Account Executive

Finn Partners; Fort Lauderdale, Northern (FL, KY); Hybrid; USD 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Time-off policy

Medical and dental insurance

Parental leave

401(k) with matching

Travel discounts

Wellness subsidy

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

FINN Partners in Fort Lauderdale is seeking an Account Executive to join our hybrid team. This role supports high-impact programs blending earned media with influencer relations, coordinating client requests, and managing media outreach.

You'll develop media lists, draft news releases, posts, and reports; collaborate with colleagues across 35 offices, and grow in a fast-paced environment with global reach.

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree with a focus in public relations, mass media, communications and/or marketing.
• 2-3+ years of full-time PR agency experience. (Please keep in mind the 2-3 years do not include time you may have spent as an intern while at university.)
• Earned media and influencer relations experience
• Experience supporting clients in industries including food & beverage, travel & hospitality, health, nonprofit, etc.
• Experience supporting social media strategies and campaigns, basic design skills is a plus
• Ability to collaborate with team to execute successful media and influencer relations programs
• Attention to detail
• Excellent writing skills
• Strong project management skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Strong communications skills, both oral and written (including editing skills)
• Experience using Microsoft Office and Google Suite products
• Solid grasp of media and influencer monitoring tools (Cision, Vocus, Sprout Social, Meltwater, etc.)
• Understanding of the public relations industry and its basic principles

Responsibilities

• Support high-impact programs that blend traditional earned media with cutting-edge influencer relations, to keep integrated marketing and communications deliverables on schedule.
• Manage daily account operations, including agendas, client follow-up reports, project timelines, and campaign materials.
• Address day-to-day client requests and routine media inquiries with speed and attention to detail.
• Pitch local, regional, and national media across broadcast, print, and digital channels to secure impactful earned coverage.
• Build, vet, and maintain targeted media and influencer lists tailored to specific client industries.
• Experience in influencer relations, including building relationships with content creators, drafting creative briefs, managing outreach, and ensuring messaging alignment.
• Coordinate logistics and media and influencer management for client events, activations, and product launches.
• Draft compelling external materials, including news releases, media pitches, talking points, agendas, fact sheets, executive bios, etc.
• Write engaging copy for social media channels, newsletters, and collateral materials.
• Track, analyze, and compile client media coverage, influencer content and social performance into polished, insightful reports.
• Monitor and proactively flag industry news, competitor activity, social algorithms, and cultural trends to identify pitch and strategy opportunities. Share with the team and clients as instructed by the account lead.
• Build an understanding and knowledge of client business and their competitive business environments.
• Conduct client background research on business strategy, target audiences, and market dynamics.
• Build foundational account leadership skills by managing workflows and budgets for smaller accounts with senior oversight.

Skills

Public relations

Influencer relations

Media relations

Writing skills

Project management

Team collaboration

Microsoft Office

Google Suite

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in public relations, mass media, communications and/or marketing

Tools

Cision

Vocus

Sprout Social

Meltwater

Job description

This position is a hybrid role. Candidates must be able to work from the Fort Lauderdale office one day per week.

We’re looking for an amazing Account Executive to join the FINN Partners team in Fort Lauderdale.

This is an opportunity to join one of the most dynamic and fastest-growing integrated public relations and marketing firms in the world, named one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies in 2024.

We offer a unique opportunity: the chance to contribute your passion, energy and talents with a roster of incredible clients and major brands in an entrepreneurial environment while collaborating, learning, and growing your career with an amazing local and global team of nearly 1,400+ colleagues across 35 offices around the world.

At FINN, we live by a simple "Work Hard, Play Nice" philosophy. If you have an entrepreneurial spirit and a passion for crafting narratives that move the needle, you’ll fit right in.

Specific Job Functions Related to Job Responsibilities

• Support high-impact programs that blend traditional earned media with cutting-edge influencer relations, to keep integrated marketing and communications deliverables on schedule.
• Manage daily account operations, including agendas, client follow-up reports, project timelines, and campaign materials.
• Address day-to-day client requests and routine media inquiries with speed and attention to detail.
• Pitch local, regional, and national media across broadcast, print, and digital channels to secure impactful earned coverage.
• Build, vet, and maintain targeted media and influencer lists tailored to specific client industries.
• Experience in influencer relations, including building relationships with content creators, drafting creative briefs, managing outreach, and ensuring messaging alignment.
• Coordinate logistics and media and influencer management for client events, activations, and product launches.
• Draft compelling external materials, including news releases, media pitches, talking points, agendas, fact sheets, executive bios, etc.
• Write engaging copy for social media channels, newsletters, and collateral materials.
• Track, analyze, and compile client media coverage, influencer content and social performance into polished, insightful reports.
• Monitor and proactively flag industry news, competitor activity, social algorithms, and cultural trends to identify pitch and strategy opportunities. Share with the team and clients as instructed by the account lead.
• Build an understanding and knowledge of client business and their competitive business environments.
• Conduct client background research on business strategy, target audiences, and market dynamics.
• Build foundational account leadership skills by managing workflows and budgets for smaller accounts with senior oversight.

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree with a focus in public relations, mass media, communications and/or marketing
• 2-3+ years of full-time prior PR agency experience. (Please keep in mind the 2-3 years do not include time you may have spent as an intern while at university.)
• Earned media and influencer relations experience
• Experience supporting clients in industries including food & beverage, travel & hospitality, health, nonprofit, etc.
• Experience supporting social media strategies and campaigns, basic design skills is a plus
• Ability to collaborate with team to execute successful media and influencer relations programs
• Attention to detail
• Excellent writing skills
• Strong project management skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Strong communications skills, both oral and written (including editing skills)
• Experience using Microsoft Office and Google Suite products
• Solid grasp of media and influencer monitoring tools (Cision, Vocus, Sprout Social, Meltwater, etc.)
• Understanding of the public relations industry and its basic principles

The FINN Perks

We offer a unique opportunity to contribute your talents to a roster of major brands in an environment that prioritizes collaboration and career growth. We believe in a flexible, hybrid work model—we’ll see you in the Fort Lauderdale office just one day a week to catch up, collaborate, and maybe grab a coffee on Las Olas.

Additionally, FINN is proud to offer:

• A generous time-off policy with extra time off during the summer, and office closure between Christmas and New Year’s Day
• Comprehensive medical and dental insurance with FSA
• Parental leave and flexible accommodations for working parents
• 401(k) plan with matching benefits
• Company travel and consumer discounts
• An annual Wellness subsidy
• Career growth opportunities

#LI-DS1#LI-Hybrid Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Anticipated Salary: $50-$60k. Commensurate with experience and depending upon workplace.

About Finn Partners

Founded in 2011 on the core principles of innovation and collaborative partnership, FINN Partners has grown from about $24 million in fees to nearly $200 million in fees over ten years, becoming one of the fastest growing independent public relations agencies in the world. The full-service marketing and communications company's record setting pace is a result of organic growth and integrating new companies and new people into the FINN world through a common philosophy. With more than 1,300 professionals across 35 offices, FINN provides clients with global access and capabilities in the Americas, Europe and Asia. FINN Partners clients are also supported through longstanding partner agencies and its membership in the PROI network of leading agencies around the world. Headquartered in New York, FINN has offices in: Abu Dhabi, Atlanta, Bangalore, Bangkok, Beijing, Boston, Chicago, Delhi, Denver, Detroit, Dublin, Fort Lauderdale, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Honolulu, Jerusalem, Kuala Lumpur, London, Los Angeles, Madison, Manila, Mumbai, Munich, Nashville, Orange County, Paris, Portland, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Shanghai, Singapore, Washington D.C. and Yangon.