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About the Role

APEX PR helps brands connect to what matters most to people by shifting perceptions and making real connections. Our unmatched track record of award-winning campaigns, client retention and client satisfaction is a testament to our ability to get it right, over and over again. We are looking for an Account Manager to join our integrated team.

Responsibilities

• Create fully integrated plans with PR/Digital/etc as required.
• Strong special event management skills – executes and oversees team.
• Project management lead for all programs, including collaboration with agency partners to develop programming and consumer journey - managing/executing all aspects of the program/project and ensuring deadlines met.
• Act as a core day-to-day client contact on multiple accounts.
• Manage critical path.
• Develop and execute seasonal communication strategies and brand positioning in the marketplace.
• Be a creative thinker with the executional expertise to conceptualize and implement programs of various shapes and sizes.
• Write, edit and proofread high quality internal and external communications content - delivers error-free documents to supervisors.
• All written material to be “client-ready”.
• Strategic thinking – ability to think beyond traditional ideas and approaches; keeping business objectives in mind.
• Consistent at making in-the-moment decisions with minimal senior input.
• Serve as a mentor and coach for junior team members to help build and foster a positive and dynamic culture and delegate successfully to execute client initiative.
• Have solid media and influencer relationships, pitch all media tiers to generate significant results and instruct the team on MR/influencer strategy & divide up pitching duties.
• Review & edit media lists to deliver quality coverage.
• Review & edit briefs and finalize influencer concepts & content to ensure they deliver on campaign objectives.
• Share recommendations, ideas, and strategic responses to client situations with internal account teams.
• Maintain budget trackers and activity reports for clients.
• Define competitive landscape and identify issues, gaps, and opportunities for clients.
• Have strong understanding of paid media, influencer marketing and paid digital and its role in the integrated marketing mix.
• Help identify and participate in new business pitch development & presentation and contribute to agency brand-building initiatives.

Requirements

• 5+ years of relevant experience in PR, experiential and/or integrated marketing – retail, beauty, financial or consumer brands/CPG would be an asset.
• Demonstrated experience developing and executing fully integrated communications plans across PR, digital, social, influencer, paid media and experiential.
• Experience managing and executing consumer events, activations and experiential programs.
• Proven media relations and influencer marketing experience, including developing strategies, building relationships, leading outreach across media tiers and generating measurable results.
• Strong project-management skills, including managing critical paths, multiple workstreams, agency partners and competing deadlines.
• Proven ability to act as the day-to-day client lead across multiple accounts and provide confident, proactive counsel.
• Ability to anticipate client needs, manage expectations and address risks before they become issues.
• Strong financial-management skills, including, maintaining budget trackers, monitoring hours and managing projects within scope.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, delegate, mentor and provide constructive feedback to junior team members.
• Strong editing and quality-control skills, with the ability to deliver accurate, polished and client-ready work.
• Experience reviewing and providing strategic direction on influencer briefs, concepts and content.
• Strategic thinker who has a pulse on current industry and cultural trends to bring innovative insights to the work.
• The ability to be flexible, adaptable and wear many hats.
• A collaborative and accountable leadership style, with a demonstrated ability to motivate junior team members, delegate effectively and contribute to their professional development.

Skills

• PR
• Digital
• Special event management
• Project management
• Client relationship management
• Communication strategy
• Creative thinking
• Content writing
• Editing
• Proofreading
• Strategic thinking
• Media relations
• Influencer marketing
• Paid media
• Paid digital
• Budget management
• Competitive analysis
• New business development

Location

• US

Work Type

• Full-time
• Hybrid

Experience Level

• 5+ years of relevant experience

Salary/Compensations

• $75,000 to $95,000

Benefits

• Comprehensive health and dental benefits
• Wellness allowance
• Cell phone/internet allowance
• Learning and development opportunities
• Mentorship
• Company-wide bonus structure

About the Company

• APEX PR helps brands connect to what matters most to people by shifting perceptions and making real connections.
• Our unmatched track record of award-winning campaigns, client retention and client satisfaction is a testament to our ability to get it right, over and over again.
• Our work extends to all sectors, and the key to our success is a fusion of senior level strategists, creative ideas, a passion for our work, client collaboration and a disciplined focus on achieving results that impact our clients’ bottom line.
• APEX/ruckus Digital is committed to offering competitive pay for the role and experience that the candidate brings.
• APEX/ruckus Digital has a hybrid work model, employees are expected to be in the office 3 days.
• We feel that this model promotes creativity, collaboration and professional development while still giving employees the flexibility of remote work.
• This is also an opportunity to work with the best digital/PR teams in the business.
• We offer learning, development and mentorship so that our team can grow, and we can promote from within where possible.
• We prioritize taking care of our team through transparency, staff events, continued learning and a company-wide bonus structure.

Equal Opportunity

• APEX/ruckus Digital is dedicated to employment equity and welcomes diversity in the workplace.
• We recognize that the best candidate may not meet all of the criteria listed above.
• We encourage all those interested and with relevant experience to apply even if they don’t match the job posting perfectly.
• We welcome diverse, out-of-the-box thinking, and we strive to provide an environment for learning, growth and innovation.
• If you require any accommodation during the recruitment process, please reach out to hr@apexpr.com.