PR Account Director

• Strong judgment around confidential information
  


• Establish and communicate weekly priorities for the team
  


• Demonstrated ability to independently manage five accounts
  


• Day-to-day client contact and main responder to emails and calls from clients
  


• Stays up to date on PR trends and client trends
  


• Motivate and coach a team of PR specialists and Coordinators, commitment to employee development
  


• Allocate media relations resources and balance workloads between your team
  


• Write, refine, and create PR plans/strategies, bylined articles, talking points, statements, responses and other press materials
  


• Manage day-to-day logistics and assignments for the team – keep track of who owns tasks and deadlines to share with clients
  


• Owns high-level media outreach and media guidance for team; cultivates national and business media relationships to bring clients’ stories to life
  


• Ability to manage select client meetings and strategy discussions without a VP
  


• Embraces agency initiatives
  

Requirements

• At least 12 years of PR experience, preferably in an agency environment interfacing with business-to-business and/or technology clients
  


• Must have previous agency experience


• Experience managing and coaching teams and staff
  


• Resourceful and well-connected with proven problem-solving skills
  


• Strong communication and relationship building skills
  


• Strongly prefer to be in Atlanta or the surrounding area
  


• Comfortable working remotely
  


• Ability to deliver sound strategy that aligns directly with client business goals
  


• Strong media relationships and comfortable with routinely interfacing with the media
  

Benefits

• 401K program (Contribution up to 3%)
  


• Great health benefit options 
  


• Life insurance (short term disability and long term disability)
  


• 20 days PTO
  


• Every other Friday off
  


• $50 contribution to mobile phone allowance