Account Executive

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

$64K/yr – $72K/yrMid Level1+ years expVolunteer

Posted 6 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own client PR coverage and media relationships while coaching a growing internship team; you will balance execution across corporate and consumer media, craft drafts for awards, press releases, and op-eds, and partner with Senior Leadership daily to shape direction.

  • Own day-to-day PR execution across multiple client accounts, including meeting prep, notes, briefs, media lists, and deliverables.
  • Build and deepen media relationships with real outlets while securing coverage.
  • Draft award applications, press releases, and op-eds under mentorship from Senior Leadership.

Job Description

  • Support several client accounts by organizing weekly agendas, taking detailed notes for both internal and external meetings, developing media lists, creating briefing documents, and tracking deliverables
  • Secure client coverage by engaging with the news media, and by systematically deepening and broadening a set of real media relationships
  • Use well-honed writing skills to develop initial drafts of award applications, press releases, and op-eds
  • Receive mentorship and interact closely with Senior Leadership on a daily basis
  • This is a traditional PR role with exposure to both corporate and consumer media objectives
  • Manage and mentor Haymaker’s internship team and contribute to team direction
  • Undergraduate degree or higher
  • Some agency or in-house communications internship experience preferred (1-3 years experience)
  • Experience mentoring Haymaker’s internship team
  • Team leadership experience
  • Willingness to provide mentorship and interact with Senior Leadership on a daily basis
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance benefits
  • Wellness (Citi Bike Membership)
  • Ancillary (Commuter Benefits)
  • The best colleagues you could ask for
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Haymaker Group

Haymaker leads public relations strategies for the most exciting high-growth companies in the U.S., including Eventbrite, Oatly, G2, and Gympass.Founded by a former Forbes magazine reporter, we provide uniquely thoughtful counsel based on real relationships and an earned understanding of the media industry.

Founded in 2014
New York, Iowa, USA
32 employees (4 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
2.5K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
21%
Direct
33.7%
Referral
4%
Social
11.1%
Paid
0.8%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~32

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
4 (13% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
4

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