PR Account Manager - Finance/Tech

Responsibilities

• Build strong reporter relationships, spot timely opportunities, and consistently put smart, relevant stories in front of the right media contacts.
• Own day-to-day strategy and client relationships across multiple accounts
• Act as a senior advisor to clients, understanding their business, goals, challenges, and competitive landscape
• Develop communications strategies that drive meaningful media coverage and raise client profiles
• Find the stories, news hooks, trends, and timely opportunities that can put clients in the spotlight
• Build creative media angles and pitch reporters, editors, producers, podcast hosts, and other media contacts
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with business, technology, finance, consumer, trade, broadcast, and mainstream media
• Lead media campaigns around product launches, funding announcements, company news, executive appointments, events, and other major moments
• Develop messaging, media strategies, launch plans, executive positioning, and thought leadership programs
• Write and edit pitches, press releases, bylines, talking points, presentations, and executive communications

Requirements

• Significant PR agency experience, with Finance or Technology experience
• Strong media pitching skills and a genuine interest in media relations.
• Established relationships with Tier 1 media across business, technology, finance, consumer, and mainstream outlets
• Proven ability to manage client relationships and lead successful PR campaigns
• Experience across digital, print, broadcast, podcasts, newsletters, and trade media
• Excellent writing, storytelling, and communication skills
• The ability to turn a client’s business goals into a clear communications strategy