Assistant Account Executive Or Account Executive, PR Agency

Job Description

Assistant Account Executive or Account Executive - Public Relations Agency

FINN Partners (a global integrated marketing agency), is seeking an Assistant Account Executive and Account Executive ready to join a fast paced, creative team to work on international client assignments. There are 2 job openings fillable by either job title (dependent upon candidate's work experience).

You will work closely with major clients on sustainability and environmental issues, as well as product innovations for healthcare, food safety and packaging, air quality and more.
Our goal is to create real-world global impact for our clients and their solutions.
Our ideal candidate has an inquisitive nature, displays resourcefulness, proactivity and flexibility and thinks creatively to generate new ideas. The candidate should also have strong organizational and problem-solving skills, be detail oriented and be able to see projects to completion on deadline. The position requires the ability to think strategically and multi-task. The majority of the members of this department reside in the metropolitan New York City area and opt to work in-office, or in a hybrid work arrangement of in-office / work from home. This position can be a remote work role for someone based in the US Eastern or Central time zones, or can be filled by someone who resides within commute distance to any Finn Partners US office location and seeks hybrid work arrangement of in-office / work from home.
Our diverse client base ranges from Fortune 100 organizations to entrepreneurial regionally focused companies that operate in industries such as sustainability and environmental solutions, pharmaceuticals, robotics and automation.

Responsibilities:
• Helping execute several client programs as directed by our mid-level and senior staff. This includes keeping teams and deliverables organized, ensuring they meet internal or client requirements, and verifying that work is performed to established standards.
• Creating a variety of public relations and marketing content. The AE must display an understanding of the basics of PR writing and possess a solid writing foundation. Examples of this writing content the AE will create include - case studies, press releases, social media posts, website copy etc. The AE periodically also receives technical documents/data from our clients to use as basis for creating public relations documents for release to the public.
• Serving as our team's day-to-day client contact person (in conjunction with other members of our team).
• Being an active participant in team and client meetings, including contributing ideas.
• Conducting media relations efforts to generate targeted publicity in print and online trade and business media.
• Creating media pitches.
• Cultivating relationships with key client contacts as well as the media.
• Regularly articulating ideas for organic business growth and agency improvement.

Requirements:
• 2 or more years of full-time work experience in a public relations agency or corporate setting (full time employment years plus PR internship years count towards the 2-year requirement).
• Outstanding writing and editing skills.
• Media relations experience, including developing pitches and/or engaging with the media to generate coverage.
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Displays proactivity, flexibility, and adaptability.
• Experience using a range of digital and social media tools.
• Aptitude for understanding and interest in technology-based businesses.
• Strong work ethic, enthusiastic attitude, and curious nature.
• Enjoy working with other talented people in a creative, collaborative, and fast-paced environment.

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Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gqmv36-13-58-244-216-42 in your application.