Senior Account Executive, Sustainability

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

$70K/yr – $85K/yrSenior Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 3 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the full PR program lifecycle for clients with on-time delivery, budget discipline, and on-site representation at events.

  • Client Program Leadership: own implementation, issue anticipation, delegation, and on-time delivery with budget control.
  • Media & Storytelling: build relationships with traditional and new media, craft angles for independent outlets and podcasts.
  • Client Partnership & Reporting: maintain key contacts, provide program analysis, and translate results into actionable recommendations.

Job Description

  • 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
  • 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
  • Develop and maintain relationships with media contacts across traditional and new media channels; actively cultivate relationships with podcasters, independent journalists, Substack authors, and alternative media platforms
  • Identify and leverage emerging media opportunities aligned with client narratives around technology, innovation, and social impact
  • Craft compelling storytelling angles that resonate with independent media audiences and new media platforms
  • 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
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Hunter

HUNTER is an award-winning, integrated marketing communications firm with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and London and partnerships that extend our reach globally. Our 300+ person firm, recently bolstered by combining forces with KWT Global, employs a powerful blend of marketing solutions for corporate and consumer clients including public relations, social and digital media, experiential marketing, influencer and talent relations, multicultural outreach, and content creation and distribution across all platforms to earn attention and drive positive reputation for some of the world’s best known and most beloved companies and brands. Founded in 1989, HUNTER proudly serves a broad range of consumer and corporate communications needs across the food + beverage, wine + spirits, technology, fashion + lifestyle, home, travel + hospitality, health, beauty, financial and professional services, and education sectors. Our motto is “We Earn It,” and at HUNTER we focus on doing so in three key areas: earning attention, earning client relationships, and earning staff dedication. Our creative approach, client service orientation, and values-driven culture have led to one of the longest average staff tenures and most enduring client relationships in the business including TABASCO® Pepper Sauce, our first client over 36 years ago and still a client today. For more information, please visit:hunterpr.comwww.facebook.com/HunterPRinstagram.com/HunterPRNYFor job and internship opportunities, please visit: www.hunterpr.com

Founded in 1989
New York, New York, USA
1K employees (113 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
6.3K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
35%
Direct
50.1%
Referral
6.5%
Social
7.3%
Paid
1.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~1K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
80 (8% of company)
Median Career Experience
13 years
Median Tenure
5.3 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
20