Account Executive at AZIONE in Los Angeles or New York City
Location: Los Angeles or New York City
About AZIONE: Founded in 2010, AZIONE is more than just a PR agency. We specialize in elevating brands by leveraging our proactive approach, transforming emerging companies into household names, and reshaping consumer perceptions of established brands. Recognized by Forbes as one of the Top Agencies in America in 2021, we take pride in our nearly decade-long legacy of building some of today's most relevant brands, including HOKA, Vuori, ALDO, REI, Pressed Juicery, Caraway, Simplehuman, and many others.
Job Description: AZIONE, an award-winning agency, seeks an experienced candidate to join as an Account Executive in our Lifestyle / Fashion division. The ideal candidate should possess 2+ years of post-graduate experience in PR. Experience with innovative startups is a plus. Candidates must thrive in a fast-paced environment.
Key Responsibilities:
Client Relationships & Growth:
- Act as a client contact and manage day-to-day account activities.
- Contribute to weekly client calls and in-person meetings alongside senior team leadership.
- Attend media briefings with clients as needed (e.g., interviews, desk-sides, press previews, event activations).
- Support new business processes including brainstorming, research, deck contributions, and pitch preparation.
Strategic Thinking:
- Actively pitch across client priorities to secure business and lifestyle features, podcasts, product placements, and trend stories.
- Identify editorial and brand partnership targets and opportunities for client projects.
- Oversee and execute launches and larger campaigns to deliver media coverage for clients.
- Assist in the development of integrated PR campaigns to achieve client objectives under senior team leadership.
- Draft pitches with oversight from SAE / AM / AD.
- Support brand partnerships implementation.
- Review and proofread client agendas and action items to ensure accuracy.
- Maintain weekly and monthly recaps for team projects with SAE / AM / AD oversight as needed.
- Manage inbound client requests and vet media opportunities.
Excellence in Delivery:
- Conduct media outreach and facilitate timely interview opportunities, send-outs, sample requests, and high-res image requests.
- Secure a steady rhythm of proactive editorial, partnership, and event integration opportunities.
- Maintain and grow a network of media, brand partners, and influencer relationships.
- Stay updated on new technologies, business trends, affiliate platforms, and social media trends.
- Monitor industry news and trends, sharing insights with the team.
- Anticipate and offer solutions for client-specific issues.
- Contribute to the agency database of editorial relationships.
Leadership:
- Display integrity, honesty, reliability, and openness to be trusted by clients and internal teams.
- Foster a positive team culture and collaboration between the PR and Digital teams.
- Mentor digital/influencer team members including JAE, AC, and interns.
- Recognize and reward great work within the team.
- Demonstrate professionalism and respect at all times.
Requirements:
- 2+ years of post-graduate experience in PR.
- Strong problem-solving skills with a creative mindset.
- Must be located in either Los Angeles or New York.
- Our New York team operates on a hybrid office schedule, while our Los Angeles team works fully remotely.
Benefits:
- Salary range $60,000 - $70,000 (based on experience).
- 100% medical and dental coverage.
- Bonus and commission opportunities.
- Year-long summer Friday hours.
- 401K benefits.
To Apply: Please send your resume to [email protected]. Visit AZIONEPR.com for more information about our company.
What We Do
AZIONE was born in 2010 with the vision of being much more than a PR agency. We set out to inspire and empower each and every brand, founder and executive that we work with by building collaborative relationships founded on trust, creativity and high impact results. With our unique and proactive approach, we grow emerging companies into household names and shift consumer perception for some of today’s most widely recognized legacy brands, establishing them time and time again as disruptive, conversation leaders.
AZIONE prides itself on more than a decade of building some of the most relevant brands of today.
Where you see white space, we see opportunity. We don't talk about doing things, we do them.
At AZIONE, we mean action.
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