Senior Public Relations Account Executive

Berkeley Communications • Full-time • Remote (New York, United States, US) • $60k - $75k / year • 2m ago

Senior PR account executives please get in touch. At Berkeley Communications, we put story at the heart of everything we do. With offices in U.K., Munich, Sydney, and North America, we are an international, full-service PR and communications agency. Our 75-strong team is made up of former journalists, skilled graphic designers and talented PR professionals.

We are hiring for our fast-growing, dynamic virtual team in North America.

We are looking for a full time Senior Account Executive to join our experienced team, specifically based within New York or Florida - however additional states could be considered.

The role offers variety and the opportunity to work within global teams and travel within the US and globally with clients and colleagues.

Account responsibilities

Monitoring the media, including newspapers, magazines, journals, newswires, and blogs, for opportunities for clients
Liaising on a daily basis with the team, clients, and the media, via telephone and email
Relationship building and networking with colleagues, clients, and the media
Preparing weekly status reports/emails, tracking and logging coverage, putting together coverage boards
Building and keeping media lists up to date
Attending client meetings and providing event/exhibition support when appropriate
Researching, writing, and distributing press releases and other written collateral to targeted media
Promoting news stories and features to the media, known as 'selling in'

Company responsibilities

Daily newspapers overview
Answering incoming calls
General administration duties
Regular contributor to the face of Berkeley through social networking (including company blog and Twitter) both on- and offline
Understand, support, and demonstrate the use of the agency values (Passion, Inquisitiveness, Entrepreneurship, Sharing)
Demonstrate Berkeley’s storytelling philosophy (Bad News, Human Interest, Topicality) through written and verbal work to both media and clients

Key skills

Confidence, articulate, adaptable, creative
Self-motivation and a persuasive manner
Good spoken and written communication skills
Excellent organisational and time management skills
Good people skills, for working with a range of colleagues and clients
A professional manner
Good business sense
Strong presentation and negotiation skills

Our benefits

Salary range for the role: $60,000-$75,000 (factors such as relevant education, qualifications, experience, certifications, skills, geographic location will determine band range).
Health Care with opportunity to add dental/vision
401K
12 days PTO
8 days paid leave
Access to Employee Assistance Program
Tech reimbursement (monthly)
Every member of the team receives CPD-accredited Storytelling Academy training
Comprehensive induction program
Flexible, fully remote – virtual location

Berkeley is committed to applying its equal opportunities policy at all stages of recruitment and selection processes and values the differences that a diverse workforce brings to the Company.