillard, you define it. We help you make it happen. Our benefits package includes a hybrid work model and seeks employees who are comfortable working in the office for a portion of their week, in accordance with their local office hybrid work policy. We value the collaboration and camaraderie that in-person interactions provide, but also understand the importance of flexibility and balance in our employees’ lives. We acknowledge that our people are diverse individuals with unique circumstances and needs, and therefore our goal is to foster a productive and inclusive work environment where all employees can thrive, both in and out of the office.

Pay

The anticipated salary range for a Account Executive is $54,000.00 - $68,000.00. The anticipated salary range for a Senior Account Executive is $58,000.00 - $82,000.00. Salary is based on a range of factors that include relevant experience, knowledge, skills, other job-related qualifications, and geography.

Schedule

Omnicom’s policy requires employees to work in the office for a minimum of three days a week, unless additional in-office days are directed by their agency or manager. Our objective is to increase this requirement over time, and many of our agencies as well as Omnicom’s corporate group already require five days of in-office attendance.