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 plainclarity.com 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?