Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. FINN Partners is a global public relations agency seeking a Public Relations Senior Account Executive specializing in food & beverage, consumer technology, and wellness lifestyle sectors. The role involves managing client accounts, executing PR campaigns, and developing communications strategies to achieve impactful results.
Responsibilities
- Execute public relations campaigns achieving client goals and driving business results
- Work with department PR leadership team to support the management of multiple concurrent public relations account teams and programs. Support the implementation of core PR campaigns - planning, media strategy/pitching, event management, social media, industry analyst relations, content writing/editing, research, and account administration
- Participate in the development and execution of creative, strategic client public relations programs and campaigns, including budget and KPI tracking. Contribute to the development of innovative PR pitch ideas/event concepts
- Draft content, including client-ready documents, strategies, and other communication, including pitches, bylined articles, blogs, bios, press materials, and meeting reports
- Maintain clear and consistent communications; provide smart direction and counsel; and offer problem-solving solutions to clients
- Execute the department’s communications media and influencer strategy for our clients
- Maintain high level client, media, and influencer relationships
- Utilize strong pitch skills and excellent contacts to secure consistent media coverage for clients; be able to build a media list and fill a room
- Maintain state of the art knowledge of your clients’ industries and the media landscape; establish new media and influencer contacts across multi channels
- Participate in the department’s thought leadership, content creation, social media management initiatives
- Research data to prepare the department leadership for new business presentations and pitches. Participate as needed, in development of RFPs that showcase our unique capabilities and proven results
- Lead and career develop PR account team members as assigned
Skills
- 4-5 years of prior public relations agency experience executing communications programs and campaigns for consumer industry clients
- Bachelor's degree required (PR, Communications, Marketing preferred)
- Proven history of driving results via earned owned and shared media channels
- Experienced in earned media relations successful programs with top-tier national and trade outlets. Proven history of media placements and established contacts
- Experienced in crafting compelling messages that drive business goals and elevate client programs
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously meeting all deadlines and budget parameters utilizing strong communications skills, project management capabilities and proven problem-solving ability
- Excellent writing and editing skills (familiar with AP style); Generates grammatically sound, client-ready communication as a skilled writer and editor
- Utilizes enthusiastic big-picture thinking; course-corrects and pivots when needed to achieve effective and decisive action
- Advises and drives results that effectively meet internal and external needs and exceed client expectations. Provides counsel to leadership and clients, even when it might be uncomfortable
- Effectively works as part of a team, shares information freely and supports the common goals of the department. Is a true team player
- Enthusiastic, detailed, organized, hardworking, flexible, thorough
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