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Public Relations Senior Account Executive – Technology PR (NYC)

Qualified PR Senior Account Executive applicants will have 3+ years of prior PR agency experience (at PR AE level or above) working with B2B or B2C technology PR clients .

Finn Partners is an award-winning, global, integrated marketing and public relations agency. We offer a collaborative, non-hierarchical environment, and an opportunity to grow, learn, and contribute.  What are our values?  As our CEO, Peter Finn, says, "We work hard-play nice!".  Kindness is a key value at FINN Partners.  We also value creativity, dedication to our clients, collaboration, respect, inclusion, mentoring, teaming, and work-life balance.  We are a bold collective of communications advocates who steward brands, protect reputations, promote thought leadership, and leverage data and analytics to shape the most important conversations of our day.

FINN Partners' Technology PR Practice is one of the best in the industry! We’re seeking a PR Senior Account Executive who is passionate about public relations, ready to jump in to enhance our team's continued success, and who loves working with leading national and international B2B and B2C technology clients. The PR Sr. Account Executive is an essential client contact who assists in ensuring that our team develops and executes high-quality strategic communications campaigns that exceed client expectations.  We offer an opportunity to expand your public relations career, continue to grow and learn, and contribute.

This full-time, direct hire position has terrific benefits & perks:

+ Generous vacation, personal, holiday, and sick days off, plus up to 5 Winter Break paid days off between Christmas and New Year's Day, and up to 5 paid Summer Days Off

+ Company travel and consumer discounts (from rental cars to cell phones and more)

+ Commuter subsidy

+ Wellness subsidy

+ 401K Plan

+ Insurance/benefits package

+ Career mentorship from some of the best PR pros in the business

+ Professional growth opportunities within our award-winning global PR agency

Now that we've (hopefully) sold you on us, let's talk more about this role:

Responsibilities:

+ Work under the leadership of the Tech PR Practice management team to execute multiple concurrent public relations account strategies and programs for our clients.

+ Participate in the development and execution of creative, strategic client public relations programs and campaigns, including assisting with budget and KPI tracking.

+ Implement core PR campaigns - planning, media strategy/pitching, event management, social media, industry analyst relations, content writing/editing, research, and account administration.

+ Execute strong media relations campaigns while motivating and mentoring junior staff on larger storytelling techniques, expert positioning, and reactive media relations. Support the department’s Account Supervisor by helping to ensure that the team is securing national, trade, and local media placements and is proactively researching and pitching compelling story angles.

+ Draft content, including client-ready documents, strategies, and other communication (pitches, bylined articles, blogs, bios, press materials, and meeting reports). Review, edit, and approve similar content first drafts created by junior-level Tech PR Practice staff.

+ Create weekly, biweekly, and monthly verbal and written client reporting, and submit reports to senior team members for review and approval.

+ Lead and develop account team members as assigned.

Qualifications:

+ Bachelor's degree in communications, marketing, or public relations.

+ 3+ years of prior PR agency experience at a PR Account Executive level or above, working with B2B Technology clients.

+ Experience working with traditional and social media strategies and campaigns.

+ Mastery of basic project management skills and the ability to simultaneously manage multiple projects.

+ Possesses strong media relations strategy and storytelling skills.

+ Crafts compelling messages that drive business goals and elevate client programs; is a refined communicator.

+ Generates grammatically sound, client-ready communication as a skilled writer and editor.

+ Has some prior experience leading and driving high-level thinking among junior public relations staff to ensure a full pipeline of top-tier, trend, and feature stories.

+ Displays compassionate and inspiring mentorship skills; coaches junior-level staff in a positive and motivational manner.

+ Advises and drives results that effectively meet internal and external needs and exceed client expectations.

+ Strong communication skills, both oral and written (including editing skills).

+ Experience using all Microsoft Office products.

+ Detail-oriented, deadline-oriented, able to work in a fast-paced, growing environment.

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Salary range is $75,000-$95,000. The salary will be commensurate with the selected candidate’s experience and dependent upon the workplace.

To Apply:

Please upload your resume and cover letter and indicate your target salary in US Dollars that aligns with our stated salary range budget. While we appreciate the interest of all candidates, we will only respond to those with whom we have the greatest interest.

About Finn Partners:

FINN Partners was launched in 2011 to realize Peter Finn's vision to create a leading communications agency dedicated to shaping a bold new future in which innovation and partnership are strong drivers of the brand. Finn Partners specializes in the full spectrum of communications services, including digital and social media. Practice areas include arts, consumer lifestyle & sports, corporate social responsibility, education, health, manufacturing, technology, travel, and public affairs.  We are entrepreneurial-minded, global, and focused on integrated programs that bring to life the world-changing technologies, products, and services of our client partners.  Our company culture celebrates delighting our clients with innovative and creative campaigns and programs, and we provide opportunities for our employees to conduct career-meaningful work in a creative, fast-paced, collaborative, and fun environment. We work hard and play nice.

Headquartered in New York City, the agency has 1,300+ employees with offices in 32 cities around the world: Atlanta, Bangalore, Beijing, Boston, Chicago, Delhi, Denver, Detroit, Dublin, Frankfurt, Fort Lauderdale, Hong Kong, Honolulu, Jerusalem, Kuala Lumpur, London, Los Angeles, Madison (Wisc.), Manila, Mumbai, Munich, Nashville, Paris, Portland (Ore.), San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Shanghai, Singapore, Tamuning (Guam), Vancouver (Wash.) and Washington D.C.

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