Senior Account Executive

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Tell Stories That Stick

• Write and present with clarity, confidence, and persuasion
• Build strong relationships through responsiveness, trust, and collaboration
• Manage client communications with professionalism and poise
• Lead meetings and presentations with growing confidence
• Support negotiations with clients and partners

Make Media Moves

• Proactively pitch stories and secure meaningful coverage
• Build and maintain strong relationships with media and influencers across platforms
• Guide junior team members in developing smart, strategic outreach
• Oversee creation of media lists, pitches, and messaging that hit the mark
• Develop press materials that are sharp, on-brand, and impactful

Bring Ideas to Life

• Contribute to big ideas across events, partnerships, influencer programs, content, and more
• Collaborate across teams to ensure integrated, culturally relevant work
• Own program execution and ensure everything runs smoothly, on paper and on the ground
• Lead reporting and turn performance data into meaningful insights and recommendations

Drive Strategy That Delivers

• Contribute meaningfully to strategic account planning
• Translate trends and cultural insights into actionable ideas
• Identifying cultural partnership and collaborations that make sense for your clients and will resonate with their target audiences
• Craft and present client-ready decks that don’t just inform, they inspire action

Own the Details That Matter

• Help manage budgets and ensure programs stay on track financially
• Flag resourcing or allocation issues before they become problems
• Contribute to scopes of work, staffing plans, and account budgeting
• Ensure accuracy in time tracking and team operations

Lead and Lift Others

• Manage and mentor junior team members with clear direction and constructive feedback
• Foster a collaborative, inclusive team environment
• Recognize great work and motivate those around you
• Play a role in hiring and developing the next generation of talent

WHO YOU ARE

• Deeply tapped into sports and culture, and genuinely curious about what’s next
• A strategic thinker with strong instincts and a bias for action
• A storyteller who knows how to connect ideas to impact
• A collaborator who elevates the work (and the people) around you
• Comfortable managing up, down, and across

• A bachelor’s degree and/or equivalent experience, we value real-world learning, too
• 4–6 years of experience in PR, communications, or marketing ideally across sports, lifestyle, entertainment, or consumer brands
• A genuine passion for sports and culture
• A track record of building and executing integrated communications programs that deliver results
• Strong media instincts, with experience pitching and securing coverage across print, digital, and broadcast
• A “connector” mindset: how to connect brands with media (new and traditional), influencers (from all walks), like-minded partners and shapers of culture
• Clear, confident communication skills—written, verbal, and in the room
• The ability to manage multiple workstreams and client relationships without dropping the ball
• Experience supporting integrated campaigns across events, influencers, partnerships, sponsorships, and content
• A sharp eye for digital trends and emerging platforms shaping the industry
• A collaborative mindset
• Based in the New York Metro area, with the ability to be in our Manhattan office as needed

• Respecting What's Right: makes ethical choices and treats others with respect by embracing diversity of backgrounds and thought
• Entrepreneurial Enthusiasm: takes initiative and doesn't wait to be tapped. Leads from wherever they are and delivers irreplaceable value
• Committed to Curiosity: open-minded and learns from all sources. Experiments and creates meaning in uncertainty
• Pride In Partnership: uses empathy to build trusting relationships and ensure effective communication. Is open to others' ideas and viewpoints
• Inspired Innovation: is imaginative with big dreams and goals. Invents and iterates to shape hearts, minds, and culture for the better