Account Executive

Boston, MA (Hybrid)

$60K/yr – $68K/yrMid Level2+ years expFull time

Posted 2 days ago

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Job Summary

Own media relations strategy and execution for consumer and lifestyle brands, driving proactive pitches, media tours, and client updates while mentoring teammates.

  • Lead media relations for national CPG brands and editior relationships
  • Drive proactive opportunities and trend-driven pitches
  • Mentor junior staff and share lessons

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain strong relationships with key consumer, lifestyle, wellness, consumer tech, retail, and pop culture media contacts, understanding what motivates editors and how to tailor stories accordingly
  • Monitor media landscapes and identify reactive and proactive opportunities including newsjacking, trend-driven pitches, and timely commentary
  • Correspond regularly with clients to provide updates on campaign progress and results, with the mentorship of more senior staff
  • Create compelling content – from strategic client correspondence to creative pitches and press and influencer materials – all with an eye to detail and storytelling
  • Drive highly organized day-to-day activities such as media tours and brand ambassador programs
  • Share your know-how and lessons learned with AAEs, ACs and interns, as well as peers across the agency, to help further their growth, as well as your own

Requirements

  • 2-3 years of PR experience, preferably in an agency setting and for national CPG brands
  • Ability to build relationships with media and secure earned media coverage
  • Strong writing skills with experience developing press releases, pitches, and client materials
  • Ability to manage multiple projects, meet deadlines, and maintain attention to detail in a fast-paced environment
  • Experience supporting and executing media relations initiatives and activations.
  • Collaborative team player with a proactive mindset, strong communication skills, and the ability to adapt to evolving client needs
  • Curiosity for what’s next — especially how AI is transforming communications

Benefits

  • Our comprehensive rewards package is designed to enhance overall wellbeing with high-quality medical, dental, and vision care
  • a 401k plan with a generous company match
  • ample paid time off
  • paid parental leave
  • pet parent leave
  • the flexibility of a hybrid work schedule
  • a customizable lifestyle spending account
  • a robust calendar of professional development
  • social events that provide opportunities to form meaningful relationships with coworkers, and more special benefits and perks.
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We are Specialists with Scale: adept at earning attention for brands and powered by the kinds of break-through insights, ideas and relationships that can only come from being true experts in our craft and in our clients’ sectors. That comes from years of success for some of the most admired and innovative brands in consumer products, fashion and beauty, food and beverage, franchise and retail, home goods, outdoor, media and publishing, tech, toys and video games, travel and more.360 never dabbles nor makes empty promises. We are an agency of serious experts, including a hands-on senior team and deep bench of talent in media, influencer marketing, social media strategy and content creation. Having all of that experience under one roof, across our different offices, gets us off the mark faster and stronger for clients, immediately establishing our value – value that continues to grow over time and that we never shy away from measuring.Our clients know that success comes from big, original thinking informed by experience in their sectors and in our craft and being able to deliver that at meaningful scale. It’s what we mean by Specialists with Scale and it’s why 360 is able to deliver in ways others can’t – helping brands maximize the moment, from the big bet ones to the everyday to keep our clients a step ahead and then some.

Founded in 2001
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
71 employees (10 in marketing)
62% recommend to a friend

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
1.8K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$11.6K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
29.7%
Direct
45.8%
Referral
6.5%
Social
16.3%
Paid
1.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~71

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
9 (13% of company)
Median Career Experience
4 years
Median Tenure
1.9 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1