Public Relations Account Executive

USA (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own the orchestration of client programs and events, coordinate editorial quality, and foster cross-team collaboration to drive media relations and industry research that protect and promote client brands.

  • Client programs and events: plan, coordinate, and execute against client goals with a focus on media relations and influencer outreach.
  • Editorial and quality control: ensure accuracy and consistency across deliverables through proofreading and editorial processes.
  • Team and agency collaboration: supervise junior staff and contribute to agency-wide brainstorming to shape campaigns.

Job Description

  • participate in client status calls and meetings, and help plan, coordinate and execute client projects and events
  • assist in SPM’s editorial process as a proofreader
  • actively participate in all-agency brainstorming sessions
  • supervise apprentices, ACs and AAEs on projects
  • work includes media relations, writing, influencer relations and management, and industry research
  • minimum of three years post-graduate PR experience
  • PR agency experience
  • bachelor’s degree in public relations, journalism or a related field from a four-year accredited college or university
  • familiar with PR measurement and research tools, including Critical Mention, Muck Rack and HypeAuditor
  • master AP style
  • based in the DFW area or willing to relocate for in-person work
  • experience working with influencers
  • love putting together stellar media lists
  • keep pulse on new trends or tools
  • project management skills and becoming a master of all things AP style
  • medical, dental and vision insurance
  • 401K with up to 4% match
  • two weeks’ vacation in the first year
  • 15 paid holidays off
  • new business commission program
  • continuing education opportunities
  • paid time off for volunteering
  • “pawternity”
  • Flex Fridays
  • paid parental leave
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SPM Communications

Founded in 1999, SPM is a Dallas-based PR agency - ranked in the top 100 PR firms nationally by O’Dwyer’s. SPM promotes and protects iconic food, restaurant, retail and franchise brands through public and media relations, social media, blogger and influencer content and crisis management. We are a member of the IPREX global agency network with partners in 115 cities.Our no-jerk policy, which was featured in the Wall Street Journal, is the core of SPM’s culture. It means we hire great people to work on great brands we trust and respect in an atmosphere of mutual respect among company leaders, clients and team members.

Founded in 1999
Dallas, Texas, USA
51 employees (7 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
2.7K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
32.6%
Direct
41.8%
Referral
12.7%
Social
10%
Paid
1.7%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~51

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
5 (10% of company)