Job Description
Maverick Creative, a Finn Partners company, is seeking a driven Account Executive to join their team. The role involves managing client relationships, developing media pitches, and securing media coverage for clients in the travel and lifestyle sectors.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a point of contact for clients and handle day-to-day activities of the account team, client projects and account management to ensure exceptional service to our clients
- Lead client news engine efforts, including developing pitches and securing coverage, working with media on story development, handling incoming media requests
- Cultivate relationships with national, regional, and online media, and with freelancers and influencers
- Identify industry trends and build creative and strategic pitches to support them
- Write structured, persuasive copy; highly skilled in writing in a range of styles including: news releases, pitches, media Q&As and status reports
- Serve as editor and help set direction on development of releases, customer profiles, bylined articles, and other press materials
- Anticipate and proactively offer solutions to senior team leadership for executional issues specific to assigned programs
- Lead monthly and annual reporting efforts for our clients, showcasing 'wins,' key initiatives and successes
- Support new business proposals, team brainstorm sessions, and staff meetings
- Maintain current knowledge of news and events regarding our clients, their industries, and their competition: read news outlets; know what is happening in the business landscape of our clients
- Continuously explore and assess value-added solutions and new ideas for implementation
Skills
- 1-2 years prior experience working in a public relations role; travel or hospitality PR experience is a bonus, but not required
- Bachelor's degree
- Experience working with traditional and new media, social media and digital campaigns
- Proven experience in pitching and securing stories in top-tier consumer media outlets – including travel, lifestyle, consumer business titles
- Experience in writing and managing client programs and reports
- Strong project management and client relationship skills
- Excellent oral and written communications skills (includes presentation skills, editing skills, and strong attention to detail)
- Experience working with Cision, Muckrack and other measurement platforms
- Ability to work from our offices in NYC or San Francisco at least two days per week
- Valid passport and flexibility to travel domestically and internationally for client commitments when required
- Content creation, photography and videography skills are a plus but not required
Benefits
- Generous time-off policy with extra time off during the summer and office closure between Christmas and New Year’s Day
- Travel and hotel stays
- Travel + consumer discounts (from rental cars to Tiffany’s!)
- Complimentary reservations of company house in upstate NY
- Frequent happy hours and team outings
- Wellness subsidy
- 401K
- Affordable, comprehensive health insurance
- Hybrid In-Office/WFH schedule
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