Senior Account Executive (Public Relations)

Role & Responsibilities

• Work with senior team members in the agency to nurture strong client partnerships
• Write and edit strategic communications materials
• Prioritize multiple demands in a deadline-sensitive environment
• Maintain an understanding of the evolving media landscape (traditional and online)
• Influencer/Social experience required

Skills & Experience

• Background – 3 to 4 years of communications experience in an agency or corporation. Agency experience preferred
• Strategic thinker – Creative and analytical in gathering information about clients’ industries and business. Can effectively apply what’s 'known' toward measurable and effective communications strategies that generate desired results, and grow client relationships
• Strong writer – Capable of delivering effective and creatively written products for clients, including media materials and social content
• Strong pitching skills – Develops compelling and creative pitch angles tailored to individual journalists' preferences
• Social media/Influencer savvy – Understands various social media platforms and their applications, and proactively seeks to learn and apply new approaches in social and influencer marketing.
• Manage campaign tactics – Successfully manages multiple tactics within a campaign with increasing independence and a proactive, deadline-driven approach
• Quality control – Pays close attention to detail, content, and formatting, ensuring outputs are of the best possible standard
• Team player – Who understands the importance of advanced planning, well-designed processes and measurement as tools to help optimize the long term success of group and team activities
• Professional and ethical – While upholding our values of quality, integrity, respect and an entrepreneurial spirit
• Strong technology skills – Capable of leveraging all relevant technologies such as Excel, Word, PowerPoint. Understanding of content marketing and social media
• AI Fluency – Builds upon basic AI knowledge and explores more advanced concepts, such as different types of machine learning, natural language processing techniques, and the potential of computer vision in PR.

Pay

Average salary range: $70,000 - $80,000 annually, depending on experience.

Benefits

Joining Citizen Relations, you are part of the Plus Company. This network of entrepreneurial agencies is designed to collaborate, not compete. It empowers every agency – and every individual – to bring their own unique capabilities together to make magic happen. You will be empowered to take risks, dream big, develop your skills and grow in your career with the full support of the network and all it has to offer.