Account Manager, Corporate Communications & Thought Leadership

Job Description

Responsibilities

The Overview:

Rogers & Cowan PMK is seeking an Account Manager to join our fast-growing Brand Strategy/Communications and thought leadership group in New York. This exciting role will focus on consumer and corporate communications, executive visibility, and compelling narrative development.

Reporting to the VP of Brand Strategy, you will serve as a primary PR contact for several global brands and start-up clients, often engaging at the C-Suite level. You will help lead and develop account teams to encourage creative comms that drives our clients' corporate objectives including overall brand comms strategy, landscape analysis, and consumer trends.

The Fine Print:

This role will lead PR teams within several diverse industries including entertainment, media, and technology. You will work with peers to champion the mission, goals, and culture of the agency including developing the skill set of the rising stars in your team.

As Account Manager, you will develop layered comms strategies around consumer trends and business goals, including how to successfully place/secure premier earned media placements, speaking opportunities, sponsorships, awards, and event opportunities. You are a strong narrator and understand the importance of sophisticated stories for different audiences.

A key part of success is researching, identifying, and producing strategic narratives and compelling storylines. You should be immersed in trends in tech, lifestyle, and culture, which gives you a strong POV on how to create significant platforms for brands that move the world forward.

The Needs:
• Proven experience at a Senior Account Executive level or higher achieved within a PR agency structure or internal equivalent
• Experience with executive visibility and thought leadership development, particularly at the C-Suite level
• Experience working as part of an integrated marketing team, representing the PR POV while helping to run cross-agency workstreams for national/global campaigns.
• Established media relationships, particularly in the consumer, technology, and ad trade spaces
• Track record of developing and implementing integrated PR strategies that utilize the full scope of the communications mix, including influencer outreach, talent relations, and events.
• Proven experience evolving and elevating agency processes and client strategies with changing trends in the media landscape
• Experience working within an integrated agency team structure
• Self-starter with an entrepreneurial mindset

Why Us:

R&CPMK is the renowned integrated marketing and communications agency in global entertainment. The agency represents more than 400 of the most prominent and influential players in pop culture and some of the largest brands and Fortune 500 companies. We connect our clients to consumers through the world of entertainment, lifestyle, sports, influence, and popular culture.

We place employee wellbeing as one of our highest priorities, we believe our benefits are an important extension of that philosophy. Unlimited PTO, summer Fridays and our Body, Mind, Soul program are here to support employees on their wellbeing journey. We ensure that we find lots of excuses to come together both virtually and in person through our many company events, hosted by our social committee and employee resource groups.

To support your career development, we have a wealth of internal and external learning opportunities. Tuition reimbursement is also available for those that are interested in continued education.

To help you plan for your future we support you with an employer matched 401k contribution, employee stock purchase plan and family building support including; generous paid family leave, fertility and adoption benefits.

With offices in Los Angeles, New York, and London, R&CPMK is part of the Octagon Sports and Entertainment Network.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gk98n4-3-137-178-133-42 in your application.