Senior Account Supervisor, Peppercomm

Ruder Finn PR (India); New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Peppercomm, a Ruder Finn company, is seeking a Senior Account Supervisor to lead a portfolio of corpsumer clients—brands that require both strong corporate communications counsel and engaging consumer storytelling.

This individual will serve as a day-to-day client lead, manage integrated account programs and develop communications strategies that strengthen corporate reputation while increasing brand awareness and consumer relevance.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of agency or in-house PR/communications experience.
• Experience managing integrated programs that combine corporate reputation, brand storytelling, executive visibility and earned media.
• Strong relationships with business, consumer, lifestyle, trade and top-tier media.
• Demonstrated ability to serve as a trusted day-to-day client lead and manage multiple account workstreams.
• Exceptional writing and editing skills across corporate, consumer and executive communications materials.
• Strong strategic thinking, cultural awareness and understanding of how communications support business and reputation goals.
• Experience using media relations and monitoring platforms such as Muck Rack and Cision.
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines, priorities and accounts in a fast-paced agency environment.

Responsibilities

• Serve as day-to-day client lead and manage integrated account programs.
• Develop communications strategies that strengthen corporate reputation.
• Translate objectives into integrated consumer and corporate programs.
• Collaborate with digital, social, creative, and analytics teams.
• Identify opportunities to expand client relationships.
• Craft messaging, press releases, media pitches, and talking points.

Skills

Public relations

Client relationship management

Strategic storytelling

Writing and editing

Media relations

Team leadership

Tools

Muck Rack

Cision

Job description

Peppercomm, a Ruder Finn company, is an award-winning strategic communications and marketing agency headquartered in New York City. For more than 30 years, Peppercomm has helped established brands and emerging companies strengthen their reputations, connect with consumers and navigate complex business and cultural conversations. The agency combines corporate communications expertise, consumer insight, creativity and earned media to develop integrated programs that build brand relevance and support business goals.

Peppercomm has received numerous industry accolades, including recognition from Crain's Best Places to Work in NYC, PRNews Agency Elite 100 and PR Daily's Top Agencies, along with campaign awards from the PR Daily Awards, PRovoke SABRE Awards, PRNews Platinum PR Awards and Bulldog PR Awards. For more information, visit www.peppercomm.com.

We are seeking a Senior Account Supervisor (SAS) to support a portfolio of "corpsumer" clients-brands that require both strong corporate communications counsel and engaging consumer storytelling. This individual will serve as a day-to-day client lead, manage integrated account programs and develop communications strategies that strengthen corporate reputation while increasing brand awareness and consumer relevance.

Responsibilities

Client and Account Management

Serve as a day-to-day client lead, developing trusted relationships and providing strategic counsel across corporate and consumer communications.

Manage integrated account teams, ensuring projects, deliverables, budgets and timelines remain on track.

Develop a deep understanding of each client's business, industry, audiences, competitors and reputation priorities.

Translate business and communications objectives into integrated programs that engage consumers, employees, business stakeholders and the media.

Identify opportunities to expand client relationships by anticipating emerging needs and recommending new ideas and solutions.

Contribute strategic and creative thinking to client meetings, brainstorms, new business presentations and internal initiatives.

Corporate and Consumer Communications

Develop communications strategies that connect corporate narratives with compelling, culturally relevant consumer stories.

Support corporate reputation, executive visibility, thought leadership, brand positioning, product and service communications, and issues preparedness.

Identify opportunities for clients to participate credibly in conversations related to business, culture, consumer behavior and industry trends.

Create high-quality materials, including messaging, communications plans, press releases, media pitches, executive talking points, bylines, social content, award entries, white papers and presentations.

Collaborate with digital, social, creative and analytics teams to deliver integrated programs across multiple channels.

Use research, cultural insights and performance data to shape recommendations and strengthen program results.

Media and Influencer Relations

Develop and execute earned media strategies spanning business, consumer, lifestyle, trade and top-tier national outlets.

Build compelling stories using client news, executive perspectives, original research, consumer insights and cultural trends.

Conduct proactive media outreach to secure corporate, feature, thought leadership and consumer-focused coverage.

Build and maintain strong relationships with relevant journalists, editors, producers and other media contacts.

Monitor the news cycle and cultural landscape to identify timely media opportunities, emerging issues and potential newsjacking moments.

Incorporate influencers and creators into integrated communications programs when appropriate to the client's brand and objectives.

Requirements

6+ years of agency or in-house public relations or communications experience, including work across both corporate and consumer-facing brands.

Experience managing integrated programs that combine corporate reputation, brand storytelling, executive visibility and earned media.

Strong relationships with business, consumer, lifestyle, trade and top-tier media.

Demonstrated ability to serve as a trusted day-to-day client lead and manage multiple account workstreams.

Exceptional writing and editing skills across corporate, consumer and executive communications materials.

Strong strategic thinking, cultural awareness and understanding of how communications support business and reputation goals.

Experience using media relations and monitoring platforms such as Muck Rack and Cision.

Ability to manage multiple deadlines, priorities and accounts in a fast-paced agency environment.

A proactive, collaborative and solutions-