This role will be located in the Atlanta area, but will consider candidates in outside markets (preferably on the east coast).
This company is seeking a PR Account Director who is a curious and creative leader to contribute to the agency's communications efforts. You will be working in an incredibly fast-moving environment and have the opportunity to make valuable contributions.The ideal candidate must be a talented thinker, leader and doer who can strategize but also roll up their sleeves and execute to meet the ever-changing needs of our clients and the agency. The PR Account Director will serve as a manager, strategist, dot-connector and mentor, providing senior counsel to a variety of technology clients, establishing and maintaining strong media relationships and interacting with junior staff. This person should also have strong media relations background, preferably in B2B and technology.
- Strong judgment around confidential information
- Establish and communicate weekly priorities for the team
- Demonstrated ability to independently manage five accounts
- Day-to-day client contact and main responder to emails and calls from clients
- Stays up to date on PR trends and client trends
- Motivate and coach a team of PR specialists and Coordinators, commitment to employee development
- Allocate media relations resources and balance workloads between your team
- Write, refine, and create PR plans/strategies, bylined articles, talking points, statements, responses and other press materials
- Manage day-to-day logistics and assignments for the team – keep track of who owns tasks and deadlines to share with clients
- Owns high-level media outreach and media guidance for team; cultivates national and business media relationships to bring clients’ stories to life
- Ability to manage select client meetings and strategy discussions without a VP
- Embraces agency initiatives
Requirements
- At least 12 years of PR experience, preferably in an agency environment interfacing with business-to-business and/or technology clients
- Must have previous agency experience
- Experience managing and coaching teams and staff
- Resourceful and well-connected with proven problem-solving skills
- Strong communication and relationship building skills
- Strongly prefer to be in Atlanta or the surrounding area
- Ability to deliver sound strategy that aligns directly with client business goals
- Strong media relationships and comfortable with routinely interfacing with the media
- 401K program (Contribution up to 3%)
- Great health benefit options
- Life insurance (short term disability and long term disability)
- 20 days PTO
- Every other Friday off
- $50 contribution to mobile phone allowance
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