Senior Tech PR Lead — Growth & Thought Leadership

FACTORY PR; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with employer contribution

Holiday Bonus

Life Insurance at 1x annual salary

Pre-Tax Commuter Benefits

Job summary

Factory PR in New York City seeks a Senior Account Executive to join its Tech, Innovation and Design Division. The role focuses on securing high-level features, building thought leadership programs, and mentoring a team under the SVP of Tech and Innovation.

The ideal candidate has 4+ years of tech/media experience, strong writing and relationship-building skills, and a proven track record of top-tier coverage across print, online, podcasts and broadcast.

Qualifications

• 4+ years experience with technology companies ranging from startups to mid-size firms.
• Expert knowledge of the media landscape across tech and business in addition to mainstream lifestyle media.
• Proven experience managing announcements including launches, partnerships, funding, and more.
• Proven track record of securing top-tier coverage in print and online media, podcasts and broadcast.
• Excellent time management, organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent ability to work swiftly and independently, and alongside a dynamic team.
• Strong and effective writing, communication and presentation skills.
• Superior ability to articulate ideas to clients, agency principals and colleagues.
• Proficient in Cision, MuckRack, Google Suite, Microsoft Excel, Word andPowerpoint, Coveragebook and social media network.
• Thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment and actively contribute to Factory’s creative and fun culture.

Responsibilities

• Secure high-level features, podcast interviews, broadcast interviews, op-eds and more
• Contribute to the development and execution of innovative communications strategies for national and international brands
• Build out thought leadership content and programs for executives, developing pertinent talk tracks and topics
• Facilitate press tours and interviews with Founders and clients
• Maintain and develop relationships with editors across technology, business, innovation and new verticals as dictated by the evolving client roster
• Oversee and contribute to the timely distribution of briefing documents, and facilitate client media trainings where required
• Work within a team of excellent publicists and strategists, and act as a strong mentor and guide to the junior members
• Serve as the client interface for a roster of tech, innovation and design clients
• Produce high impact press materials
• Execute press activations and consumer-facing events for clients

Skills

Public relations

Media relations

Writing

Communication

Presentation skills

Mentoring

Tools

Cision

MuckRack

Google Suite

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

CoverageBook

Social media

Job description

Factory PR in New York City seeks a Senior Account Executive to join its Tech, Innovation and Design Division. The role focuses on securing high-level features, building thought leadership programs, and mentoring a team under the SVP of Tech and Innovation.

The ideal candidate has 4+ years of tech/media experience, strong writing and relationship-building skills, and a proven track record of top-tier coverage across print, online, podcasts and broadcast.