Senior Account Executive, Communications

The Senior Account Executive, Communications at OutCast plays a key role in helping to manage daily account activity, including building and maintaining strong relationships with clients and media. To succeed in this role, individuals should have a leadership mindset with the ability to oversee and mentor junior members of the team, in addition to driving client activity forward, ensuring consistency and accuracy.

Who You Are:

• Self-motivated and able to anticipate team and client needs
• Dedicated to delivering excellent quality work to clients
• A clear communicator with the ability to digest and clearly explain difficult topics
• A strategic thinker that is able to map recommendations to client goals
• A proven multi-tasker with the ability to manage multiple teams and deadlines at once, looping in support as needed
• An empathetic, supportive mentor to junior teammates

What You’ll Do:

Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

● Execute strategic programs, projects, and initiatives that advance clients’ communications

objectives, providing counsel to help direct junior staff

● Support team leads to manage client relationship, providing day to day client support; ensure all

deadlines and client expectations are met

● Write and review content and media materials, including presentations, plans, and pitches;

review and provide feedback on draft work from junior team members

● Assist with media strategy development, keeping a pulse on industry and competitor news to develop proactive pitch angles

● Identify and secure media opportunities for clients through a strong awareness of the media landscape and client goals

● Develop and maintain relationships with reporters, event organizers, and industry peers

● Attend and staff conferences, interviews and other opportunities that arise

● Oversee and proactively mentor junior team members with a focus on growth and development; Provide timely and constructive feedback to teammates, as needed

● Support team leads with budget oversight, as needed

● Assist with onboarding new team members

● Conduct media training and prep with clients, as well client positioning and message/narrative development, as needed

● Actively participate in new business for the agency through support on proposal and pitch research

● Represent agency and/or clients at key industry events

What You’ll Need:

• B.S. in Communications or related, advanced degree preferred
• 3+ years of public relations, media relations, corporate communications experience (can be combined)
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Experience supervising individuals and project management
• Excellent writing and editing skills
• Keen interest in media and storytelling
• Strong time management and organizational skills