What are the responsibilities and job description for the Account Executive position at Sling & Stone?
Do you want to fast-track your career with a PR agency that's on an exciting growth trajectory? Do you want to be part of a team with a mission to tell stories for the world's most ambitious brands shaping the future? Look no further.
Sling & Stone is a communications agency purpose-built for disruptors and challenger brands changing the way we live, work and play.
Globally, we're a team of 80 across the United States, Australia, New Zealand and Singapore. We've won multiple best place to work awards and partner with both established brands and cool start-ups, including out of the US tech disruptors such as Canva, The Farmer's Dog, Speck, Formula 1, Dreame Technology, Leonardo.ai, Lucid Chart, Monarch Tractor, and many more.
We're now on the hunt for an ambitious Account Executive - Public Relations to join our team in New York as we build the world's best PR agency for challenger and disruptor brands.
The role you'll play
As an Account Executive - Public Relations you will help execute high impact integrated PR and social campaigns; crafting compelling stories, pitching to press, creators and other channels, researching and sharing industry and trend insights, helping to keep your teams in the know, all while sniffing out the best opportunities to get your clients in front of their target audiences.
To be successful in securing this role, you will need :
- At least 2 years public relations and social media experience, preferably at an agency but not a must
- Experience working with established brands and start-ups
- Knowledge of who's who in business, lifestyle, and tech media and creators
- A passion for keeping on top of what's trending on social media, creator marketing and amplifying campaigns through social & content. Past experience in this sector is a plus.
- Manage account administration duties including weekly status notes to clients, drafting call agendas, campaign measurement, and media monitoring
- To be a team player who loves learning from others and sharing your own experiences
- To be a creative self-starter; You're motivated to do well and think outside the box for clients
- To be a master storyteller but never one who limits their thinking to just 'traditional' media relations, with writing skills to match
Want to know more?
Here's a taste of Sling & Stone :
Sound like your dream job?
If you're ready for your next challenge and have gumption, build, tune in and play in spades, hit apply and send us your resume along with a cover letter explaining why you're the right fit for this role.
Equal Opportunity Employer Statement
Sling & Stone is built on the talent we hire. We're only as good as our people, and the best teams are built with people from a variety of backgrounds, offering a variety of perspectives. Even if you don't meet all of the requirements in our roles, if you think this is the job for you, please go ahead and apply. Studies have shown that certain minority groups will only apply if they meet every specification on a job advert and we want to change this. We do not discriminate against any employee or candidate because of age, gender, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, nationality, religion or disability or any other basis. Our people are chosen on merit, professional qualities and alignment with our values. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team.
