Senior Account Executive, Corporate Affairs - job 1 of 2

We are seeking an experienced Senior Account Executive to support our Corporate team. You’ll collaborate within the team, provide sound counsel and recommendations to clients, and drive results inclusive of traditional and emerging public relations tactics. 

You will succeed at Zeno if you are fearless, resourceful, tenacious, have an understanding of traditional and non-traditional PR tactics and the media landscape, and drive great results for clients while building great relationships with your clients and your team.

• Assist with new business.
• Build strong relationships with client and vendor contacts & proactively manage correspondence.
• Coach junior employees and demonstrate ability to supervise & delegate tasks as necessary.
• Develop key messages in keeping with clients’ objectives and craft and develop newsworthy pieces based off the key messaging.
• Develop and manage media relations programs including maintaining quality programs with trade, business, and vertical press and sustain key editorial contacts.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously and complete them on time and on budget.
• Plan and implement press conferences, seminars, speakers’ bureau, and other special events.
• Practice effective project management while working with other team members and understand the “big picture” of the client program.
• Research, interview, write, and edit news releases other media materials, fact sheets, message maps and other materials as needed.

• 3-5 years of experience in PR; agency experience with corporate clients preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in public relations or related communications field.
• Collaborative spirit, results driven with the ability to manage multiple priorities and work against deadlines.
• Demonstrates the ability to think strategically, creatively and holistically about client programs, fearless in presenting a point of view in brainstorms.
• Excellent writing skills, demonstrated experience crafting newsworthy pitches, releases, contributed articles.
• Highly organized.
• Proficient in MSOffice, specifically PowerPoint.
• Proven success in building relationships with members of the media and driving results for clients.
• Strong presentation skills, with experience working directly with clients and actively participating in client meetings.