Account Executive, Higher Education

BerlinRosen is seeking an Account Executive to join its Higher Education team, which sits within Orchestra's Tech & Corporate practice and guides colleges, universities and academic institutions through complex communications landscapes. The role maintains daily client relations, plans and executes day-to-day project deliverables, supports and leads junior staff, and conceptualizes strategies, pitches and media placements. The role is based in the New York, N.Y. or Washington, D.C. office on a hybrid basis, 3 days per week in office. Salary range (commensurate with experience and skills): $65,000 - 80,000.

Responsibilities

Drive media relations pitching engine, developing creative pitch angles, building media lists, and conducting outreach to and maintaining relationships with key reporters; Support the creation of strategy by providing regular creative ideas for clients to engage audiences across owned, paid and earned media channels; Drive day-to-day client deliverables, managing up and down to ensure team alignment while proactively surfacing new ideas and opportunities for clients; Manage media monitoring and rapid response across accounts; Write and edit persuasive external and internal materials, including strategy decks, messaging, op-eds, social and web copy; Support day-to-day communications with clients, including analyzing press coverage and writing regular progress reports; Manage workstreams across multiple accounts; Maintain daily client relations, plan and execute day-to-day project deliverables, support and lead junior staff and conceptualize strategies, pitches and media placements; Delegate to peers and junior staff and develop and advance strategy alongside senior leaders

Requirements

2–3 years of experience in communications, including in-house experience at companies, nonprofits or higher education institutions, or within media or journalism; Familiarity with and interest in the higher education landscape; Ability to handle multiple assignments at once, work quickly and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment; Demonstrated relationships with reporters and strong news sense; Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both verbally and in writing, with varying levels of staff, clients and media; Strong attention to detail; Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with a team to meet group objectives; Proficiency in Google and Microsoft software suites

Nice to have

PR agency experience preferred; Interest in the higher education landscape