Public Relations Account Executive

San Francisco, CA (Remote)

$50K/yr – $65K/yrSenior LevelFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Lead strategic PR programs for tech clients by building influential media relationships, guiding executive counsel, and pro actively leveraging industry trends to secure high-visibility coverage and orchestrate impactful announcements.

  • Growth-focused media strategy: build relationships with media, analysts, and influencers to secure coverage and coordinate campaigns.
  • Executive advisory and program governance: advise clients on strategy, messaging, and market context while coordinating cross-team execution.
  • New business and delivery leadership: contribute to pitches, manage junior staff, optimize productivity, and ensure client outcomes across announcements and initiatives.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain strong industry relationships with media, analysts, and other influencers
  • Deliver high-visibility wins for your clients through pitching and securing media opportunities, writing (media pitches, press releases, and speaker submissions) as well as coordinating tours and campaigns
  • Demonstrate strong strategic skills and the ability to interact effectively with client executives, consistently demonstrating understanding of client business, market, and competitive situation
  • Knowledgeable counsel and make recommendations to clients on matters relating to your programs
  • Develop strategy and execute action plans to support client announcements and initiatives; display good judgment when making decisions related to client initiatives and accounts
  • Understand and follow major industry trends affecting clients, the events driving news cycles, and demonstrate the ability to proactively exploit them on behalf of clients
  • Effectively coordinate and work both up and down within teams
  • Contribute to new business pitches through research, brainstorming and program creation; effectively present at new business meetings and pitches as appropriate
  • Actively manage productivity and find ways to make tangible agency contributions
  • Manage junior staff and consultants on project deliverables

Preferred

  • Proactive and Execution-Oriented: You don’t wait to be asked. You spot the need, raise your hand, and follow through. You’re known for your ability to get things done quickly and correctly.
  • Resilient and Media-Savvy: You are a coverage catalyst. You are relentless, persuasive, and strategic. You view rejections as a challenge rather than a setback and find creative ways to break through.
  • Energized by Movement: You thrive in fast-paced environments where no two days are the same. You’re organized enough to juggle competing priorities and flexible enough to adapt quickly.
  • AI-Driven and Future-Focused: You aren’t just aware of AI. You actively use it. You experiment with tools to enhance your work and stay ahead of the curve.

Benefits

  • Remote Work Flexibility
  • Competitive and Flexible Paid Vacation Policy
  • Sparkpr covers 95-100% of health, dental, and vision for our employees
  • Company-managed 401K, Flexible Spending Accounts, and monthly cell phone subsidies
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Somos a Spark e há 10 anos entendemos que dar voz às marcas significava mais do que apenas ajudá-las a se comunicar. Durante essa jornada, vimos o poder da autenticidade e da conexão direta com o público. Influenciadores e criadores se tornaram parceiros estratégicos, e juntos, moldamos o futuro da publicidade digital. Somos uma empresa especializada em soluções que potencializam a creator economy no cenário nacional contando com profissionais apaixonados pelo influencer marketing.

Founded in 2014
São Paulo, São Paulo, BRA
546 employees (183 in marketing)