Senior Account Executive, Professional Services
Highwire PR
Senior Account Executive, Professional Services
Highwire PR
full-time
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Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States
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Senior
About the role
- Lead media and influencer relations efforts, crafting high-quality pitches and developing amplification strategies across LinkedIn, business podcasts, and niche financial media
- Maintain and leverage strong relationships with key business, finance, and industry publications
- Track media performance and demonstrate ROI using insights and reporting tools
- Mentor junior team members to strengthen media relationships and pitching skills
- Lead tactical delivery of client programs including media relations, executive thought leadership, awards, speaking, and content
- Own day-to-day client communications and lead weekly PR calls
- Manage projects from start to finish—ensuring quality, deadlines, and strategic alignment
- Develop quarterly PR plans and campaign calendars, including trend-based storytelling and leadership themes
- Monitor industry, competitor, and regulatory news for proactive commentary opportunities
- Lead media training sessions, including message development and follow-up deliverables
- Assist in planning and allocating budgets and internal team resources
- Write and edit press releases, pitches, executive commentary, contributed articles, blogs, speaking abstracts, awards materials, messaging documents, backgrounders, Q&As, and media briefing books
- Translate complex ideas (e.g., regulations, economic trends, tech disruption) into compelling, accessible narratives
- Lead client reporting and apply data to evolve storytelling, improve pitching strategies, and optimize campaign outcomes
- Collaborate across internal teams—content, design, social, and strategy—to ensure fully integrated service delivery
- Support AI adoption by identifying tools that enhance research, precision, or efficiency
- Support new business efforts by contributing research and participating in pitches
- Share expertise through blog posts, internal training, or client case studies
- Actively participate in industry events and networking opportunities
- Embrace and model Highwire’s flexible work culture
- Recommend improvements to workflows or team practices to drive success
- Set and track quarterly performance goals, prioritize tasks, meet deadlines, and seek feedback to continuously improve
Requirements
- 3–5 years of public relations experience in an agency setting
- Experience in financial services, insurance technology, or other professional services industries
- Strong media relationships across business, financial, and trade outlets (e.g., CNBC, Bloomberg, WSJ, Business Insider, Insurance Journal)
- Ability to distill complex business topics into engaging stories for diverse media audiences
- Excellent writing and editing skills across formats
- Confidence managing client relationships and internal teams
- Familiarity with analytics tools and reporting best practices
- Collaborative, solutions-oriented, and growth-minded approach
- Experience mentoring and coaching junior staff
- Skilled media strategist and communicator
