Job details
Job type full-time
Full job description
We are looking for an account director to add to our growing technology practice!
As prweek’s north american agency of the year (2020) and best place to work seven years running, praytell is built on the spirit of partnership - with our clients, our weird and wonderful employees, and our communitiesEvery day, we work together on a diverse spectrum of clients focused on all things digital from beautiful visuals and creative big ideas to media relations and analyticsIf you’re looking for an opportunity to join a growing team who are passionate about an inclusive workplace, work for leaders who care and make your mark in an industry long overdue for a shakeup, we’d love to hear from you.
As an account director, you will be:
Working closely with our executive vice president, technology, to lead and expand our growing portfolio of global b2b and b2c technology accounts.
Partnering with client teams to drive their business objectives with creative thinking, media skills, thoughtfully crafted insights, strategic thinking and quality deliverables.
Overseeing internal teams, managing workstreams, and training/mentoring junior team members.
Supporting agency growth, identifying and pitching incremental and new business opportunities.
Maintaining the health of your accounts by managing budgets, staffing and time tracking.
Collaborating with other internal departments to deliver more value to client work.
Requirements
Experience: you have 7-10 years of experience in public relations, leading a range of consumer and/or b2b technology accounts, preferably in an agency settingYou have experience leading teams and managing junior staff members, have a rolodex of strong national technology and business media relationships, and have led/supported new business initiatives.
Curiosity: you’re a curious person, dig in and interrogate assumptions and are committed to understanding our clients’ businesses.
Flexible & adaptable: you’re willing to jump in and help others no matter the task or level! while we aim for work-life balance, you understand at times you may work irregular hours as dictated by client deliverables.
Ethics & integrity: you approach all work ethically and honestly, setting an example for your colleaguesYou do the right thing, even when it’s hard taking responsibility and being accountable for actions and apply these standards to those around you.
Excellent communicator: you’re able to synthesize complex ideas and connect them to opportunities and solutionsYou can think on your feet and communicate effectively under tight deadlines and senior stakeholdersYou know how to stay positive, but be factual in your email communication and in person.
Relationship builder: you develop, maintain and strengthen partnerships with others including colleagues, clients, vendors, partners and mediaYou work collaboratively with teammates and peers across departments to deliver the best quality work.
Motivated: you’ve demonstrated a drive to learn and teach, striven to exceed client expectations going beyond the task at hand before asked, and proactively found opportunities to deliver the unexpectedYou’re curious and excited to grow.
Teacher & mentor: you enjoy mentoring junior staff and developing their skills alongside yoursYou’re able to take complex ideas, synthesize and reframe them for team membersYou can be an advocate for team members while being fairYou’re comfortable delivering both positive and critical feedback honestly and with support.
Benefits
We take the responsibility of caring for our employees seriously and offer benefits that prove it - reinforced unlimited time off (we truly mean it!), flexible schedules, hybrid/remote work, wellness stipends, 401k program with employer match, a no-employee-contribution healthcare option, an employee stock ownership program, employee resource groups - and so, so, so much more.
