Senior Account Executive, Real Estate

Senior Account Executive

BerlinRosen is seeking a San Francisco-based Senior Account Executive to join our team. You will lead daily client relations, plan and execute day-to-day project deliverables, support and lead client teams and conceptualize strategies, pitches and media placements. This person will work closely with client leads and internal staff, delegating to peers and junior staff and develop and advance strategy with senior leaders. This is a great opportunity for someone who is interested in honing their communications skills in support of Fortune 500 companies, large global organizations with expansive portfolios across every real estate asset class, and who can work directly with senior executives at these firms to plan and implement holistic communications strategies. As part of the Real Estate vertical, you will be encouraged to take the lead on client initiatives and work, and help further grow the practice area.

Role location: In-person / in-office meetings will be required on a semi-regular basis

Accountabilities and Qualifications

• Develop and implement strategy and campaign planning for multiple high-profile client accounts, for both earned and owned media strategy
• Serve as a day-to-day point of contact for clients
• Engage with key reporters and editors, lead outreach and maintain relationships to ensure smooth collaborations with clients
• Use your knowledge of the media landscape to develop creative, interesting opportunities to promote clients and generate earned media coverage
• Write and edit persuasive external and internal documents such as press releases, op-eds, fact sheets, talking points, editorial board memos and communications plans
• Draft and develop content that can be leveraged for both earned media and owned-channels, including LinkedIn, Instagram and other online platforms
• In-person and virtual staffing for client & media meetings, interviews and events
• Participate in business development opportunities
• Manage internal client teams and mentor junior staff

Essential skills:

• A minimum of 3-4 years of strategic communications experience
• Experience in media relations and an interest in PR with clients in real estate, design, business and the built environment
• Outstanding project management skills, with the ability to prioritize work streams and track progress across multiple teams
• Ability to multitask, handle multiple projects at once, work quickly and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment with high attention to detail
• Demonstrated relationships with reporters and strong news sense
• Able to communicate clearly and effectively, both verbally and in writing, with varying levels of staff, clients, the media, etc.
• Ability to work with a team to meet group objectives
• Confident communications skills to support with direct client communications via phone, email, video call and in-person meetings
• A positive attitude and willingness to experiment with new tactics or platforms that support client objectives

Compensation philosophy: BerlinRosen offers competitive industry rate salary bands with the goal of retaining and growing talented individuals. We regularly review and adjust our compensation structure as needed to ensure equity across teams and levels.

Salary range (commensurate with experience and skills): $70,000-$90,000