Senior Account Executive - Healthcare
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About the Role
This is a senior account service position within our Healthcare team. The successful candidate will possess exceptional interpersonal and communication skills in order to work effectively with a variety of people of all levels. S/he must have excellent organizational skills and the ability to adapt to new conditions, assignments and multiple deadlines. Excellent attention to detail, a passion for the news, media and communications, and enthusiasm for delivering great results for clients are essential.
Key Qualifications
The senior account executive must have at least two years of relevant experience in public relations and/or related fields including research, advertising, management consulting, media and publishing
Ability to multi-task and work in a matrix structure
Ability to work calmly, accurately, and efficiently under multiple deadlines, often with short lead-times
Ability to develop relationships with media and apply experience and initiative in developing traditional and digital media relations strategies
Enthusiasm and energy for communications and delivering great client work
Ability to conduct accurate, detailed research and analysis across digital and social media, Good communication skills, both written and verbal; able to articulate point of view
Exceptional attention to detail, tenacity, and organization and planning skills
Entrepreneurial spirit - willingness to ‘get stuck in’ and make the most of opportunities
Emotional intelligence, decorum, and situational awareness in relation to client, team and inter-office interactions.
Business-level Japanese writing skills and Expert-level English writing skills
Key Responsibilities
Contribute to creation of communications plans that meet client objectives
Build relationship with clients and colleagues at all levels
Consistently produce high quality internal and external communications content often under tight timelines and with competing priorities
Demonstrate tactical proficiency in media relations, including creating and driving both traditional and social media outreach plans
Commit to continuous learning and improvement of leadership skills; set and pursue stretch goals
Supervise staff junior to you by motivating, coaching and consistently providing feedback
Aid in new business process including idea contribution, research and proposal preparation
Monitor and analyze media trends and social conversations to uncover news trends, new media columns and story ideas for clients
Providing day-to-day account support and managing multiple projects simultaneously, keeping teams organized and updated
When appropriate, utilize sector and industry knowledge and expertise to support across client accounts.
Interact with and manage relationships with peer clients (clients at similar levels) with successful, long term engagement.
Expand understanding and application of time managements skills and basic budget management skills in training toward project management.
If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t perfectly align with every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t perfectly align with every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
