SHADOW is seeking a Jr. Account Executive for its Beauty division. This junior-level position requires 1-2 years of PR experience and involves crafting pitches and securing media placements for clients in the beauty industry.
Responsibilities
- Pitch and place: You are expected to be a media coverage machine who enjoys crafting stories and gets a thrill out of securing press placement. You must constantly generate pitch ideas and drafts, proactively pursue relationships in media, and secure client inclusion in trend stories and roundups, in addition to feature placement
- Lead: Oversee the day-to-day tasks of Account Coordinators and demonstrate an ability to manage and lead. You coach AC’s to strengthen their writing and pitching skills, supervise their tasks and hold them accountable, and help AC’s generate call agendas that demonstrate an understanding of client priorities and account direction
Skills
- 1-2 years of PR experience
- Proven ability to craft pitches and secure media placements
- Own stable of media contacts
- Track record of placing stories in outlets relevant to SHADOW's clients
- Excellent writing and editing skills
- Ability to convert client objectives into clear and digestible storylines for media
- Inherent leadership qualities
- Ready and willing to teach, direct and delegate proactively and productively
- Knowledge of Muckrack or Cision
- Knowledge of Fashion GPS
- Social Media experience
Benefits
- Medical + dental + vision insurance
- Generous PTO and paid holidays
- Dedicated mental health days
- Unlimited sick time
- Give Back. We want SHADOWs to extend their hearts and give back to their various communities and interests, on the clock! We offer 40 hours of paid VTO annually (voluntary time off)
- 401(k) retirement plan with matching
- Pre-tax commuter and healthcare benefits
- 12 weeks paid leave for new parents
- Individualized career mapping
- Summer Fridays (early close Fridays Memorial Day - Labor Day)
- Hybrid work schedule (1-3 days in office per week, depending on role)
Company Overview
Shadow provides media relations, influencer marketing, event production, social media management, PR and content development services. It was founded in 2007, and is headquartered in New York, New York, USA, with a workforce of 51-200 employees. Its website is https://www.weareshadow.com/.