Public Relations Account Executive

Chicago, IL (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableMid LevelFull time

Posted 1 month ago

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Job Summary

Own media outreach for Mainland by shaping story angles, securing coverage, and handling interview-led angles with franchise owners.

  • Own daily media pitching across local to national outlets and maintain media relationships.
  • Research and craft news hooks to turn interviews into newsworthy angles.
  • Support senior teams with press materials and media list maintenance to accelerate placements.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • The Account Executive will support PR efforts and work to secure press for Mainland clients.
  • Daily pitching and securing of local, regional and national media coverage.
  • Establish and maintain relationships with media – TV, print, radio, web, etc.
  • Research media and develop creative story angles / news hooks to secure press.
  • Interview franchise owners for a variety of clients to extract newsworthy angles.
  • Support account manager or senior account manager with press release writing, media list creation and maintenance and other projects.
  • Other duties may be assigned.
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Mainland

Established in 2018, Mainland was born out of a need to transcend the old ideas of storytelling for the 21st century. By combining the storytelling power of industry-focused content hubs and the service delivery capabilities of No Limit Agency, Mainland is poised to redefine content marketing as we know it.

Founded in 2018
Chicago, Illinois, USA
127 employees (19 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
2.2K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$4.7K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
28.6%
Direct
46.7%
Referral
5.8%
Social
17.3%
Paid
1.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~127

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
16 (13% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
7