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Posted October 31, 2022
KWT Global

Account Executive

KWT Global
Chicago, IL, USA Remote ⚠ [Archived] No Longer Accepting Applicants

KWT Global is currently seeking a gritty and curious Account Executive to join our growing team. Our ideal Account Executive can support a variety of accounts across different industries.

Our ideal AE will display a full understanding of the entire communications spectrum and has the confidence and skill level to build strong relationships, focus on media relations, excel in editorial and content development, and has a strong track record of developing original, creative ideas and executing programs across traditional and social channels.

Our team works across an amazing portfolio of big name clients: Roku, Tilray, Cue Health, Lycra, and Radisson to name a few!

Account Executives duties will include:

Strategic Thinking & Planning

  • Provide original ideas to enhance client programs and participate in creative brainstorms
  • Demonstrate solid thinking regarding research options and sources of information
  • Ability to develop insights-driven, channel-agnostic ideas that can be leveraged across the full spectrum of communications channels

Account Management

  • Develop competent first drafts of key client documents, including releases, pitches, backgrounders, media recommendations, etc.
  • Participate actively in client meetings, speaking confidently to their activities and recommendations
  • Demonstrate some industry-sector and practice-area experience, especially as related to their assigned client portfolio
  • Has ability to own and lead mini-programs from start to finish with supervision
  • Proactively recommend and take on next steps for assigned projects and programs
  • Build supervisory skills with interns, AC’s and AAE’s

Our ideal candidate will have:

  • Bachelor’s degree in public relations, communications, or related field
  • 2+ Years agency-based PR experience; must be socially and digitally savvy
  • Strong writing, presentation and analytical abilities
  • Proficient with Muck Rack/Cision, MS Office and Keynote
  • Able to work independently and as part of a team
  • Strongly motivated and proactive in nature
  • Desire to work across a wide portfolio of accounts and industries

KWT Global is a global brand strategy and public relations agency that employs a purpose-driven, design-thinking approach to marketing and communications. KWT Global’s award-winning talent and capabilities footprint includes New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and London. Additionally, as Stagwell agency (since 2010), we have access to a wide network of more than 50 affiliates and partner agencies around the world. As a multi-specialist agency, we serve clients across dozens of industries and sectors, and combine the most impactful elements of media relations, influencer engagement, digital and social media, and content marketing to help our clients articulate and demonstrate their best ‘selves.’

KWT Global is passionate about being a purpose-driven organization: a values-based agency that is committed to work/life balance for its employees and to pledging profit and time to various charitable organizations. Our agency’s mission “to help our clients articulate and demonstrate their best ’selves,’” and this connects directly to our culture. Our workforce brings together a rich diversity of age, race, ethnicity, gender, nationality, sexual orientation, ability and background, and we are proud to have built an inclusive company which gives ample opportunities and support to all our staff so that they can grow and become their best selves as well.