Job Description
Responsibilities:
- Actively develop new business and participate in new business pitches
- Develop and execute communications strategy and tactics for clients
- Set up framework for monitoring and measuring performance for clients
- Develop materials required for clients including but not limited to: briefing books, press releases, media pitches, thought leadership articles
- Act as point of contact for clients; cultivate and maintain cordial client relationships, and ensure high level of client satisfaction
- Manage client accounts independently with little guidance from directors
- Cultivate and maintain strong media relationships not limited to target markets
- Manage account budgets and ensure account profitability
- Actively build firm visibility through networking opportunities, develop and execute internal PR strategy
Requirements:
- 3 or more years of public relations/integrated communications experience in an agency with proven track record in securing new business and accounts management
- Able to manage given budgets independently
- Strong organizational, project management and leadership abilities
- Experience in managing one or more account executives and/or intern
- Solution-minded with an open mind to embrace new ideas and methodologies
- Strategic thinker
- Detail-oriented
- Able to embrace the start-up culture and willingness to be hands-on to grow with the agency