Account Executive

San Francisco, CA (Hybrid)

$64K/yr – $87K/yrMid Level2+ years expFull time

Posted 6 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own client story development and media relations across multiple accounts, turning data, research and trends into compelling narratives while coaching peers and upholding process discipline.

  • Own day to day client support and project leadership, including research, media monitoring, and relationship building.
  • Shape client strategy documents with creative input and leverage data to drive stories beyond traditional milestones.
  • Maintain media lists and coverage trends, ensure consistent processes, and grow client relationships through execution and mentorship.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Serves as day-to-day support team member on multiple client accounts
  • Responsible for executing and/or overseeing a variety of client program activities including research, media monitoring, and establishing relevant relationships on behalf of clients (including advocacy and earned and social media contacts when appropriate)
  • Develops drafts of client documents including press releases, Q&As, fact sheets, social media posts, results reports, activity reports, etc. and proofs all documents for thoroughness and accuracy before providing to other team members or client for review
  • Liaison with company partners and vendors on client projects and/or organizes logistics in coordination with the admin/support staff
  • Manages comprehensive projects and/or events including logistics, timetables and deadlines
  • Provides creative input in developing client strategy documents
  • Identifying communication trends and educating/informing clients and agency colleagues and partners on changes and trends
  • Leveraging clients’ extensive data to conceive and drive stories apart from traditional news milestones
  • Overseeing and reinforcing consistent adherence to media management processes: media lists, coverage monitoring and industry coverage trends.
  • Maintaining and growing client relationships by contributing to the development and implementation of communication strategies, executing on projects (leading where appropriate)
  • Modeling agency values, mentoring and coaching colleagues and junior staff on agency “best practices” and successful engagement with your influencers

Requirements

  • 2-3 years of experience in Public Relations, Communications, or marketing
  • Strong writing, editing, research, and verbal communication skills
  • High attention to detail and ability to juggle multiple priorities with grace
  • Positive energy, a collaborative spirit, and a willingness to roll up your sleeves
  • Passion for technology, media, and the evolving communications landscape
  • A bachelor's degree in communications, journalism, marketing, or related field
  • A sense of humor—and the grit to thrive in a fast-paced environment
  • Willingness to work 2 days/week from one of our office hubs (San Francisco)

Benefits

  • 401k with match
  • Generous employer contributions toward insurance premiums
  • Paid mental health benefits
  • Unlimited vacation
  • 11 paid holidays plus a paid end-of-year office closure
  • Paid short-term disability and extensive parental leave benefits
  • Cell phone reimbursement
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Outcast

Outcast is an integrated marketing agency specializing in communications, digital, and creative. We’re storytellers, thinkers, experts, strategists, writers, and artists. While we got our start as a partner to the Silicon Valley innovators that shaped the world, we believe that any brand has the capacity to shape the future. Companies with big ambitions want to work with Outcast because our teams have the experience and creativity required to guide brands toward their goals.SF | NY | LND | PAR

Founded in 1997
San Francisco, California, USA

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