Public Relations Account Director

Responsibilities

• Translate client business needs into PR action with compelling messaging and strategies that excite and invigorate clients
• Guide the creation, editing, and standards of client press materials, messaging, and strategic plans
• Provide strategic counsel to ambitious, challenging, and technical clients
• Oversee the planning and successful execution of highly impactful PR campaigns
• Provide counsel and strategy for branding and reputation management; embrace and understand the principles of global media relations
• Direct crisis communications response for clients
• Demonstrate commitment to industry, agency, and clients by mastering industry knowledge and understanding clients’ businesses
• Develop and maintain relationships with influential media to secure and grow coverage. Be an escalation point for high-stakes, high-value media opportunities and editor-level interactions on behalf of clients
• Conduct meetings with clients and new business
• Lead productive internal training and external client strategy workshops, including messaging and narrative development sessions and media training

Requirements

• 7-9 years of recent PR agency experience conducting media relations.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Knowledge of fintech and/or financial services sectors preferred
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically and to identify opportunities for clients
• Excellent knowledge of the media landscape
• Ability to communicate clearly and transfer complex information in a concise and clear form
• Ability to prioritize and plan effectively
• Strong attention to detail
• Accomplished workshop facilitator
• Crisis communications experience preferred