Who: Nyhus
Position: PR Senior Account Executive
Where: Seattle
What: The PR Senior Account Executive will support and lead high-profile accounts. The ideal candidate will manage multiple projects, be a team leader, responding quickly to changing business conditions and client requests. A Senior Account Executive clearly understands the team and client objectives and takes a proactive approach to meeting client expectations/needs. S/he will be an effective writer and draft diverse and persuasive materials accurately and in a timely fashion with little input or editing required. Technology and/or health care or life sciences experience preferred. A minimum of 4-years’ PR agency experience is required, preferably in the high-tech industry. Experience managing a client relationship as well as individuals or a team is essential.
Responsibilities and Skills:
Client Service
-Lead multiple high-profile accounts, serving as a strategist, project manager and team leader
-Research, understand and anticipate client needs; provide value-added service and build relationships
-Serve as day-to-day clients contact
-Proactively anticipate and manage dynamic campaigns
-Demonstrate strong understanding and awareness of client issues in order to provide strategic planning and counsel to clients and stakeholders
-Develop and present PR plans that address business goals, situation analysis, challenges, solutions, measurement criteria and budgets
Media/Analyst Relations
-Lead proactive and reactive media outreach and strategy on behalf of multiple clients
-Research, understand and anticipate media landscape; provide value-added service and build relationships with key contacts
-Leverage prior media relationships on behalf of clients and the broader team
-Seamlessly coordinate requests from media and other stakeholders, providing strategic counsel and demonstrating value to client at all times
-Propose story ideas (scope, timing), schedule media interviews, educate and shape opinions on key campaign themes
-Moderate media interviews and provide client useful briefing materials prior to as well as constructive performance feedback after the interview
-Drive industry analyst program for various clients
Writing
-Proven ability to draft diverse and persuasive materials accurately and in a timely fashion with little input or editing required
-Demonstrated technical writing skills
Social Media
-Strong experience managing social media strategies and tactics for clients
Business Activities
-Manage Account Executives, Account Coordinators and Interns, where necessary, serving as a coach and mentor
-Participate in cross-team projects
-Participate in internal agency initiatives as needed
-Proactively work with client and team on contracting, invoicing, allocating resources and managing team time against budget
-Track billable time precisely and consistently
Networking & Business Development
-Raise the visibility of the firm by participating in external community and industry networking activities
-Actively participate in business development planning and programs
Utilization
90% billable
Based on a minimum 40 hour work week; occasional evening and weekend work; occasional domestic travel
Requirements:
-BA/BS degree in journalism, communications, public relations or related field preferred
-At least 4 years of PR agency experience; technology or healthcare industry experience preferred
-Demonstrated understanding of news media and a passion for innovative clients
-At least 2 years managing a client relationship
-At least 1-2 years’ experience managing individuals or a team
-Experience facilitating media interviews and pitching stories
-Established media contacts (ideally business media)
-Strong ability to produce quality work under tight deadlines
-Experience writing and developing press materials
-Developed, presented and executed PR plans
-Ability to successfully multi-task
-Excellent written and verbal communications skills
-Collaborative, positive attitude and ability to self-motivate
-Exceptional organizational and time-management skills
-Highly collaborative team player, positive attitude and ability to self-motivate
-Solid judgment with high standards of accuracy, responsiveness, integrity and discretion
-Healthcare or technology experience preferred
Contact: To apply, please send your cover letter, resume and three writing samples to [email protected], indicating in the subject line the position for which you’re applying.
