Responsibilities

• Account Leadership and Client Management
• - Act as the senior engagement lead on almost all accounts
• - Maintains client relationship
• - Takes responsibility for account outcomes (including if includes a social component if the most senior team member)
• - Conceptualize advanced, integrated and innovative publicity campaigns
• - Provide guidance in developing and presenting new industry insights and business trends for client
• - Apply extensive experience and understanding of traditional and emerging communications trends and technologies to elevate strategy
• - Pitch high-level media such as national business desks and broadcast outlets
• - Oversee and monitor ongoing campaign performance to ensure programs are executed properly and according to client scope and expectations
• - Conduct post-campaign analysis and provide recommendations for future initiatives

Requirements

• Account Director (7+ years of experience)

Benefits

• Insurance – Zapwater offers health, dental, vision, life, short and long-term disability insurance. The benefit offerings and employee contribution to the above referenced plans are evaluated annually. Currently, employees contribute 25% to the health, dental, and vision benefit cost and Zapwater contributes the remaining 75%. Zapwater pays 100% of the life and disability premiums.
• Retirement Plan – Zapwater currently has a 401(k) retirement plan with T. Rowe Price. Enrollment in the plan and eligibility for the employer match begins after ninety (90) days of employment. The Zapwater employer contribution is a match of 100% of the first 3% of salary deferral plus 50% of the next 2% of salary deferral. The matching contribution is 100% vested at all times.
• Expenses - Cell phone paid for by Zapwater Communications
• Schedule – Flexible
• Paid Time Off (PTO) - Three (3) weeks per calendar year. The first year’s PTO will be prorated based on start date. In addition, the office is closed the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day. After five (5) years of employment, an additional week of vacation/personal time will be awarded for a total of four (4) weeks per calendar year.
• Work From Home (WFH) – We offer all our employees forty (40) WFH days a year. No more than five (5) WFH days can be used consecutively.
• Summer Fridays – Zapwater offers “Summer Fridays” from Memorial Day through Labor Day. Office hours on Fridays are 9AM to 1PM. Employees are responsible for adjusting the work week to accommodate the half day.
• Sick Time – Unlimited. Sick Days are granted on an As-Needed basis. They are not accrued, and therefore cannot be carried forward on paid out upon employment termination.
• Volunteer Program - Upon completion of one-year employment, you will be entitled to an additional week of vacation to be used volunteering for an organization of your choice.
• Travel Lifestyle Network (TLN) – As members of a global PR and marketing agency alliance, Zapwater offers the experience of travel to a partner office to work for one (1) week after one (1) year of employment