Senior Account Executive, Food

About Us

There’s a reason HUNTER is recognized as a PRWeek Best Place To Work and has been named PRovoke “Consumer Agency of the Year” not once, but twice: At HUNTER, we EARN IT — consumer attention, the trust and loyalty of clients, and the dedication of our staff, currently 350+ strong and counting.

Overview

HUNTER is looking for a dynamic Senior Account Executive to join the HUNTER Food. This position will work across Food consumer accounts, execute strategic campaigns, drive media coverage, spearhead influencer relations and more. The candidate will serve as a client contact, mentor direct reports and execute programming in conjunction with partner agencies and client. The ideal candidate works best in a collaborative environment and has at least three (3) years of experience in consumer product public relations. If you’re ready to dive in and join our award-winning agency, then we want to hear from you!

Responsibilities

• Drive effective implementation of client PR programs
• Manage people and projects to deliver high quality results on-time and on-budget
• Anticipate issues
• Delegate and assign work among team members
• Make recommendations for ways to meet client needs
• Serve as a representative of the client and agency on-site at client events
• Assist account team leads with account financials: develop and manage budgets, fee estimates, out-of-pocket expenses, etc.
• Regularly monitor to ensure execution is staying on-budget; regularly report budget status to account team lead and/or agency management
• Provide analysis to clients of program results
• Develop creative ideas and tactical elements for client programs
• Monitor and identify relevant cultural trends, conversations and partnership opportunities that support client objectives
• Coordinate with integrated agency teams, partners and vendors to support seamless execution of client programs
• Support experiential, influencer, talent and partnership activations from planning through execution
• 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
• Recognize and seek opportunities to grow client accounts
• Maintain relationships with key contacts at traditional and social media outlets; leverage those relationships to obtain desired media coverage on behalf of the agency and/or clients
• Compile presentations for new business and business renewal proposals; participate in new business and/or business renewal pitches as determined by a supervisor
• Participate in agency brainstorm sessions for client programs
• Develop and foster relationships with suppliers
• 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 accounts and 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 writing, editing, presentation and interpersonal communication skills
• Show integrity and good judgment when working with