Account Executive

New York, USA (Hybrid)

$55K/yr – $68K/yrMid Level1+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive PR programs across multiple accounts with media relations, pitches, and reporting to deliver measurable coverage.

  • Lead media relations efforts and pitch development for multiple accounts.
  • Must-have: 1+ years in agency or in-house PR with varied B2B/B2C experience.
  • Standout: Client-facing reporting and creative pitch concepts across programs.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Work on projects and deliverables for your accounts with multiple deadlines
  • Drive significant media relations efforts including press release development, key message documents, pitches, story development, growing and maintaining media relationships, etc.
  • Build and maintain ongoing media relationships and secure coverage with target media to help accomplish client goals and objectives
  • Conduct proactive media outreach on a daily basis, including opportunistic and feature coverage
  • Leverage traditional media as well as emerging technologies for PR programming and influencer outreach
  • Offer creative and new ideas and thinking to pitch development and design and other elements of your clients’ programs
  • Track program effectiveness through regular client reports, status grids, activity reports, etc.
  • Demonstrate understanding of a client’s business, products, markets, and influencers
  • Understand the value of PR to your clients’ businesses and how to achieve valuable results across your clients’ programming

Requirements

  • 1+ years of agency or in-house experience within public relations, with experience working across a variety of client verticals as a generalist including B2B and B2C
  • Proven ability to build relationships with media
  • Ability to multitask and organize multiple deadlines across various accounts
  • Experience with writing pitches, press briefings, activity reports, etc., as a clear, concise and persuasive writer
  • Strong oral and presentation skills
  • Critical thinking and strategic problem solving
  • A “never quit” attitude and a great sense of humor

Benefits

  • Health, Dental, Vision, company paid Life Insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, transit benefits, as well as 401k (match) plan
  • Monthly allowance for cell phone, office equipment, etc.
  • Annual Wellbeing Stipend and Professional Development Stipend
  • Generous time off policy
  • Paid maternity/paternity leave
  • Hybrid work model
Peppercomm, a Ruder Finn Group company logo

Peppercomm, a Ruder Finn Group company

We’re an award-winning strategic, integrated communications and marketing agency headquartered in New York City with offices in London, San Francisco and Singapore. A member of the Ruder Finn Group of companies, we offer the high touch service and nimbleness of a boutique with the depth and breadth of a global powerhouse.Visit www.peppercomm.com or follow us @Peppercomm to learn more.

Founded in 1995
New York, New York, USA
49 employees (7 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
3.9K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
61.6%
Direct
20.1%
Referral
6.4%
Social
10.3%
Paid
1.3%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~49

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
6 (12% of company)