Account Executive

UNAVAILABLE; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Comprehensive health benefits

Unlimited PTO

Four-week sabbatical every five years

Parental leave benefits

401k + employee stock purchase plan

Mentorship and networking programs

Wellness days

Job summary

Allison seeks an Account Executive to join our practice. This mid-level role supports issues monitoring, reporting, and research to arm the team with insights for client outcomes, and conducts industry monitoring to flag trends and media coverage, including during crises.

You will contribute to crisis, reputation, and issues management with attention to detail and analytical thinking, thriving in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2+ years in account exec or media relations.
• Experience handling crisis comms and media relations under pressure.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Able to strategize and counsel clients effectively.

Responsibilities

• Support range of corporate and crisis communications, including cybersecurity issues, product safety recalls, and NGO campaigns.
• Develop crisis plans, media strategies, FAQs, memos, and crisis simulations.
• Execute proactive and reactive media relations activities.
• Provide strategic messaging counsel to shape client strategies and recommendations.
• Manage issues and crisis campaigns and related public affairs efforts.
• Produce regular reports outlining activities and outcomes.

Skills

Media relations

Crisis communications

Public affairs

Strategic communications

Analytical writing

Team collaboration

MS Office

Tools

Muck Rack

Critical Mention

Meltwater

Cision

Adobe

Canva

Zoom

Microsoft Teams

Job description

About Us

Who We Are

We imagine the new. Inspire the next. And use the power of our creativity to help build up those around us.

At Allison, we provide a limitless environment where you can build, create, and grow. Our openly collaborative and highly supportive culture is free from bureaucracy and red tape. With over 1,000 innovators from diverse backgrounds, we break new ground for world-class clients across 50 global markets and dozens of industries. We believe in creating a space where everyone can freely express their opinions, share their ideas and dreams for the future, and be themselves.

We foster an inclusive culture that attracts builders from all backgrounds who can envision new solutions and create outcomes that move our clients' businesses forward while helping everyone on the team learn and grow together. Our shared ideal of the builder's mindset is limitless and available to everyone, and we push the boundaries to create new and innovative solutions for our clients and ourselves.

We create lasting impact and relationships, and our culture fosters meaningful connections and friendships that last beyond the workplace. If you're ready to join a team that pushes you to be your best, supports you every step of the way, and celebrates your successes, welcome to the Allison family.

Overview

We seek an Account Executive to join our practice. This is a mid-level position where you’ll have the opportunity to contribute to a broad range of proactive and reactive issues-oriented projects. In this role, you will support issues monitoring, reporting, and industry and public affairs research to arm the team with the best intel possible to secure the client’s desired outcomes successfully. You will also conduct industry monitoring to flag any trends, issues, and media coverage reports for clients, including during a crisis, to organize the team with necessary agendas, action items, and reports.

You will be deeply involved in crisis, reputation, and issues management situations requiring attention to detail and critical and analytical thinking skills.We seek an individual with prior experience, a strong interest in this field, and someone who enjoys working in a fast-paced and sometimes unpredictable environment.

Responsibilities

• Support a range of corporate and crisis communications situations, including cybersecurity/ data breach issues, product safety issues and recalls, employee misbehavior, NGO campaigns, litigation, investigative reporting, and more.
• Work with the team to develop and draft GAP analysis, crisis plans, media strategies, FAQs, memos, crisis simulations, and other deliverables.
• Execute proactive media outreach and reactive media relations strategies.
• Assist in providing strategic counsel on messaging and communications to help inform client strategies and recommendations.
• Execute issues management and crisis campaigns for clients.
• Execute public affairs, advocacy, and education campaigns for clients.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of client affairs and trends to counsel clients on breaking news and socially or culturally sensitive topics.
• Support the development of crisis response strategies, reactive statements, FAQs, and other deliverables as needed.
• Produce monthly or weekly reports outlining key activities and initiatives.
• Provide analysis on key issues that are critical to a client’s needs.
• Promote and uphold Allison’s core values; participate in agency-wide training and professional development programs.

Qualifications

• Account Executives at Allison typically have a minimum of 2+ years of experience.

• Experienced media relations strategist and practitioner with top-tier media relations experience
• Thrives under pressure and can handle multiple projects in a demanding, deadline-oriented environment.
• Exercises exceptional judgment when working with clients, team members, and vendors.
• A strategist that communicates analytically and persuasively both orally and in writing
• Big picture perspective and adept at solving problems and resolving conflicts.

• Comfortable and knowledgeable working in Microsoft Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel alongside Zoom and Microsoft Teams.
• Ability to take direction, ask clarifying questions, and follow through on required deadlines.

• Proficiency in using media monitoring and data analytics tools like Muckrack, Critical Mention, Meltwater, and Cision.
• Proficiency in using Adobe, Canva, and other design tools.

Benefits

• A hybrid work environment with a home and office schedule (2+ days in the office per week) and work-from-anywhere weeks
• Comprehensive health benefits (healthcare, vision, dental, pet, home, and auto insurance)
• Generous time off policies (unlimited paid time off, wellness days, national holidays, summer Fridays)
• Four-week sabbatical every five years of employment
• Exceptional parental leave benefits
• Global mentorship and networking programs
• Monthly cell phone reimbursement
• 401k savings and employee stock purchase plan
• Volunteer hours (20 hours annually) for designated non-profit partners and personal choice
• Globally driven DEI initiatives (Employee Advocacy Groups, DEI committee)
• Career growth opportunities, such as Allison University (multi-day customized training for each level)

Equal Opportunities

We celebrate diversity and are committed to providing an inclusive environment for our employees. We do not tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind and are committed to building an agency where everyone is welcome, and every voice is heard. We are proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

Compensation

In order to comply with equal pay and salary transparency laws in various locations, we believe the target range of base compensation in all locations within the United States for this role is $55K-$70K. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and location.

In addition to medical, dental, and vision coverage, we offer a generous unlimited PTO plan, 401k program, and comprehensive benefits plan. Additional perks and benefits include a month-long sabbatical, active employee advocacy groups, globally driven DEI initiatives, wellness days, summer Fridays, and learning and development programs for our employees.