The account executive serves as a primary day-to day client contact and manages the flow of work and information within the account team. The Account Executive serves as a key liaison among clients, account teams and agency management, and is responsible for performing a wide range of public relations activities, including program development, strategic planning and media outreach.
Essential Job Functions:
- Develop well written, compelling and accurate press releases
- Attend client meetings
- Field inquiries from the press
- Deal professionally with client and media at all levels
- Build positive working relationships and liaising with colleagues, clients and media
- Commission market research
- Write contact and progress reports for clients
- Research and write press releases and features
- Organize press conferences, events and promotions
- Collate and analyze media coverage
- Prepare printed publications
- Promote news stories over the phone to appropriate media
- Co-ordinate studio or location photography
- Organize and attend press launches
- Undertake research for new business proposals
Minimum Requirements:
- Two to four year's agency experience
- BA/BS Degree
- Strong media relations and pitching capabilities
General Requirements:
- Excellent oral and communication skills
- Attention to detail and strong problem solving skills
- Excellent writing skills
- Strong motivational skills
- Accountability in their work
- Ability to work in a fast paced environment
- Articulate and confident
Please send resumes and salary requirements to jobs@schwartz.com
The Senior Account Executive serves as a primary day-to day client contact and manages the flow of work and information within the account team. The Senior Account Executive serves as a key liaison among clients, account teams and agency management, and is responsible for performing a wide range of public relations activities, including program development, strategic planning and media outreach.
Essential Job Functions:
- Direct interaction with a client in a concise, professional manner
- Active participation in brainstorming and problem solving sessions
- Seek new and creative opportunities for clients
- Deal professionally with client and media at all levels
- Coordination of special projects
- Help define communication plans and drive day to day client management
- Manage media relations for several clients simultaneously
- Oversee monitoring of media coverage
- Research and pursue speaking opportunities, award nominations and product events
- Over time, develop and in depth knowledge of client industries and provide strategy on that knowledge
- Develop and maintain editorial calendars, including pitching and placing story ideas
Minimum Requirements:
- Four to five year's agency environment experience working with multiple teams
- BA/BS Degree
- Proven track record in national and regional media placements
- Fined tuned media relations skills
General Requirements:
- Excellent oral and communication skills
- Excellent writing skills
- Attention to detail and strong problem solving skills
- Strong motivational skills
- Accountability in their work
- Ability to work in a fast paced environment
- Articulate and confident
Please send resumes and salary requirements to jobs@schwartz.com
Senior business to business (B2B) communications specialist with direct industry or client experience in the financial services and / or tech space.
Key job functions would include but not be limited to:
- Generating top tier publicity for B2B/financial services and tech clients
- Senior account management with day to day interface with clients
- Producing a broad spectrum of written communications, including press releases, articles and strategy documents
- Mentoring and managing account teams
- Strategy development/program planning
Minimum requirements:
- 7+ years experience in an agency, financial or media environment
- Strong B2B background
- Solid writing and strategy skills
- Experience and aptitude with financial services and/or technology
General requirements:
- Excellent communication skills
- Attention to detail and strong problem solving skills
- Proficient in Microsoft including PowerPoint and Excel
- Proficient in Bacons, Factiva and other relevant databases
- Ability to work within and be an integral part of an action-orientated, decision making team
- Motivated, hands on self starter and strategic thinker
- Ability to work under pressure and handle heavy workload with multiple clients
Please send resumes and salary requirements to jobs@schwartz.com
Serve as primary day-to day client contact and manage flow of work and information within account team. As the key liaison among clients, account teams and agency management, be responsible for performing a wide range of public relations activities, including program development, strategic planning and media outreach.
Responsibilities:
- Create strategies for publicizing key technology advancement in software and hardware for maximum impact
- Proactively pitch stories to target media
- Monitor industry developments and benchmark ongoing achievements of the client against peers
- Research, develop and execute plans for key media outlets
- Produce impactful press releases
- Handle publicity relationships with vendors to maximize publicity and marked opportunities
Education, Experience and Skills:
- 2-5 years experience in public relations and technology
- Understanding of computer software and hardware, B2B enterprise/computing products and solutions
- Understanding of current technology trends
- Experience pitching to print, broadcast and online media
- Strong writing background
General Requirements:
- Excellent oral and communication skills
- Attention to detail and strong problem solving skills
- Excellent writing skills
- Ability to work in a fast paced environment
Please send resumes and salary requirements to jobs@schwartz.com
The position is responsible for public relations strategy and execution, including program development, client contact and media outreach for numerous B2B accounts in such areas as financial services, professional services technology and others.
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Create strategies for publicizing B2B clients to maximum impact
- Proactively pitch stories to target media
- Monitor industry developments and benchmark the ongoing achievements of the client against their peers
- Research, develop and execute plans for key media outlets
- Produce impactful press releases
- Handle publicity relationships with vendors to maximize publicity and marked opportunities
Education, Experience and Skills:
- 2-5 years experience in public relations with a focus on B2B
- Strong strategic thinker
- Experience pitching to print, broadcast and online media
- Strong writing background
General Requirements:
- Excellent oral and communication skills
- Attention to detail and strong problem solving skills
- Excellent writing skills
- Strong motivational skills
- Accountability in their work
- Ability to work in a fast paced environment
- Articulate and confident
Please send resumes and salary requirements to jobs@schwartz.com
We seek enthusiastic and reliable individuals who are knowledgeable about public relations and interested in developing career skills.
Required Skills:
- Basic knowledge of public relations from prior studies, internships or volunteer work. Strong research, writing, interpersonal, organizational and computer skills are important.
Availability:
- We offer winter, fall, spring and summer internships.
Weekly Schedule:
- We are flexible, but request that interns be consistent once a schedule has been set we can best allocate assignments.
16 hours per week minimum commitment.
Compensation:
- Although this is an unpaid internship, travel will be compensated. Many students apply for college credit for the internship and we work with them to help fulfill any requirements their school may have.
Student status:
- Sophomore, Junior, Senior
What students will learn:
- Interns will gain practical experience in a variety of public relations projects and activities. Working in an exciting entrepreneurial environment you will research industries and statistics for media outreach and new business presentations, compile and distribute creative product samples to interested media, sit in on conference calls and join in brainstorming sessions, assist with event planning, pinpoint target media and contacts expediting media relations and outreach process and actively participate in the day to day activities for a diverse range of accounts.
To apply: Email your resume to jobs@schwartz.com with the heading internship
