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ABOUT ACC

Composed of acquired marketing, media and communications agencies and complemented by an advisory service, Acceleration Community of Companies (ACC) was created to guide and advise clients to move quickly and more efficiently with their branding, marketing and media decisions. With ACC Advisory, the in-house consultancy practice and inter-agency team leader, ACC offers a new and integrative service approach of best-in-class specialized resources, where strategy, technology and creativity converge. With offices in Los Angeles and New York, ACC has rapidly built out much of its operating group, and several Advisory clients, including Pepsi, T-Mobile, Fashion Nova and Canopy Growth, among others.

PRINCIPAL WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

Direct Supervisor: VP and/or Senior Account Director, Advisory

JOB DESCRIPTION 

ACC is seeking a PR Senior Account Executive to join the team, supporting global/national communications and media relations for a multitude of clients (cannabis, entertainment, gaming, etc.) with a variety of sports, music, CPG and lifestyle extensions/campaigns. The ideal candidate will have prior agency experience in PR, building PR strategies that meet both corporate and consumer objectives. This candidate should also possess a keen sense of culture (music, movies, entertainment, trends), in addition to having close relationships with top-tier media.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop a PR outreach plan and identify media targets
• Prepare weekly status documents, participate in weekly internal team status calls and weekly client status calls
• Develop press materials (releases, pitches) to support client launches/announcements
• Develop talking points for talent and executives, staff and manage interviews (zoom, phone, in-person)
• Message train talent/executives ahead of interviews
• Clearly understand client needs/KPIs to provide strategic recommendations
• Lead press outreach with support from PR partners
• Lead reporting with support from the Account Executive
• Oversight of project delivery, ensuring all campaign facets are delivered on time and meeting strategic campaign goals
• Collaborate with internal teams to produce seamless execution of best-in-class campaigns
• Coordinate between the client and internal teams
• Collaborate with internal teams around marketing concepts and strategies to support PR launches and drive media results
• Manage assets needed for successful launches (photos, video, paid media, social content, influencer, talent etc.)
• Develop PR/marketing materials (strategy decks, campaign recap presentations, status documents, etc.)

QUALIFICATIONS

The ideal candidate will possess the following knowledge, experience, and skill set:

• 4+ years’ experience in PR, with established press contacts
• Outstanding communication skills, high level of confidentiality, strong follow through and attention to detail
• Ability to communicate and coordinate across Advisory team
• Extremely flexible, proactive, solutions-oriented, highly organized, able to shift priorities and multi-task, while working under strict deadlines
• Ability to handle heavy workflow processing in a small, collaborative, entrepreneurial team environment
• Passionate about providing exceptional customer service to internal and external partners and clients
• Ability to anticipate needs and execute time sensitive matters in a fast-paced, highly demanding, and high-volume environment
• Ability to be flexible with work hours, as business needs required

Acceleration Community of Companies (“ACC”) provides equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, gender or sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), national origin, ancestry, age, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, family and medical care leave status, military or veteran status, marital status, family status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. ACC will also make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities to perform their essential functions unless doing so would result in an undue hardship to the Company. Please inform ACC’s Human Resources Department if you need assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process. This policy governs all aspects of employment, including selection, job assignment, compensation, promotion, discipline, termination of employment, and access to benefits and training.