ABOUT THE ROLE:

We are currently seeking an Account Executive to join our dynamic and fun consumer practice team in Los Angeles/Orange County. You will have a strong focus on traditional PR and will require experience writing and working with the media. You’ll be responsible for maintaining a broad scope of day-to-day account work, including media relations, tracking, reporting, social media monitoring, event planning, and press release writing as well as various account maintenance and administrative tasks. You will support all members of the team and will work with at least two clients simultaneously. One of those clients is in the automotive space.

This role reports to the Executive Vice President and Vice President.

RESPONSIBILIES:

• Actively participate in brainstorms.
• Build and maintain media coverage lists and trackers.
• Collaborate with team members to execute PR campaigns, initiatives, & events.
• Demonstrate a general knowledge of social media tools.
• Prepare client status & activity recap reports, compile media & competitor coverage, & coordinate pitching.
• Research, outline, write, edit, & proofread materials, including media advisories, pitch letters/e-mails, biographies, reports, & fact sheets.
• Support event planning activities.
• Write press releases.
• Conduct various administrative and account maintenance tasks.

• Must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (i.e., at least 2 weeks after last dose) and, if hired, present proof of vaccination before start date. Candidates may request accommodation due to a disability.
• Driven to consistently meet deadlines.
• Possibly wanting to learn a new area of practice within Consumer.
• Collaborating with team members to execute PR campaigns, initiatives, & events is something that excites you.
• Excellent verbal communication, strong organizational and multitasking abilities.
• Excellent writing skills, experience crafting pitches, releases, contributed articles.
• Must have earned a bachelor's degree.
• Must have a basic understanding of public relations tools and how they affect the client.
• Previous agency experience with consumer clients. (preferred)

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ABOUT US

Zeno Group is the fiercely independent and global, integrated communications agency, born from PR. We bring together the boldest and brightest talent to help clients across industries and sectors unleash the power of strategic communications. Guided by our "Fearless Pursuit of the Unexpected," we push the boundaries to achieve real business value and societal impact for clients. Winner of the industry’s most coveted awards including the 2024 PRWeek U.S. Outstanding Large Agency of the Year, 2023 PRWeek Purpose Agency of the Year, 2022 PRWeek Global Agency of the Year, 2022 PRovoke Best Large Agency to Work For in North America and a three-time winner of PRWeek’s Best Places to Work. Zeno has also been previously recognized by the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. Zeno is a DJE Holdings Company.

ABOUT OUR BENEFITS

Healthy, happy employees make Zeno better, so we have programs that support physical, mental and financial wellness. Our culture and benefits are designed to promote flexibility, celebrate diversity and support work/life balance. We offer a variety of medical, dental and vision insurance with prescription plans, as well as short and long-term disability. Our Be Kind to Your Mind program focuses on mental health, providing a paid subscription to Headspace and access to mental health providers and other services through a best-in-class employee assistance program. Employees are encouraged to bring their authentic self to Zeno and participate in our employee resource groups which build communities for sharing and support. And while we love our work, we believe in the restorative power of time off with generous vacation, paid holidays and self-care time. Employees are supported in their pursuit of financial wellness with a 401(k) plan, pretax flexible spending accounts, tuition assistance, life insurance and free access to a certified financial coach. And our unique ZenoFit program provides a monthly allowance to fund activities in your personal life that bring you joy and keep you healthy. These and other benefits are available to non-temporary employees in the US.