Public Relations Associate

Accepting Resumes Only for Future Opportunities!

At Hotwire our role titled Associate may be called an Account Executive externally.

This hybrid role is open to: Our office location in San Francisco or New York

About you…

You are passionate about comms and use your outstanding media chops to drive B2B tech client strategy and campaigns that break the mold. You’re excited to build media relationships and expand that digital rolodex through networking.

You are a professional and strategic loud voice in client meetings and a trusted mentor to the account coordinators and interns on your teams. You enjoy multi-tasking and you are able to juggle a variety of tasks and projects across different tech industries.

You love learning and utilize that drive to propel you to become an industry expert for the accounts you support and an advisor to your teams and clients.

If this sounds like you, read on...

About us…

We are the pre-eminent global tech communications and marketing consultancy. We are a group of expert communicators and marketers who are fanatical about tech and are here to help businesses ignite their possibilities. Our local experience and global scale allow us to deliver bold but pragmatic guidance to tech companies all over the world.

When you work with us, we connect and support you in a way that allows you to achieve limitless success and career growth. For years now, we’ve been named a Best Place to Work by PR Week, PRNews and Crain’s New York.

We are curious, ambitious and connected, but most of all we are one team working together to be the global alternative.

We are looking for an exceptional person to join our team as a Public Relations Associate

As an Associate, you will implement day-to-day integrated comms activities, carrying out most of the campaign execution and administration, usually reporting to an Account Manager or Senior Account Manager. You and your fellow teammates will be the engine of the client campaign, driving activities with determination and enthusiasm to deliver results that will make an impact for the client’s business, and make your team shine.

Daily, you will:

• Be the eyes and ears of your clients’ industries, ensuring your account teams are up to speed on what’s happening across the wider sector
• Build your media and sector knowledge and develop integrated comms skills
• Participate in client calls, owning specific programs such as media, analyst or influencer relations
• Communicate with clients – on the phone, by email and in person
• Deliver analytics reports and include valuable insights to drive strategy and results on your teams
• Generate results by pitching client stories (by phone and email) to journalists and influencers
• Write content for a variety of purposes such as pitches, speaking and award submissions, press releases, blog entries, feature articles and case studies
• Assist with clients’ digital marketing programs
• Arrange and host media interviews and events
• Brainstorm new ideas for integrated comms campaigns
• Participate in new business opportunities, from research to pitching prospective clients

You’ll Bring:

• At least one prior internship
• 1-2 years full-time agency or in-house experience
• Interest and/or experience working with tech clients
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Strong verbal and written communication skills – having an opinion is a must!
• Familiarity with general office tools and platforms such as the Microsoft Suite, Slack, and Media Tools

Why Us:

• Flexibility – We understand that life doesn’t always fit around the 9-5, and that work/life integration is crucial. We expect our team members to be in the office at least once per week on “Anchor Days” and as needed, dictated by business, team, or client needs.
• Global Reach & Opportunity – You will have the opportunity to work within global teams and travel within the US and globally to connect with clients and colleagues.
• Great Benefits – Strong benefits package includes paid time off, holidays, sick leave, cultural celebration days off, paid time off for community involvement, medical, dental and vision insurance, disability and life insurance, 401K match and a paid 6-week sabbatical after every 4 years of continuous employment. Hotwire offers a variety of bonus opportunities including business development, annual company bonuses and referral bonuses. Additional benefits include wellness allowance, internet, and phone reimbursement.
• Development Opportunities – A strong learning and development program with training opportunities at all levels.
• Autonomy – The freedom and support to be limitless, and the opportunity to own your career and create the future you want.
• Variety – No day is the same as the last. Both within our own walls and with our clients, we navigate change daily, and there’s always an opportunity to stretch your skills, learn something new, seek out a new challenge, and gain expertise.
• Our Amazing Team – We are connected, ambitious, and friendly. We don’t step on toes to get ahead, we build each other up, develop and teach each other and understand that each person’s individual success is a win for all.

We engage in Thoughtful Working, empowering our talent to determine the best way to work for our clients, our team and Hotwire every single day.

Compensation Range: $58,500-$76,000

The range listed is just one component of Hotwire’s total compensation package for employees, which includes bonus opportunities and a variety of benefits mentioned above. Hotwire takes into consideration a candidate’s education, training, and experience, as well as the position’s work location, expected work to be performed, required travel (if any), external market and internal value, and internal pay alignment when determining the salary level for potential new employees. A potential new employee’s salary history will not be used in compensation decisions.