Account Manager/Senior Account Manager Product Communications

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Position at Hill Knowlton Strategies

H K Strategies is seeking an Account Manager/Senior Account Manager, Product Communications

with strong automotive sector experience

to join our client team for a major automotive manufacturer. This is an exciting opportunity to grow your career in a highly client-facing role, building the brand and integrating our work. In this role, you will serve as a true extension of the client team, manage junior members and be part of a highly collaborative, multi-disciplinary group.

The ideal candidate is business and media savvy, passionate about transportation/mobility technology and media relations. We are looking for someone who is both a self-starter and a team player – motivated to deliver results but also able to work effectively with colleagues.

This position can either be based in Southern California (LA/OC region) or open to remote location.

Job Responsibilities:

Work closely with client team to develop communications strategies and creative activation plans for major initiatives and launches

Serve as communications lead on interagency team to identify storytelling opportunities and drive messaging strategies

Develop advanced plans and media relations strategies for product launches and always-on storytelling

Oversee coordination of media-centric product launch events, including concept creation, media outreach, materials development and reporting

Maintain relationships with key top-tier lifestyle and news media to secure coverage for the brand

Provide larger assessments of automotive industry trends and issues, as needed, to identify opportunities and areas of concern for the brand’s products

Work with strategy and planning team to uncover actionable insights to inform our ideas

Draft POV documents, press releases and other strategic materials

Qualifications:

Undergraduate degree in PR, Communications, Journalism, Media Studies or related

6 years of experience working on a major brand account team (automotive industry preferred, but not mandatory)

Solid working knowledge of the media landscape (news, lifestyle and automotive)

Strong writing capabilities

Awareness of business elements impacting the automotive industry

Exceptional time management skills with the ability to juggle multiple projects, meet deadlines and work with quality and efficiency

Professionalism, poise and confidence participating in a variety of situations including client presentations and events

Ability to drive creativity, execute programs, and manage the client process

Availability to travel as needed

What’s in it for you?

Competitive benefits package—including healthy vacation allotment, 401(k) matching, medical/dental/vision support, fitness reimbursement, your birthday off, professional development opportunities and more

A career working with and influencing bold, creative teams and a client account that has a positive impact on the world

An inspiring, passionate, driven, fun, and creative team culture

Strong leadership with a focus on entrepreneurial thinking, training and mentoring to help you grow, expand your skills and become your professional best

About

Hill Knowlton Strategies is an international public relations company with over 85 offices around the world.

We believe that every corporation, every brand, every client has a public and today’s public is more powerful than ever before. They have the power to topple CEO’s, reshape corporate and brand strategy, kill products and create unicorns. Today’s public demands truth, transparency and the highest behavioral standards.

Our client obsession means constantly evolving new products services to help brands and the public communicate. Always in beta.

At H K our belief is that the agency is a canvas for everyone to write their own story. This job description is written at a moment in time; whatever role you take at H K we expect you to evolve that role; it should be different tomorrow than it is today and set new standards in the industry.

Join our team and harness the power of the public.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Hill Knowlton Strategies does not discriminate against applicants or employees because of their race, creed, color, age, religion, sex, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, military status, national origin, or ancestry.

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