Public Relations - Account Director
About The Position
We are looking for a Public Relations Account Director with strong media relations and writing skills. The ideal candidate will have strong media relationships, understand the news cycle and have domain expertise in the B2B tech sector. This position will manage campaigns and serve as the client's senior point of contact, oversee media strategy, creating timely news pitches and media outreach. Understanding the business and tech trade media, technology trends and how clients fit into them is vital. You'll sit in a senior marketing team well-versed in PR and digital marketing. Our PR programs feed our GEO work, so part of the job is understanding how earned media affects where clients show up in AI search, and being able to explain that to a client.
Requirements
- 8+ years' relevant PR experience, ideally in an agency
- Solid academic track record at least to Bachelor's degree level
- Deep tech sector domain expertise
- Working fluency with AI tools, and a real example of a workflow you've rebuilt with them
- Good presentation skills in front of C-level execs
- Unflappable, practical, proactive, mature approach
- Creative, disciplined, curious, organized
Responsibilities
- Media relations. Building relationships with and pitching relevant media (tech, business, trade, vertical, online and broadcast), newsjacking and rapid response
- Client management. Working directly with clients daily, advising on strategy, implementation, status and performance of PR programs
- Influencer relations. Research and outreach to relevant influencers, including industry analysts, academics and thought leaders
- Content creation. Press announcements, blog posts, media pitches and thought leadership material
- Speaker and awards programs. Identifying key conferences, speaker placement and awards submissions
- Social media. Organic campaigns, primarily LinkedIn
- Agency. Supporting new business pitching, content creation
- Measurement. Reporting programs to industry best practice using our own custom apps
Benefits
- 20 days' vacation
- Health, dental and vision care
- Company 401(k) with 3% non-elective contribution
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
