Account Executive, Corporate Reputation

MikeWorldWide; New York (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Mental Health Days

Summer Fridays

Training opportunities

Job summary

MikeWorldWide in New York City is seeking an Account Executive to join the Corporate Reputation team and drive proactive media relations for high-profile clients in corporate and B2B spaces.

You will own media relations, draft press materials, pitch journalists, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver standout programs while mentoring junior staff and expanding coverage across traditional and digital outlets.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years of full-time PR agency or corporate communications experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in public relations or related field.
• Maintain a professional, client-ready demeanor in all communications.
• Superior oral and written communication skills; proofreading accuracy.
• Demonstrated proficiency in media writing and media relations (press releases, pitches).
• Proven track record of fostering strong journalist relationships and earned media coverage.
• Understanding of digital and social media and how they complement traditional media relations.
• Ability to think on your feet and learn diverse business sectors quickly.
• Excellent time management and project management skills (timelines, deadlines).
• Experience working with corporate/B2B clients.

Responsibilities

• Own media relations for your teams – drafting press materials and cultivating journalist relationships.
• Proactively generate pitches and opportunities to ensure client program success.
• Liaise between clients, vendors, and agency departments to keep teams and deliverables organized.
• Demonstrate excellent writing across releases, pitches, media audits, and reports.
• Monitor news and flag trends,reporting and rapid response pitching.
• Understand clients’ businesses and industries and track industry issues.
• Proactively mentor junior staff in outreach and delivery.
• Provide hands-on social/digital support for clients and explore paid media opportunities.

Skills

Media relations

Writing

Client relationship management

Team leadership

Time management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Public Relations or related field

Tools

Muck Rack

Cision

Moreover

Factiva

TV Eyes

Job description

Are you an ambitious PR professional who can’t wait to get your clients in the media? Do you enjoy building big, creative ideas and seeing them come to fruition? Do you prefer a team where everyone has an opportunity to speak up, take ownership, and work directly with high-profile clients?

MikeWorldWide (MWW) has an exciting opportunity for an Account Executive on the Corporate Reputation team to sit in our New York City office to work on several key pieces of business within the corporate and B2B space. The ideal candidate is passionate about PR – and someone who relishes building strong relationships with influential reporters and clients alike. We’re looking for someone who is proactive and incredibly organized, with a proven track record of executing flawless communications programs. Someone who is a real self-starter – not only keeps the motor running on a day-to-day basis but has strong media relations expertise and continually lands coverage for challenging assignments. Someone who has the ability to teach and impart their skills, creativity, energy, and expertise to junior staff.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Own media relations for your teams – from drafting press materials that will secure coverage for your clients to cultivating relationships with journalists and influencers
• Proactively generate new ideas, pitches, and opportunities to ensure client program success; actively participate in account team strategy sessions and brainstorms
• Serve as the lynchpin for your account teams, liaising between clients, vendors, and agency departments to keep teams and deliverables organized; proactively respond to client emails and requests
• Demonstrate excellent writing skills – press releases, creative pitches, media audits and reporting, strategic recommendations, briefing documents, etc.
• Regularly monitor the news and flag trending topics in the media as well as competitive market and industry information; keep a strong pulse on reporter moves for rapid response pitching
• Maintain a thorough understanding of clients’ businesses and industries; actively follow and understand emerging issues, trends and news impacting your clients’ business
• Proactively manage junior staff – from reviewing materials to guiding media outreach
• Provide hands-on social and digital support for clients, as needed, assisting with content development; when possible, utilize the agency’s paid media offerings to enhance earned media programs

What You Have to Have (Education and Experience Requirements):

• At least 2 years of experience serving in a full-time role either in a public relations agency or the communications department of a company in a relevant industry
• Bachelor’s degree in public relations, a related field or in the liberal arts
• Maintain a professional, client-ready demeanor and presence; keep a high standard of etiquette in all communications and interactions
• Superior oral and written communication skills; great eye for consistency and proofreading skills
• Demonstrated proficiency in media writing and media relations (writing releases and bylines, ability to find creative angles, developing targeted media pitches and pitching to traditional and emerging media)
• Proven track record of fostering strong relationships with journalists and generating earned media coverage
• Demonstrated understanding of digital and social media and how they work together with traditional media relations
• Ability to think on your feet and get smart quickly – understanding and learning different business sectors swiftly
• Excellent time management skills and project management capability (can execute against multiple tasks; keeps account team abreast of timelines, managing up to superiors to ensure deadlines are met)
• Comprehensive understanding of Microsoft Office Suite and proficiency with Muck Rack, Cision, Moreover, Factiva, TV Eyes and other monitoring tools
• Ability to travel as necessary contingent on client and new business needs (requirements vary)
• Experience working with or a passion for corporate/B2B clients

Success Factors and Other Details:

• Maintain a thorough understanding of clients’ businesses and industries, and the industry issues that directly and indirectly affect the client
• Hunger to secure media hits and deepen understanding of all types of media, from trade and regional to top-tier, broadcast and podcasts
• Ability to think strategically, creatively and proactively; exhibit a facility for problem solving
• Intellectual curiosity and desire to pursue knowledge and professional development
• Team oriented with the proven ability to work both collaboratively and independently
• Interest in coaching and training up the next generation of agency talent – serve as a mentor and hands-on teacher to junior members of the team
• Participate in agency development by working collaboratively across all practice areas
• Cultivate and exhibit strong presentation and interpersonal skills
• Consistently strive for personal excellence with both client deliverables and within your team, enabling MWW to maintain a competitive advantage by providing exceptional value and service

We believe in flexibility and have the structure to make that our reality. MWWLife is our robust suite of benefits, programs, and incentives designed to support our employees’ experience during every phase of their careers. Forged in the spirit of flexibility and growth, it’s about the freedom to live your best life, both personally and professionally, and embodies the culture of caring that we cultivate at MikeWorldWide.

Highlights Include:

• Unlimited PTO
• Pre-PTO
• Mental Health Awareness Days
• Friday Freeze
• Summer Fridays
• Professional Trainings and Workshops
• Phone and Mental Health/Wellness Stipend
• Offices are closed between Christmas Eve and New Year's Day

Our Values:

At MWW, our values are what set us apart and give us the energy to move forward with confidence and excellence.

• Passion: We have a real passion for what we do. It’s why we get up every day and it’s what drives us to work harder, care more and execute flawlessly.
• Inclusivity: We’re inclusive – for real. Our respect and appreciation for diverse backgrounds and perspectives lead us to greater innovation, enhanced creativity, and richer experiences.
• Curiosity: Our endless curiosity opens us up to new ideas, collaboration, and growth. It drives our desire to immerse ourselves in the knowledge of others and the culture of the world about us.
• Empathy: Our authentic empathy gives us a sense of understanding which transforms our work, enhances our ability to deliver for clients and elevates us from colleagues to family
• Independence: Our hard-earned independence gives us the freedom and flexibility to dream big, take risks and do what’s right – for our clients, our agency and each other
• Initiative: We have a spirited initiative – we’re fast, focused and fearless. It’s that confidence and pride in our ability to deliver exceptional work for exceptional clients.

Our Philosophy:

At MikeWorldWide, we are built to care. We care about each other, our clients, our work and our world. We have an inherent collective empathy that informs our ideas, energizes our work and elevates us from likable colleagues to beloved family.

We’re an independent agency and we care a lot about that. Our independence gives us the freedom and flexibility to dream big, take the risks worth taking, and to do the work worth caring about. Most importantly, it lets us do what’s right for our employees, our families and friends, and, of course, our clients.

Creating authentic and lasting connections for our clients—and the people who value those clients—why we exist. We want them to be loved because their success is ours. And so, for them, we create work that people care about because now, more than ever, CARING COUNTS.

We celebrate diversity in our employees and partners, and we're committed to building a safe and inclusive workplace environment where we all can feel comfortable and thrive while we bring our best ideas to life. We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we encourage future MWW families from traditionally underrepresented and underserved communities to apply.

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