Assistant Account Executive

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Engage in occasional client contact on specific activities, follow-up and reporting
• Participate in client meetings and develop reports on outcomes as needed
• Monitor media and internet on behalf of clients and other agency interests
• Develop and update media and internet contact lists
• Assist in research and writing of media materials - backgrounders and press releases
• Coordinate assembly and distribution of media materials
• Media outreach – understand the client's news story, develop 'pitch' tailored to media interests, proactively contact media and extensive follow-up
• Consistently secure media placements
• Begin to develop relationships with reporters covering clients' issues
• Track and develop media outreach and event results reports
• Thoroughly understand resources and conduct comprehensive background research on behalf of clients, new business efforts
• Research and develop of lists of organizations for community/professional outreach
• Develop and edit documents on behalf of clients using Word, Excel and PowerPoint programs as needed
• Manage Account team logistics; timelines, call reports, invoice cover letters, budget trackers, etc.
• Assist in video/podcast production – helping in script development, attending shoots/recordings, edit sessions
• Assist in managing logistics for medical meetings and special events
• Assist on-site at medical meetings, media activities, special events
• Assist in writing Web content
• Demonstrate knowledge of grammar and style
• Proactive participation in staff meetings and development courses
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of digital media formats and apply knowledge to client accounts
• Work collaboratively and creatively with account team to develop results-driven solutions for clients
• Provide direction to interns for support on projects

• Minimum of 0-6 months of professional public relations / agency experience; relevant internship experience strongly preferred
• Ability to effectively work on multiple accounts concurrently
• Solid oral communication, writing and editing skills
• Ability to meet tight deadlines and work in a faced-paced work environment with multiple priorities

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

Engage in regular client contact on project implementation, status as needed
• Participate in client meetings and develop reports on outcomes as needed
• Research and understand client issues, competitor environment and media landscape
• Track media and internet coverage/trends for clients and agency interests
• Develop and update media and internet contact lists
• Assist senior team members in developing messaging strategies
• Write scientific and lay media materials – backgrounders and press releases
• Manage media material assembly and distribution
• Media outreach – successfully and aggressively pitch client stories to news media, shifting angles and approaches as needed
• Build relationships with reporters covering clients’ interests and act as a resource for story development
• Track and develop media outreach and event reports
• Conduct background research on behalf of clients, new business efforts
• Research and develop lists of organizations for community/professional outreach
• Arrange logistics for medical meetings and special events and some oversight of budgets, vendors
• Assist on-site at medical meetings, media activities, special events
• Manage vendor relationships
• Video/podcast production – script development, conducting shoots/recordings on site, edit sessions
• Stakeholder contact – assist in liaison with celebrities, health professionals and other spokespeople and third-party groups/partners
• Coordinate activity at medical meetings, media activities, special events
• Assist in developing and executing special projects such as opinion research, advertisements, printed materials
• Assist in developing potential and existing client program plans and budgets
• Occasional direction provided to interns and Assistant Account Executives for support on projects
• Proactive participation in staff meetings and development courses
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of digital media formats and apply knowledge to client accounts
• Work collaboratively and creatively with account team to develop results-driven solutions for clients

Required Education, Experience & Skills:

• Minimum of 1-2 years of professional public relations / agency experience
• Ability to effectively work on multiple accounts concurrently
• Solid oral communication, writing and editing skills
• Ability to meet tight deadlines and work in a faced-paced work environment with multiple priorities

Senior Account Executive

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Engage in regular client contact regarding program oversight and project implementation
• Demonstrate strategic thinking to provide counsel to the client
• Assist in leading client meetings and review reports on outcomes
• Oversee media and internet monitoring for clients and agency interests
• Write scientific and lay media materials, brochures, newsletter articles, as needed
• Edit writing of junior staff for materials, client reports
• Media outreach – help to shape client’s news story, oversee media pitching and contact key media as needed
• Expand relationships with reporters covering clients’ interests and serve as a resource for story development
• Review media outreach and event reports
• Message development and spokesperson training
• Oversee client background research
• Oversee community/professional organization lists and outreach
• Video/podcast production – concept/script development, management of shoots/recordings, editing
• Stakeholder contact – develop relationships and liaison with celebrities, health professionals and other spokespeople and third-party groups/partners
• Oversee medical meetings, media activities, special events
• Develop and execute special projects such as opinion research, advertisements, printed materials
• Develop current client and new business program plans and budgets
• Oversee client program budgets and invoices
• Coordinate contracts
• Manage vendor relationships
• Ongoing guidance and oversight of junior team members
• Begin to allocate and manage staff resources for client programs/projects
• Assist in company management projects – intern oversight, internal resources
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of digital media formats and apply knowledge to client accounts
• Work collaboratively and creatively with account team to develop results-driven solutions for clients

Required Education, Experience & Skills:

• Minimum of 3 years of professional public relations / agency experience
• Ability to effectively work on multiple accounts concurrently
• Solid oral communication, writing and editing skills

To apply, please submit your resume and cover letter to careers@spectrumscience.com. More information about job opportunities and internships is available on the Spectrum website.

MEMBERSHIP DUES REDUCTION ASSISTANCE

Eligible applicants must submit completed form with payment to their chapters for approval and chapters have five business days to send forms to the AAJA National Office. Regarding eligibility, the AAJA by-laws allows dues reduction for full members only who were recently unemployed. The assistance does not apply retroactively. Dues reduction is intended as a last resort.

Form available to download at http://www.aaja.org/membership/join/DuesReductionForm2010.pdf/

Please mail application to:

Kathy Park
WJLA-TV
1100 Wilson Blvd.
Arlington, VA 22209