Account Executive - Sports, Media & Entertainment

Chicago, IL (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableEntry Level1+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive media outreach and client-facing campaigns for a sports/media/entertainment portfolio.

  • Pitch stories and coordinate media outreach for assigned clients
  • Must-have: Minimum one year agency experience as an associate/assistant/account executive
  • Standout: Knowledge of sports, entertainment outlets and media databases

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • media pitching
  • interview preparation
  • client research projects
  • client communication
  • campaign development

Requirements

  • Four-year college degree in communications, marketing, advertising journalism or related field
  • Minimum one year agency experience as an associate account executive, assistant account executive or account executive, or equivalent position
  • Note: While agency internship experience will distinguish candidates, it does not count toward this requirement. We kindly ask those with this level of experience to apply for our associate account executive or account coordinator positions as they become available.
  • Extensive knowledge of sports, technology and business and the intersection of the three
  • Experience writing pitches at least multiple times weekly
  • Experience using MuckRack, Cision or Meltwater or other media database
  • Knowledge of sports, entertainment, media and business outlets

Preferred

  • Experience working with sports, media and entertainment clients
  • Knowledge of sports business trades and ability to distinguish between those outlets and consumer-facing sports publications
  • Experience working with league or team communications executives
  • Experience drafting press releases and quotes
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The Branded Agency

The Branded Agency brings a unique mindset to strategic communications, founded on the principle of providing senior-level integrated agency services, which are otherwise inaccessible to startups. We believe that any startup — whether in the early or late stages of funding and growth — can benefit from the power of a visibility campaign.We consider ourselves part of our clients’ teams and understand the value of face-to-face relationships. Together, we are constantly innovating and strategizing on how to disseminate clients’ core messaging and value proposition to their potential customers, investors, business partners and prospective employees.

Founded in 2018
Chicago, Illinois, USA
63 employees (10 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
686
Traffic Source Mix
Search
27.4%
Direct
56.8%
Referral
4.7%
Social
10.2%
Paid
0.8%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~63

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
8 (13% of company)

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