About Hill & Knowlton
Hill & Knowlton is the global strategic communications leader for transformation. We help brands, businesses and leaders build reputation, manage risk, and create breakthrough opportunities for growth. Founded in 1927, today’s Hill & Knowlton operates 70 offices in over 30 countries, providing advisory, public relations and creative solutions to local and global clients. Our global team offers integrated strategic services, grounded in deep sector expertise, and enabled by creativity and intelligence. Headquartered in New York, Hill & Knowlton is part of WPP, one of the world’s largest communications services groups.
Hill & Knowlton is searching for a talented Senior Account Executive to join our Technology team. This is a unique opportunity to grow as a communications professional working as part of a global agency team on a client roster that includes some of the world’s most notable technology brands.
Here’s what you’ll be doing:
- Serving as a key team member on multiple workstreams for a large account, managing multiple projects
- Developing and maintaining strong relationships with client contacts
- Creating media materials (press releases, pitch emails, reporter backgrounders, messaging points)
- Building and leveraging media relationships to drive successful earned media outcomes for clients
- Contributing superb writing abilities in the creation of bylines and other long-form content
- Providing clients with informed recommendations based on a true understanding of, and changes within, the media landscape
- Working closely with Hill & Knowlton team members to ensure high quality and precision on client deliverables
- Contributing creativity, passion, and expertise to an entrepreneurial team environment where everyone’s voice is heard, highly valued, and rewarded
- Undergraduate degree
- 3-5 years’ experience in strategic communications/public relations; agency experience
- Experience working with clients in the B2B and enterprise technology sectors
- Earned media expertise with the ability to develop media strategy and secure earned media coverage for clients
- Strong understanding of the media landscape
- Enthusiasm for working as a leader within a team, managing and upskilling junior staff while modeling corporate culture values
- Excellent client service skills with the ability to build and maintain relationships with client contacts
- Superb writing and editing skills across a variety of platforms with a keen eye for detail and a love of the written word
- Passion, integrity, and excitement for the Hill & Knowlton brand
- Industry Analyst relations experience is a plus
The base salary for this position at the time of this posting may range from $45,000 to $90,000. Individual compensation varies based on job-related factors, including business needs, experience, level of responsibility and qualifications. We offer a competitive benefits package.
Hill & Knowlton is more than an agency. It’s a collection of thousands of brilliant, collaborative and driven employees – all united around a single vision of transforming our clients, our company and the world.
Across 70 offices in 30 countries our people are the heartbeat of our business. Bridging countless cultures, backgrounds and lived experiences, we are drawn together by a common drive and a collaborative spirit – called to our craft each day by the desire to deliver the best work.
And at H&K, diversity, equity and inclusion are not just values; they are strategic imperatives that fuel our future in an industry built on the art of understanding, connecting and developing relationships. We believe that a diverse workforce is essential for inspiring bold ideas, fostering constructive dialogue and cultivating meaningful experiences that drive innovation and creativity.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Hill & Knowlton does not discriminate against applicants or employees because of their race, creed, color, age, religion, sex, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, military status, national origin, or ancestry.
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