About the Role
We are seeking an Associate Account Executive or Account Executive to join our Technology & Corporate Communications team. This role is for an emerging communications professional passionate about storytelling, earned media, and helping clients stand out in a competitive news environment. The ideal candidate is a creative thinker with strong media instincts, enjoys identifying trends, developing compelling story ideas, and building reporter relationships.
Responsibilities
- Drive day-to-day execution across multiple client accounts, partnering with account leads to advance strategic communications programs.
- Develop creative, newsworthy story ideas, editorial calendars, and proactive media opportunities.
- Conduct earned media outreach, build reporter relationships, and secure high-impact coverage.
- Monitor the news cycle and identify timely opportunities to insert clients into relevant conversations.
- Draft client materials, including media pitches, press releases, briefing documents, messaging, fact sheets, media lists, and thought leadership content.
- Conduct media research and analysis to inform communications strategies.
- Manage account workflow, timelines, and client deliverables, collaborating across integrated account teams.
- Support client meetings, prepare agendas, capture notes, and contribute to presentations and strategic recommendations.
- Represent Orchestra's culture through proactive communication, strong project management, and exceptional client service.
Requirements
- Approximately 1-3 years of experience supporting consumer brands in public relations, media relations, strategic communications, or journalism.
- Agency experience preferred.
- Demonstrated success developing and executing earned media campaigns and pitching reporters.
- Strong writing and storytelling skills, with experience creating media pitches, press materials, briefing documents, and other client-facing communications.
- Excellent media instincts with the ability to identify emerging trends, develop creative angles, and translate complex topics into compelling stories.
- Experience managing multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced, client-service environment.
- Outstanding organizational skills and exceptional attention to detail.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work effectively with colleagues, clients, and members of the media.
- A collaborative mindset and eagerness to contribute to a growing, high-performing team.
- Experience working with technology or sports clients is strongly preferred but not required.
Skills
- Storytelling
- Earned media
- Media relations
- Strategic communications
- Journalism
- Writing
- Media pitching
- Trend identification
- Creative angle development
- Project management
- Client service
- Organizational skills
- Attention to detail
- Verbal communication
- Written communication
Location
- New York, N.Y.
Work Type
- Hybrid
- In-office 3 days per week
Experience Level
- Associate Account Executive
- Account Executive
Salary/Compensations
- Associate Account Executive: $55,000 - $70,000
- Account Executive: $70,000 - $85,000
About the Company
- BerlinRosen is part of Orchestra, a strategic communications and marketing company built for today’s complex and fragmented world.
- Orchestra integrates people, platforms, and stories that stick to help clients build lasting influence.
- The company offers programs that span from the highest level strategic business counsel through to tactical execution.
- Orchestra brings together 700+ people with experience across consumer and lifestyle, technology, nonprofit and philanthropy, real estate, sports, travel, hospitality, and more.
- Made up of leading firms BerlinRosen, Civitas Public Affairs Group, Derris, Glen Echo Group, Inkhouse, M18, Message Lab, Onward and Small Girls PR.
- It also launched Brightmode, a talent acquisition firm for communications professionals, and Versus Media Group, a strategy-first political media team.
- Learn more at www.orchestraco.com.
- Orchestra’s Technology & Innovation practice comprises over 40 communications professionals who bring a unique campaign-style approach to strategic communications, combining expert strategy and nimble execution with the creativity and speed of a startup.
- We represent some of the biggest newsmakers defining the future of technology across consumer tech, fintech, climate, gaming, healthtech, media, urban innovation and education including NYU, LHH, and Akkodis.
- Since 2022, it’s acquired nine firms, including: BerlinRosen, Civitas Public Affairs Group, Derris, Glen Echo Group, Inkhouse, M18, Message Lab, Onward and Small Girls PR.
- It also launched Brightmode, a talent acquisition firm for communication professionals.
Equal Opportunity
- People of all backgrounds and abilities are strongly encouraged to apply.
- Orchestra is committed to building and maintaining a diverse staff, and recognizes that its continued success depends on hiring and retaining high-quality creative professionals with a variety of backgrounds and experiences.
- Opportunities for advancement exist, and we are committed to helping all staff develop and grow.
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