Account Director – Public Relations

🕒 July 28

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $100k - $140k / year

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

🧑‍💼 Account Executive

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SBS Comms

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11 - 50 employees

Founded 2017

📣 Marketing

📱 Media

💼 Consulting

Marketing • Media • Consulting

SBS Comms is a tech and culture-focused public relations and strategic communications agency that helps founders and operators build reputation and media presence. They specialize in narrative development, securing tier-one press coverage, always-on reputation strategies, and thought leadership for companies defining "what's next. " Their messaging emphasizes placing clients in traditional outlets, podcasts, newsletters, and influential feeds; they operate from multiple U. S. cities (New York, LA, San Francisco, Boston, Chicago) and position themselves as a partner for startups and visionary tech companies.

📋 Description

• Act as primary client lead and day-to-day lead on account teams • Set account direction and identify PR priorities aligned with client business objectives • Lead informed and targeted media plans and campaigns from ideation through execution • Drive media results through outreach and creative story ideation • Produce and/or edit written content • Lead and deliver client presentations, including reporting and planning • Support agency development projects such as new business pitches, company trainings, team events, and recruiting • Coach and mentor internal team members and conduct annual performance reviews • Manage the SBS Fellowship program • Recommend team staffing to ensure account coverage and complementary skills • Support scope-of-work and budget conversations with clients alongside Senior Directors and VPs

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in PR, communications, journalism or similar area • At least 6 years in-house or agency PR experience • Demonstrated ability to grow accounts and build client relationships • Demonstrated ability to drive meaningful media results • Strong presentation and verbal communication skills • Detail oriented and focus on setting and managing to a high bar • A creative mindset • Brilliant writing skills; writing samples required • Experience or demonstrated readiness to supervise junior staff • Self-starter work ethic and player-coach management style • Must be based in the United States, as indicated by the required application question

🏖️ Benefits

• Flexible, remote work • Unlimited PTO • Summer Fridays • Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance • 401K Plan with Employer Match up to 4% after 1 year • Annual cash bonuses • Generous benefits