Public Relations Account Manager - Carlsbad, United States - PlainClarity

Description

PlainClarity, a boutique public relations firm with a 17-year roster of remarkable clients, and specializing in culinary/hospitality; beer, wine and spirits + lifestyle pr, marketing and social, seeks an engaging and skilled senior account executive or public relations account manager. The culture at PlainClarity is progressive, welcoming and compassionate. Join a team of tenacious storytellers who thrive when connecting with others and enjoy thinking like members of press. Agency experience preferred. Visit for a list of clients, past and resent.

You are (what you bring):

• Great at managing and encouraging your team. You have experience in this area.
• Creative and enjoy working in an autonomous, yet supportive, environment.
• A fantastic writer and connector who instantly puts people at ease. You form relationships quickly, are authentic, confident, abundantly detail-oriented and trustworthy.
• A whiz at finding and leveraging trends for clients. If there's a story that has yet to be unearthed, you're on it. Clients LOVE you for this. You're like a walking surprise party.
• The kind of person who makes it happen. You can figure out most anything, and enjoy being trusted to do the work without someone breathing over your neck.
• Well-connected in food, lifestyle and hospitality: press, influencers, etc. (3+ years experience)
• A social media whiz.
• Skilled at creating engaging events.
• Super successful at anticipating needs and assessing the future impact (positive and negative) of decisions.
• Exceptional at researching; you know how to find and leverage trends, enjoy sharing new ideas and are successful at securing stories with local and national press and influencers.
• Exceptional at growing accounts and building client relationships
• A helluva writer.
• Extra points for being wickedly witty.

You'll be (how you'll make an impact):

• Driving client initiatives.
• Engaging in some social media.
• Recommending and implementing uncommon, creative tactics that improve the public's perception of clients.
• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with press, bloggers and key tastemakers. You love people, so this comes naturally
• Keeping up on trends.
• Effectively creating and pitching stories.
• Managing junior team members.
• Managing and delegating tv segments, photoshoots and other work in the field. This sometimes involves eating delicious food and sipping refreshing libations.
• Rewarded with the perks of PlainClarity life, including flexible PTO / retirement / health and eating delicious food.
• Into working with people who promote growth and care about your success and well-being.

Salary commensurate with experience

Flexible PTO

Food & Bev perks

Continued industry education

Medical

401K

Apply: Email cover letter, resume and writing sample to hello[at]plainclarity[dot]com. Kindly answer the following in your cover letter: what's your perfect meal? Also, why will we love you?