Public Relations - Senior Account Executive

Falls Church, VA (Hybrid)

$70K/yr – $77K/yrSenior Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 1 day ago

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Job Summary

Own and guide strategic media communications for client accounts, shaping campaigns and mentoring junior staff to ensure quality media engagement and written materials.

  • Lead media opportunities and high-profile engagements
  • Develop and manage client campaigns and written materials
  • Coach junior staff and oversee day-to-day tasks

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Demonstrate expertise in working with the media while building relationships with press contacts
  • Ability to provide strategic guidance on media interactions, including navigating high-profile media opportunities and sensitive situations
  • Collaborate with team leads to provide support for client accounts and interactions
  • Effectively strategize and coordinate the development of written materials
  • Create and implement strategic communications campaigns and plans for clients
  • Develop people management skills, ability to oversee at a higher level
  • Train, guide and manage day-to-day tasks of junior staff

Requirements

  • Undergraduate degree or relevant experience in public relations, communications, marketing, journalism or a related field
  • 3+ years of relevant communications and/or marketing experience
  • Strong background in speaking to a variety of different audiences
  • Adapts to change and meets deadlines
  • Experience in communication campaign management
  • Proven track record of media engagement
  • Ability to balance and navigate multiple time-sensitive projects
  • Alignment with Pinkston's guiding principles

Preferred

  • 3-4 years of experience in strategic communications
  • Experience in training and overseeing staff
  • Experience in working with executive leadership of clients/external organizations

Benefits

  • Pinkston offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes company-sponsored health, dental, and vision plans accompanied by employer-funded life insurance, HRA, and short-term disability plan.
  • Optional long-term disability and additional Life Insurance are also available.
  • Pinkston provides a 401k retirement plan and contributes to each employee's retirement annually regardless of employee participation.
  • At Pinkston, we believe great things happen when people come together and are committed to building a collaborative in-person work environment. Pinkston is also committed to a healthy work-life balance. We offer flexibility through an innovative hybrid work model that gives team members the opportunity to work from home up to 30% of the time. Pinkston provides generous holiday and vacation policies, paid parental leave, and an additional week of paid "volunteer time off" to encourage employees to invest time in a 501C non-profit of their choice.
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Pinkston

Pinkston is a full-service branding, marketing, and communications agency offering integrated public relations, creative, digital, and research services to transform companies and organizations.As an outcome-driven agency, Pinkston is committed to delivering customized, strategic solutions that drive real-world impact.

Founded in 2001
Falls Church, Virginia, USA
168 employees (30 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
5.3K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
33.2%
Direct
45.5%
Referral
5.7%
Social
14.2%
Paid
1.3%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~168

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
24 (14% of company)
Median Career Experience
13.5 years
Median Tenure
2.8 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
6