Senior Account Executive
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Senior Account Executive
New York City, NY (Remote)
$70K/yr – $80K/yrFull time
Posted 7 weeks ago
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Job Description
Antenna is an integrated marketing and communications agency focused on climate, real estate, mobility, health, and more. We combine deep domain knowledge with proven integrated marketing solutions to help innovative, impact-driven companies amplify their vision, supercharge their growth, and inspire action. We believe that conscious brands can deliver consequential change because brand impact demands brand cognizance.
We are looking for an individual who can contribute a diverse perspective and new ideas to the Antenna community. We celebrate differences among our staff and encourage everyone to be their authentic selves. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and remain committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, supportive, and respectful environment where each Ant feels a sense of dignity, belonging, and acceptance.
Antenna Group is hiring a Senior Account Executive to join our award-winning team and make an impact across our practice areas. We are looking for an individual who brings a fresh perspective, sharp media instincts, and creative ideas to the Antenna community.
What You’ll Do
Account Strategy:
The base salary for this role is $70,000–$80,000. Relevant experience, skills, business needs, and other related qualifications determine final compensation.
What We Look For
We are looking for an individual who can contribute a diverse perspective and new ideas to the Antenna community. We celebrate differences among our staff and encourage everyone to be their authentic selves. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and remain committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, supportive, and respectful environment where each Ant feels a sense of dignity, belonging, and acceptance.
Antenna Group is hiring a Senior Account Executive to join our award-winning team and make an impact across our practice areas. We are looking for an individual who brings a fresh perspective, sharp media instincts, and creative ideas to the Antenna community.
What You’ll Do
Account Strategy:
- Support strategy sessions and assist with the development of integrated PR plans
- Contribute fresh, differentiated approaches to client programs throughout the creative development process
- Partner with senior staff to build an understanding of account financials, scope management, and staff utilization
- Collaborate with in-house digital marketing and social media professionals to align communications efforts with broader campaign goals
- Serve as a trusted, day-to-day client point of contact across accounts—keeping clients informed, managing expectations, and proactively surfacing issues and opportunities
- Take an active, prepared role in client update calls, status meetings, and strategic discussions
- Own the execution of assigned projects—managing timelines, coordinating team deliverables, and ensuring nothing falls through the cracks—with minimal oversight from supervisors
- Maintain accurate internal and client-facing dashboards and reporting
- Develop and execute media strategy across accounts, contributing ideas for both proactive and reactive opportunities
- Build and maintain relationships with journalists and editors across trade, regional, and national print, broadcast, and online outlets
- Develop compelling, well-researched pitches and lead outreach via email and phone
- Oversee end-to-end pitch campaigns: assigning media list builds, reviewing pitch quality, coordinating outreach, and managing coverage reporting
- Monitor the media landscape for timely opportunities and position clients as credible, go-to sources
- Draft and edit press releases, bylines, case studies, messaging documents, and sales collateral with accuracy and strong attention to detail
- Develop social media content that reflects an understanding of clients’ audiences, brand voice, and current platform best practices
- Contribute to award submissions, speaking proposals, and thought leadership programs
- Mentor and support junior team members in developing core PR skills and client knowledge
- Effectively “manage up” to Supervisors, Directors, and VPs, keeping leadership informed and engaged
- Oversee project management and contribute to a culture of accountability and follow-through
- Participate in agency team-building initiatives and contribute to a collaborative, energized team culture
- 3–5 years of PR agency experience—you’ve built a strong foundation and you’re ready to operate with greater independence and ownership
- You can hold your own in a room: confident, prepared, and capable of having a high-level conversation with a client, a senior journalist, or an executive
- An organized, deadline-driven professional who can manage multiple accounts and competing priorities without dropping the ball
- A strong, versatile writer with a sharp eye for accuracy, clarity, and brand voice across formats—from media pitches to client deliverables
- A proactive communicator who anticipates needs, keeps the right people informed, and doesn’t wait to be asked
- Curious and adaptable—you ramp up quickly on new industries and clients, asking smart questions and connecting dots others might miss
- Collaborative and team-oriented, but also comfortable taking ownership and working independently when the moment calls for it
- Preferred: Bachelor’s degree in Public Relations, Communications, Journalism, Marketing, or a related field
- A collaborative, proactive, and persistent mindset
- Genuine curiosity and a desire to challenge the status quo
- Passion for Antenna’s mission-driven sectors and a determination to make a real impact
- A drive to deliver an invaluable client service experience, every time
- Enthusiasm for leveraging innovative tools and technology to drive results and optimize great work
The base salary for this role is $70,000–$80,000. Relevant experience, skills, business needs, and other related qualifications determine final compensation.
What We Look For
- Collaborative, proactive, and persistent mindset.
- Curious nature and the desire to challenge the status quo.
- Passion for Antenna’s sectors and a determination to make an impact.
- Drive to deliver an invaluable client service experience.
- Desire to leverage innovative technology to drive impact for our clients and optimize the delivery of great work.
- Competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and matching 401K.
- Time off is required. We want our ants to rest, relax, and recharge, so we offer a tiered PTO system-based tenure at the agency with 18 PTO days to start and Winter Recess.
- We value and celebrate diversity. Our staff come from different backgrounds, and we honor their various religious and cultural observances by offering Floating Holidays and Heritage Month celebrations.
- Early Fridays are for all year round. Summer Fridays are great, which is why we extend them throughout the year.
- Service is in our DNA. We offer a paid day off every year to volunteer with an organization that is meaningful to you.
- Tenure is valued and rewarded. In addition to tiered PTO and professional development stipends based on tenure, we offer Sabbatical Leave to our seasoned Ants.
- We invest in our Growth-Stage Ants. We connect Ants with Mentors/Allies and other practices for guidance, advice, friendship, and networking.
- We were hybrid before it was cool.
- Growth is the key to our collective success. We offer career development, training, and mobility.
- Connection and relationship building is everything. We offer regular outings, virtual events, interest Slack channels, and happy hours.
Antenna Group
Antenna Group is fully owned by K Group, the international multi-sector business of the Kyriakou family, marked by four generations of global entrepreneurial leadership with controlling interests across shipping, media, content and entertainment, asset management, and real estate. Founded in 1988, Antenna Group has established itself as a leading international media, content, and entertainment organization, owning and operating a diverse portfolio in Europe, North America, and Australia, reaching 140 million people directly and more than 500 million globally through its strategic partnerships. Antenna’s media activity includes 37 TV channels, free and pay TV, 2 streaming services, news, content, production, cinemas, digital media, e-commerce, radio, music, live events and education. With a reputation for reliability, integrity, and innovation, Antenna Group has a three-decade track record of exceptional returns in its investments. In addition to successfully owning and operating leading media businesses, Antenna Group is an investor in some of the most significant companies in the media and entertainment industries, including Raine Group - the global merchant bank advising and investing in high-growth sectors of TMT, entertainment and sports, Imagine Entertainment - the iconic Hollywood production company, and TelevisaUnivision - the world’s largest Spanish-language media and content organization. Also, it was an early investor of Facebook, Twitter (X), and Spotify before they went public. Guided by its mission to inform and entertain people in a responsible, enriching and balanced way, Antenna Group continues to expand into new markets and pursue bold growth opportunities in an ever-changing media landscape. Most recently, it announced plans to expand its portfolio by deploying additional equity of over USD 1 billion targeting new investments in global media worldwide, underscoring its commitment to shaping the future of the industry.
