Assistant Account Executive

Overview

Ketchum’s Corporate Reputation Team is looking for an Assistant Account Executive to join its all-star team. This role requires attention to detail, creative thinking and a can-do attitude. Ideal candidate has experience in corporate reputation strategy, media monitoring and measurement, earned media outreach and project management.

Responsibilities:

• Support client earned media efforts, including drafting media strategy, materials and executing outreach to generate coverage for clients

• Support client’s corporate reputation programs, including drafting talking points, press releases, and executive visibility strategies

• Assist in corporate reputation and executive visibility strategy and planning through research and brainstorm participation

• Coordinate team and/or client meetings, including scheduling, virtual meeting room set-up

• Measurement management, including capturing coverage within internal trackers and client reporting

• Leadership of media monitoring, summarizing and reporting out to internal team

• Respond to requests for information from clients, team members and other agency employees with accuracy and in a professional and timely manner

• Maintain team/client files, including project timelines, product trackers and billing codes

Qualifications:

We’re looking for required skills, and they can come from any combination of education and experience. Diversity of thought and background are encouraged. Typical qualifications include:

• Strong writing skills
• 1+ year of post-undergraduate experience in a public relations agency or a similar position
• Ability to work in multi-faceted, fast-paced environment.
• Strong initiative, energy and professionalism
• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, English, Marketing or a related field preferred

The salary range for this position is $50,000 to $58,000. The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, education, years of experience, past training, skills and abilities of applicant, internal equity and local geographic market data. A range of medical, dental, vision, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and/or other benefits also are available.