Senior Account Executive, Technology, Touchdown

Ruder Finn; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision insurance

Life Insurance (company-paid)

Flexible Spending Account

401(k) with company match

Cell phone allowance

Office equipment allowance

Generous PTO and parental leave

Professional development opportunities

Workplace flexibility

On-site and off-site social gatherings

Job summary

Touchdown, a Ruder Finn company, seeks a Senior Account Executive to support a diverse portfolio of B2B technology accounts in AI, cybersecurity, cloud, HR Tech, IT services, and SaaS. You will lead as the primary client contact and develop media relations, written materials, and strategic recommendations.

You will engage with executives, manage multiple tasks, and meet deadlines while collaborating with the team and staying ahead of industry trends.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in PR, Communications, Media, or the Technology industry.
• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, Marketing, Technology, or a related field.
• Excellent writing, verbal, and presentation skills; capable of engaging high-level executives both internally and externally.
• Detail-oriented, organized, proactive, and enthusiastic with the ability to juggle multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• Self-starter who encourages creativity and innovation in self and others.
• Strong experience with Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel).

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary client contact and trusted resource.
• Conduct media relations efforts, including monitoring, trend flagging, building media lists, and outreach.
• Identify and build relationships with media contacts in technology and business outlets to secure coverage.
• Develop a full range of written materials: press releases, bylines, speeches, client correspondence, and reports.
• Write, edit, and proofread high‑quality content such as press releases, social media posts, blog entries, pitch letters, fact sheets, speeches, and presentations.
• Maintain a solid understanding of clients’ businesses, competitive environments, strategies, products, services, key customers, and competitors.
• Support daily client and prospect interactions, collaborate with team members, and help develop strategic recommendations.
• Anticipate challenges and ensure deadlines and budgets are met.

Skills

Excellent writing

Verbal communication

Presentation skills

Self-starter

Detail-oriented

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, Marketing, Technology

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Touchdown, a Ruder Finn company, is seeking a highly motivated Senior Account Executive (SAE) for its expanding team. In this position, you will be responsible for supporting a diverse portfolio of B2B technology accounts in sectors such as AI, cybersecurity, cloud computing, HR Tech, IT technology services, and SaaS.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the primary client contact, fostering trust and becoming a valuable resource.
• Conduct media relations efforts, including media monitoring, trend flagging, developing media lists, and outreach.
• Identify and build relationships with media contacts in technology and business outlets to secure coverage.
• Develop a full range of written materials: press releases, byline articles, speeches, client correspondence, and reports.
• Write, edit, and proofread high‑quality content such as press releases, social media posts, blog entries, pitch letters, fact sheets, speeches, and presentations.
• Maintain a solid understanding of clients’ businesses, competitive environments, strategies, products, services, key customers, and competitors.
• Support daily client and prospect interactions, collaborate with team members, and help develop strategic recommendations.
• Anticipate challenges and ensure deadlines and budgets are met.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in PR, Communications, Media, or the Technology industry.
• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, Marketing, Technology, or a related field.
• Excellent writing, verbal, and presentation skills; capable of engaging high‑level executives both internally and externally.
• Detail‑oriented, organized, proactive, and enthusiastic with the ability to juggle multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• Self‑starter who encourages creativity and innovation in self and others.
• Strong experience with Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel).

Benefits & More

• Base salary with eligibility for an annual discretionary bonus.
• Health, Dental, Vision, company‑paid Life Insurance, and Flexible Spending Account.
• 401(k) plan with company match.
• Monthly allowance for cell phone, office equipment, etc.
• Generous PTO policy with paid maternity/paternity leave.
• Professional learning and development opportunities.
• Workplace flexibility.
• On‑site and off‑site social gatherings.

Ruder Finn provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Ruder Finn will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. Ruder Finn believes that diversity and inclusion among our employees is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.