Account Manager

Berbay Marketing & Public Relations

(Los Angeles, California)

Full Time

Job Posting Details

About Berbay Marketing & Public Relations

Berbay Corp. is a marketing and public relations firm specializing in professional services firms, including law firms, real estate companies and financial services firms.

Summary

Our account managers understand professional services marketing, with proven hands-on management of a client’s business, through planning, developing, and implementing all marketing and public relations strategies and programs.

Responsibilities

Interacting with clients to develop, coordinate and oversee marketing and public relations programs
Strategizing as well as implementing marketing and media programs.
Drafting and developing press releases, media pitches, social media, newsletters and other materials
Regularly pitching online, print and broadcast outlets with story and news ideas

Ideal Candidate

**Requirements:**

* Must be detail-oriented, have tenacious follow-up skills, strong written and verbal communication skills, and interpersonal skills

* Able to identify newsworthy information and quickly craft clear and concise press releases and pitches.

* Able to evaluate and edit written content

* Manage and direct outside resources, such as writers and designers.

* Design skills preferred but not required

* Must be a fearless communicator and presenter

* Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills

* Must possess excellent organizational and planning skills

* Have a full understanding of media needs and media relationships

* Be proactive, reliable, responsible and accurate with an attention to detail

* Can keep information confidential

* Tactical understanding of all primary social media platforms

* Ability to work in high-stress environments

* Need to be creative

* Independent-thinker – can work with minimal supervision

* Self-motivated and proactive with a positive and professional approach to management

**Education/Experience:**

* 3 to 5 years’ experience in a marketing/public relations environment

* Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, public relations or journalism preferred

* Proficient in Word, Excel, Publisher and various social media outlets such as LinkedIn, Facebook, 
Twitter and Google+

**Work Environment:**

* Collegial office setting.

* Regularly requires 10-15% overtime, and occasionally more.

* Dog-friendly office with dogs present almost every day.

Requirements:

Must be detail-oriented, have tenacious follow-up skills, strong written and verbal communication skills, and interpersonal skills
Able to identify newsworthy information and quickly craft clear and concise press releases and pitches.
Able to evaluate and edit written content
Manage and direct outside resources, such as writers and designers.
Design skills preferred but not required
Must be a fearless communicator and presenter
Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills
Must possess excellent organizational and planning skills
Have a full understanding of media needs and media relationships
Be proactive, reliable, responsible and accurate with an attention to detail
Can keep information confidential
Tactical understanding of all primary social media platforms
Ability to work in high-stress environments
Need to be creative
Independent-thinker – can work with minimal supervision
Self-motivated and proactive with a positive and professional approach to management

Education/Experience:

3 to 5 years’ experience in a marketing/public relations environment
Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, public relations or journalism preferred
Proficient in Word, Excel, Publisher and various social media outlets such as LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Google+

Work Environment: