Account Executive, PR

Fullhouse Media, Inc.; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Laughlin Constable is seeking an Account Executive for our Public Relations team. You will lead evolving client work, guide internal teams under senior leadership, and help manage budgets, timelines, and relationships through proactive thinking and strong execution.

You’ll contribute to organic growth and new business opportunities, while collaborating with agency partners to deliver strategic counsel and measurable results.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in public relations, strategic communications, journalism, marketing, or related field.
• Approximately 3–5 years of progressive experience in an agency, media, or communications environment.
• Understanding of strategic communications planning, including research, stakeholders, goals, strategy, tactics, reporting, and evaluation.
• Experience working directly with clients or external stakeholders and engaging with media professionals.
• Knowledge of media, influencer marketing, crisis communications, public affairs, and the integrated marketing landscape.

Responsibilities

• Support development and execution of integrated PR projects from proposals to results reporting.
• Own key workstreams including strategy memos, presentations, news materials, media pitches, and contract negotiations.
• Identify client opportunities and communicate thoughtful ideas, solutions, and recommendations.
• Help develop and manage budgets, billing, invoicing, timelines, and measures of value.

Skills

Public relations

Strategic communications

Media relations

Client communication

Budget awareness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in public relations or related field

Tools

Muck Rack

Canva

Adobe

Microsoft Copilot

Job description

Laughlin Constable is looking for an Account Executive to join our Public Relations team. This opportunity is ideal for a PR professional who has built a strong foundation in an entry-level role and is ready to take greater ownership of client work. You will lead projects of increasing size and complexity, guide internal teams under senior leadership, help manage budgets and timelines, and strengthen client relationships through proactive thinking, strategic recommendations, and excellent execution. You will also contribute to organic growth and new business opportunities across the agency.

What You’ll Do

• Support the development and execution of integrated PR projects, from proposals and presentations through implementation and results reporting.
• Own key workstreams including strategy memos, presentations, news materials, media pitching documents, influencer research, and contract negotiations.
• Identify client opportunities and challenges, then communicate thoughtful ideas, solutions, and recommendations.
• Help develop and manage project budgets, billing, invoicing, timelines, and measures of value or return.
• Lead organized internal and client meetings, contribute strategic counsel, and ensure clear follow-up and accountability.
• Build media relationships, monitor news cycles, and translate relevant developments into opportunities for clients.
• Lead event research, ideation, vendor coordination, logistics, and onsite execution.
• Serve as the PR liaison on integrated agency teams, keeping partners informed of PR inputs, needs, and opportunities.
• Guide less-experienced team members and lead smaller, shorter-term, or less-complex assignments.
• Support client growth through organic opportunities, prospecting, and new business proposals.
• Provide flexible crisis communications support when urgent client needs arise.

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in public relations, strategic communications, journalism, marketing, public policy, political science, or a related field.
• Approximately 3–5 years of progressive experience in an agency, media, or communications environment.
• Understanding of strategic communications planning, including research, stakeholders, goals, strategy, creative tactics, reporting, and evaluation.
• Experience working directly with clients or external stakeholders and engaging with media professionals.
• Knowledge of media, influencer marketing, crisis communications, public affairs, and the integrated marketing landscape.
• Demonstrated ownership, accountability, resourcefulness, and sound judgment in handling complex work.
• Ability to understand project scope, fees, expenses, budgets, and financial updates.
• Interest and growing ability to coach and motivate less-experienced colleagues.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office; experience with Muck Rack, Canva, Adobe, Claude, or Microsoft Copilot is a plus.

Why Laughlin Constable?

At Laughlin Constable, our work is powered by people who lead with heart, stay resilient, and create meaningful change for clients and communities. We value respect, integrity, diversity, collaboration, and ideas that make a lasting impact. If you are ready to grow your PR career with a tight-knit, integrated agency team, we would like to hear from you.

Laughlin Constable is an equal opportunity employer and participates in E-Verify. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.