Account Supervisor to Account Director, Legal PR

Capstone Hill Search
New York
$130K a year
Full-time

Title : Account Manager - Account Director, Legal PR Communications

Industry : Integrated Public Relations

Location : New York City or San Francisco or DC

Type : Full-Time

PR Agency experience is a must

Our client, a prominent award winning integrated public relations firm is seeking a skilled media relations professional with exceptional client management skills and an understanding of the legal and professional services markets, the Account Manager OR Account Director plays a key role in driving the agency’s creation of strategic media plans to meet client objectives.

Responsibilities :

  • Manage multiple projects for 5-6 clients from concept to completion by anticipating challenges, troubleshooting problems, proposing solutions, offering client counsel, overseeing quality, and ensuring deadline and budget adherence.
  • Develop key messages and effective media pitches on timely news issues; send pitches to journalists and follow up to secure opportunities.
  • Take lead on client service administration activities, including preparing client status and activity reports; attending meetings, events and conference calls;

tracking for and compiling media coverage; and coordinating interview scheduling.

  • Contribute to creation of strategic media plans to meet client objectives.
  • Develop and maintain relationships with key journalists in person and via phone and email.
  • Serve as a line manager for interns, Junior Account Executives and Account Executives; provide on-boarding support, training and ongoing feedback and participate in reviews.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree (B.A. or B.S.) or equivalent work experience.
  • Minimum of four years’ PR / communications work experience with at least one year in an account and team management role.
  • Highly curious, creative and self-motivated, with superior critical thinking, communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills.
  • Proven track record of successfully implementing a variety of creative and effective public relations initiatives that have generated measurable results for clients in the professional services industry.
  • Skilled with media database software (Cision) and research tactics.
  • 30+ days ago
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