Treble is turning the traditional PR agency on its head. Led by an experienced collection of media relations professionals, we act as a newsroom, creating impressive and consistent wins as a team firing on all cylinders. We believe great ideas are just as important as great relationships. We believe in an aggressive, yet intelligent approach to media relations. We believe in working with clients who view us as an integral partner. We have amazing clients and compete and win against some of the biggest agencies in the world, and we expect the winning to continue as Treble scales.
Our team consists of a diverse group of former agency rainmakers, entrepreneurs & journalists from broadcast and leading online tech publications. We work with entrepreneurs, VCs and global brands whose innovations change the way people live and organizations work. Our clients quickly become familiar faces on the media circuit and define and are ultimately viewed as trusted experts within their respective industries.
About You
As an Account Manager, you love getting to know clients and their businesses; but you’re also eager to pitch in on the strategic direction of the account and the work itself. You should have a passion for securing media coverage, building relationships with clients, employees, and the media, and have a proactive mindset. You have built up a network of trusted media sources and you can engage a diverse range of media at a moment’s notice. You understand how to cater and deliver customized pitches to business and technology outlets. You apply your full creativity and focus to each client, strategy and project, and work hard to generate ridiculous(ly awesome) results that gel into each client’s unique PR and business goals.
The best ideas thrive under our roof, and you thrive in a creative environment. Communication expertise, outstanding time management skills, and a passion for technology, public relations, social media and teamwork are essential to succeed in this position. Here’s a detailed list of what the job looks like:
Account Roles
- Serve as the primary client contact on the agency’s strategic and multi-service accounts
- Manage the implementation of scopes of work to ensure that client deliverables are successfully met on deadline
- Learn the clients’ organizational structures, providing strategic counsel – ongoing and when faced with good news or unexpected challenges
- Ensuring the strategic value and highest quality of all client deliverables
- Demonstrate creativity and proactivity by leading group brainstorms, developing new story ideas, and providing strategic recommendations on PR programs
- Oversee reporting and measurement of KPIs for all program activities
- Supervise and mentor junior staff members, including guidance on their professional growth
- Communicating proactively – both verbally and written – regarding strategic client documents and ongoing client activities
- Strong understanding of clients' business and technology
- Ideate and execute original campaigns and strategies on time and on budget via content, social, trendjacking and announcements
- Ensuring all account programming is successfully executed and meets KPIs to include Announcements, Awards, Broadcast, Content, Earned Media, Social Media, Speaking, Sponsorships, Strategic Planning and Trendjacking
- Additional responsibilities as needed and when assigned
Media Relations
- Executing all aspects of strategic media relations; leveraging existing relationships with reporters and outlets on behalf of client and agency
- Demonstrate a solid track record of regularly placing high-profile media coverage on behalf of clients, showcasing a strong ROI for the client
- Building new media relationships; proactively engaging media on a regular basis with heavy emphasis on Tier 1 media
- Securing and staffing interviews; developing savvy/timely ideas and moving pitches from “concept to coverage”
- Creating and presenting strategic media relations plans for individual launches and comprehensive scope plans
- Ability to measure and present ROI of communications activities
- Conduct mock interviews with executives
Team Leadership
- Manage account teams to achieve account scope and KPIs
- Active mentorship of junior team members to build out their respective PR skill sets and empower the team's overall productivity
- Seeking opportunities to recruit talented people to join the team
- Identifying, attending and encouraging others to attend networking events
- Leading by example by setting a positive, uplifting tone to create a spirit of teamwork, enthusiasm and quality
- Identify areas for improvement and bring solutions to the team
- Be an ambassador to the Agency - committed to Treble mission and culture
Agency Growth
- Work to create a hub for the business, identifying new hires, new clients, networking opportunities and agency marketing efforts
- Display a strong understanding of and effectively communicate Treble service offerings to existing clients and continually provide new and fresh ideas for renewal/expansion proposals
- Attending networking events and building a personal network with the goal of obtaining new business for the agency
- Preparing for and attending new business pitches
- Developing new business decks/assets as needed
Travel
- New business travel may be required as needed
- Travel for client-facing meetings as needed
Account Manager Bandwidth Deployment
- 50% media relations
- 30% account management (client communication | account strategy | launch strategy | leading bi-weekly account calls)
- 20% Treble internal team management (mentorship | internal communications | new business | delegation & feedback)
Reports to VP and takes direction from other senior leadership members
Mentors
- Senior Account Executive, Account Executives, Coordinators & Interns
Location
- Remote work 2-3 days a week in the Pacific Time Zone
- In-office work 2-3 days a week
- Travel to clients and events as needed
Employment Type
- At-Will
- Full-time
- Exempt
Experience
- 5 years of Tech PR minimum, with a minimum of 2 years of media relations experience
- Degree in communications, journalism or English
- Strong track record of strategic vision and earned media results
- Strong track record of professionalism, leadership and teamwork
- Impeccable organizational and time management skills
- Ability to work well under pressure in both proactive and reactive environments
- Thrives in a fast-paced and ever-changing environment
TO APPLY: Send an email to jointheteam@treblepr.com explaining why you're the person for the job. Attach supporting evidence to that email and resume.