Account Director, PR

We have an immediate opening for an Account Director, PR in Los Angeles or Orange County. The role involves leading strategy, development, and implementation of client PR programs, developing and maintaining client relationships, and providing regular strategic counsel. The ideal candidate should have experience working in the Orange County market, be outgoing, energetic, innovative, resourceful, and love to write.

Requirements

• Lead strategy, development, and implementation of client PR programs
• Develop and maintain client relationships; provide regular strategic counsel
• Supervise account teams and lead day-to-day account activities
• Monitor program timetable and client budgets for maximum efficiency
• Oversee agency output to ensure quality control and client ROI
• Provide creative input and direction to account group, including the development of innovative story angles, promotions, partnerships, and activations
• Identify and develop opportunities for cross agency media pitches and ways to elevate work
• Create and/or seize opportunities for selling projects to PR clients, organically growing relationship
• Participate in new business proposal process, including leading development of content for specific sections of proposals; participate in presentations
• Identify opportunities and present solutions to optimize agency practices
• Demonstrate advanced writing and editing skills
• Establish and maintain high-level media contacts; oversee strategic media pitching
• Understand clients' business competition, challenges, and opportunities
• Stay abreast of the latest hospitality, consumer, and social media trends and leverage to advantage
• Supervise/mentor junior/mid-level team members

Benefits

• Generous Paid Time Off
• 401k Matching
• Retirement Plan
• Hybrid Telework Policy
• Half-day Summer Fridays
• Closed week between Christmas and New Years
• Fun, engaging team events
• Robust bi-level training program
• Generous Go Explore anniversary travel benefits (up to $8,000!)