Senior Account Executive - Los Angeles: Ketchum Public Relations

Company Information

An innovator in communication since 1923, Ketchum delivers seamless service around the globe through its 23 offices and 44 affiliates and associates in North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America. With its five global practice areas, Brand Marketing, Corporate Communications, Healthcare, Food & Nutrition, and Technology, Ketchum offers clients a unique breadth and depth of marketing and corporate communications expertise. A leading global public relations firm and the PRWeek 2002 Agency of the Year, Ketchum is a unit of Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE: OMC; www.omnicomgroup.com). Additional information on Ketchum, its award-winning work, and past press releases can be found at www.ketchum.com.

Job Description:

Senior Account Executive - Los Angeles

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Would you like to join a collaborative, supportive work environment where people are energized to deliver highly creative, media-savvy and results-oriented work for clients?
A place that taps each employees' personal strengths? That place where passion and precision meet - is Ketchum.

Our Venice office is currently looking for a Senior Account Executive to join our Brand practice, working on high profile accounts. The ideal candidate will have a zeal for media relations and consumer brands, perhaps even have a passion for fashion and a good understanding of the digital space.

Overview of Job Function

Responsible for planning, coordinating and implementing client programs and activities; ensure that all programs are strategically on target with clients' business objectives; maintain day-to-day contact with client, report program results to agency management and client.

Responsibilities

• Cultivate and maintain contacts and opportunistic media placements for account teams with top tier national and network media contacts.


• Act as a client contact; continually foster client-agency relationship to build trust and become a valuable resource to client.


• Continually build understanding and knowledge of clients' business and competitive environments; apply this information in preparing and presenting strategically focused programs and recommendations.


• Play key role in account activities including special events, media relations (both digital and traditional), program implementation, etc.


• Demonstrate ability to effectively develop full range of written materials including press releases, byline articles, speeches, client correspondence and reports.


• Develop and monitor program plans and budgets for profitability; report status to client and agency management on a regular basis.


• Explore and create opportunities for incremental business growth within your clients' organizations.


• Participate in the research, writing, and presentation of new business proposals.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, English, Marketing, or a related field


• Four to six years of public relations experience


• Must have a proven track record of media relationship

EOE/AA/M/F/V/D

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