Senior Account Executive

الوصف الوظيفي
Primary Responsibilities:

Serve as a primary, day-to-day, client contact; provide strong client counsel, anticipate client needs and prepare in advance, interact with senior level colleagues and clients
Proactively generate new ideas and opportunities to ensure client program success; participate actively in account team strategy sessions and brainstorms
Serve as the lynchpin of a client relationship team, liaising between clients, vendors, and agency team to keep teams and deliverables organized
Maintain a thorough understanding of clients’ businesses and industries; actively follow and understand emerging issues, trends and news impacting your clients’ business, and proactively advise the team and client regarding how best to leverage or address these developments
Manage and mentor teams; facilitate teamwork and learning opportunities by delegating and involving junior staff whenever possible; review materials drafted by junior staffers; supervise media reporting and monitoring
Actively support the pitch process for new business (including research and capabilities presentations and/or contribute media ideas for broader presentations) and attend new business pitches as appropriate; find creative ways to contribute to organic growth of existing accounts
Demonstrate excellent writing skills; press releases, creative pitches, media audit and reporting, strategic recommendations, briefing documents, etc.
Develop a thorough understanding of the digital landscape and provide hands-on social and digital support, including content development and digital strategy for clients across multiple digital platforms. 
Drafting materials that will secure proactive coverage for the clients to cultivating relationships with journalists and influencers
Conduct media monitoring to identify client-relevant media coverage, including competitive market and industry information, and perform analysis on these stories for agency clients
Moderate media interviews and support media events, product briefings and media tours, and represent clients and products at industry conferences and events

المهارات
Education and Experience Requirements:

At least 3 years of experience serving in a full-time role either in a public relations agency or the communications department of a company in a relevant industry
Bachelor’s degree in public relations, a related field or in the media
Experience managing staff across multi-dimensional accounts (both up and down)
Excellent process and organizational skills; attention to detail a must as this primary focus is staying ahead of client and keeping the team focused on meeting deliverables
Quality control for junior staff work product
Track record of meeting deadlines with a multi-client workload
Demonstrated experience maintaining client interaction on a daily basis with client and help the account team retain and grow the business
Ability to “get smart quickly”- understand and learn different business sectors swiftly
Strong track record of generating targeted impactful earned coverage
Demonstrated understanding of digital and social media and how they work together with traditional media relations
Superior oral and written communication skills; strong proofreading and editing ability 
Demonstrated proficiency in media writing and media relations (story pitching to traditional media and bloggers, writing releases and bylines, ability to find creative angles and create highly targeted media strategies and pitches)
A demonstrated understanding of and affinity for digital tools and media platforms (including social media)
Experience working with corporate/B2B clients is a plus!
Success Factors and Other Details:

Maintain knowledge and understanding of industry publications, nationals, broadcast media 
Maintain a thorough understanding of clients’ businesses and industries, and the industry issues that directly and indirectly affect the client 
Proven ability to think strategically, creatively and proactively; exhibit a facility for problem solving and close attention to detail
Desire to pursue knowledge and professional development
Team oriented with the proven ability to work in partnership with others as well as independently
Cultivate and exhibit strong presentation and interpersonal skills
Maintain a professional, client-ready demeanor and presence; keep a high standard of etiquette in all communications and interactions 

تفاصيل الوظيفة
منطقة الوظيفة الرياض, المملكة العربية السعودية
قطاع الشركة التسويق
طبيعة عمل الشركة صاحب عمل (القطاع الخاص)
الدور الوظيفي التسويق والعلاقات العامة
نوع التوظيف دوام كامل
الراتب الشهري غير محدد
عدد الوظائف الشاغرة غير محدد
المرشح المفضل
المستوى المهني إدارة عليا تنفيذية
عدد سنوات الخبرة الحد الأدنى: 3 الحد الأقصى: 6
منطقة الإقامة الرياض,المملكة العربية السعودية
الشهادة بكالوريوس/ دبلوم عالي

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