Hotwire - NYC/East Coast Hours - Public Relations Senior Associate

Hotwire • New York, NY

12h • $57,000 - $85,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

At Hotwire the role of Senior Associate, also know as Senior Account Executive at other agencies About us… We are the pre-eminent global tech communications and marketing consultancy. We are a group of expert communicators and marketers who are fanatical about tech and are here to help businesses ignite their possibilities. Our local experience and global scale allow us to deliver bold but pragmatic guidance to tech companies all over the world. When you work with us, we connect and support you in a way that allows you to achieve limitless success and career growth. For years now, we’ve been named a Best Place to Work by PR Week, PRNews and Crain’s New York. We are curious, ambitious and connected, but most of all we are one team working together to be the global alternative.
As a Senior Associate, you will implement day-to-day integrated comms activities, carrying out most of the campaign execution and administration, usually reporting to an Account Manager or Senior Account Manager. You and your teammates will be the engine of the client campaign, driving activities with determination and enthusiasm to deliver results that will make an impact for the client’s business, and make your team shine. Typical activities include: being the eyes and ears of your clients’ industries, ensuring your account teams are up to speed on what’s happening across the wider sector constantly building your media and sector knowledge and developing integrated comms skills developing client call agendas before calls; taking detailed notes to map out action items and owners post call communicating with clients – on the phone, by email and in person delivering analytics reports generating results by pitching client stories (by phone and email) to journalists and influencers writing content for a variety of purposes such as pitches, speaking and award submissions, press releases, blog entries, feature articles and case studies assisting with clients’ digital marketing programs arranging and staffing media interviews and events brainstorming new ideas for integrated comms campaigns

Requirements

• Strong experience in agency as an Associate, Senior Associate, Senior Account Executive
• B2B technology sectors (B2B Enterprise Tech, Consumertech, FinTech, Cybersecurity, Emerging Tech, Industrial Tech, Enterprise Tech, Marketing & e-Commerce)
• A love for storytelling and media strategy and media relations with large global brands
• Quirkiness – Not afraid to speak up and own your ideas
• An obsession with continuous improvement
• Curiosity about how the business works how you contribute to the organizations success
• A drive to produce excellent work
• A strong written and presentation communication skills, with the comfort to present ideas and make a case to clients and partner agencies
• A positive, authentic, solution-oriented team player with a good sense of humor
• Hands-on experience managing and mentoring direct reports and cross-functional teammates.
• Display proficiency with Microsoft Office tools, especially PowerPoint, Excel and Word.

Responsibilities

• implement day-to-day integrated comms activities
• carrying out most of the campaign execution and administration
• being the eyes and ears of your clients’ industries
• ensuring your account teams are up to speed on what’s happening across the wider sector
• constantly building your media and sector knowledge and developing integrated comms skills
• developing client call agendas before calls
• taking detailed notes to map out action items and owners post call
• communicating with clients – on the phone, by email and in person
• delivering analytics reports
• generating results by pitching client stories (by phone and email) to journalists and influencers
• writing content for a variety of purposes such as pitches, speaking and award submissions, press releases, blog entries, feature articles and case studies
• assisting with clients’ digital marketing programs
• arranging and staffing media interviews and events
• brainstorming new ideas for integrated comms campaigns
• generating results
• meeting deadlines
• developing relationships with clients and the media
• managing your time carefully
• keeping lots of balls in the air as you deliver work on different campaigns with different teams
• flag to your account leads immediately if/when you suspect a campaign or initiative may run into a road block
• owns, strategizes and delivers campaign activities from start to finish, with minimal input from their bosses
• driving activity forward, overcoming obstacles independently and even running small accounts day-to-day largely on your own, including starting to work on budgeting and resourcing

Benefits

• Flexibility – We understand that life doesn’t always fit around the 9-5; and that work/life integration is crucial.
• Global Reach & Opportunity – You will have the opportunity to work within global teams and travel within the US and globally to connect with clients and colleagues.
• Great Benefits - Strong benefits package includes paid time off, holidays, sick leave, cultural celebration days off, paid time off for community involvement, medical, dental and vision insurance, disability and life insurance, 401K match and a paid 6-week sabbatical after every 4 years of continuous employment.
• Hotwire offers a variety of bonus opportunities to include business development, annual company bonuses and referral bonuses.
• Additional benefits include wellness allowance, internet, and phone reimbursement.
• Development Opportunities – A strong learning and development program with training opportunities at all levels.
• Autonomy – The freedom and support to be limitless, and the opportunity to own your career and create the future you want.
• Variety – No day is the same as the last. Both within our own walls, and with our clients, we navigate change daily and there’s always an opportunity to stretch your skills, learn something new, seek out a new challenge, and gain expertise.
• Our Amazing Team – We are connected, ambitious, and friendly. We don’t step on toes to get ahead, we build each other up, develop and teach each other and understand that each person’s individual success is a win for all

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed