Padilla is a full-service agency that transforms brands and organizations through strategically creative communications. As an Account Executive, you will drive client success through strategic thinking, digital savvy, and creative storytelling while managing day-to-day client work and collaborating with your team on integrated communications programs.
Responsibilities
- Create high-performing content: Write and edit clear, compelling copy for social media, web, email campaigns, press releases, bylines, and thought leadership pieces
- Drive media relations: Build and nurture relationships with journalists, influencers, and digital creators. Identify opportunities, craft smart pitches, and secure earned media coverage
- Leverage digital and AI tools: Use data analytics, monitoring platforms, and AI technologies to strengthen storytelling, optimize performance, and increase efficiency
- Activate across channels: Work with the team to execute integrated campaigns, including social media strategies, influencer collaborations, media tours, special events, and virtual experiences
- Deliver actionable insights: Use digital dashboards and media monitoring tools to evaluate performance, generate reports, and recommend optimization strategies
- Collaborate: Mentor interns or Assistant Account Executives, providing clear delegation, feedback and guidance
- Manage up effectively: Communicate clearly with supervisors to ensure alignment, resourcing, and performance expectations are met
- Support new business growth: Contribute to research, brainstorming, proposal development, and presentations that help the agency win new clients
- Champion learning and innovation: Stay current on digital trends, social media algorithms, and AI tools that can improve storytelling and client outcomes
Skills
- Strong understanding of integrated marketing communications, including PR, social, content, and digital media
- Demonstrated ability to write for different platforms — adapting tone and style for different audiences and channels
- Experience with social listening, analytics, and AI-assisted writing or research tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Muck Rack, Meltwater, Sprout Social, etc.)
- Project management skills with attention to deadlines, budgets, and client satisfaction
- A curiosity for technology, marketing and creative ways to connect audiences with brands
- Commitment to teamwork, collaboration, and continuous professional growth
Company Overview
At Padilla we build brands, protect reputations and create high-impact communication strategies. It is a sub-organization of AVENIR GLOBAL. It was founded in 1961, and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, with a workforce of 201-500 employees. Its website is http://www.padillaco.com/.