Clarity’s New York office is looking for a smart, savvy, self-starting Account Manager with 5 years of professional work experience in PR.

We appreciate individuals who are diligent, energetic, creative, organized and intellectually curious with a passion for news, technology and business. Clarity provides a supportive work environment where diversity is celebrated. Account Managers have the opportunity to work with senior team members on B2B and B2C clients in a range of fields. AMs help to create and drive the drive the strategic plan for clients including media relations including partnerships and collaborations, content development, thought leadership and analyst relations. AMs are the primary client contact and as such should inspire confidence in terms of PR expertise, maturity, responsiveness, insights and smart observations about the industry and the landscape. AM’s should
be able to manage junior staff, and participate actively in new business pitches.

Clarity provides quarterly reviews and regular performance feedback. Generous vacation. Compensation is competitive.

Main responsibilities:

• Serves as day-to-day account lead, shepherding the conversation on current and upcoming activities.
• Contributes to the strategic planning and development of accounts, proactively and continually generating creative ideas for each client, and seeing them through to fruition.
• Manages a portfolio of client accounts, supervising the account team and ensuring all activities are in progress.
• Plays an integral part in teams that deliver high-quality account work on a regular basis, including writing, research, analyst relations and media relations.
• Drives media relations campaigns.
• Maintain knowledge of the news trends affecting clients’ industries and markets.
• Drafts client strategy and messaging materials, press releases, commentary, pitches and thought leadership content.
• Contributes creative ideas and copy to pitch decks, competitor research and other new business materials.

Clarity’s New York office is looking for a smart, savvy, self-starting Account Executive with at least 2-3 years of professional work experience in PR.

We appreciate individuals who are diligent, energetic, creative, organized and intellectually curious with a passion for news, technology and business. Clarity provides a supportive work environment where diversity is celebrated. Account Executives have the opportunity to work with senior team members on B2B and B2C clients in a range of fields. Clarity provides quarterly reviews and regular performance feedback. Generous vacation. Compensation is competitive.

Main responsibilities:

• Provide day to day account management
• Pitch media for assigned clients
• Develop/write creative pitches; aggressively pitch and hit
• Create media lists
• Organize meetings and facilitate schedules including media interviews
• Create briefing docs for interviews
• Build relationships with members of the press
• Write memos, recaps, and participate in creation of press materials including releases, pitch letters, backgrounders, bios, and plans
• Manage Account Coordinator
• Manage coverage recaps and distribution
• Participate in Clarity’s own content channels and follow relevant journalists and media personalities.
• Participate in cross-office meetings and programs

Are you smart, ambitious and want to join a team that loves what they do?

Highly organised and energetic, Junior Account Executives keep day-to-day activities on track, recap calls and meetings, research, write and provide firepower for client media relations, and contribute creative ideas. You are also responsible for monitoring relevant news each day and participating in social media for clients and Clarity.

Main responsibilities include:

• Working closely with your team, providing support where needed, including: preparing and sending client meeting agendas, meeting recaps and other documents; clipping media coverage; and updating relevant reports and activity trackers.
• Building media lists using first hand media research, databases and social media.
• Brainstorming and crafting media pitches; build media relationships to secure coverage for clients.
• Organising conference and award lists.
• Creating and disseminating morning media coverage updates as needed.
• Contributing regularly to Clarity’s social media platforms and follow relevant journalists and media personalities.
• Delivering social media campaigns in line with the client’s strategy.

About you:

We look for entrepreneurial people we believe in and work hard to help them to reach their full potential. It’s important for us to find like-minded passionate people to join us. To apply for this role candidates should possess the following capabilities and experience:

• Excellent communication skills
• Evidence of strong writing capability
• Organised and proactive
• Enthusiastic and motivated to succeed in a fast-paced industry
• Ability to complete tasks within deadlines
• Ability to multitask
• Knowledge of and demonstrative interest in PR and Digital Media
• IT proficient (MS Office; Google Suite; Apple OS)
• Knowledge of social media tools
• Relevant experience by way of a Bachelor’s degree relevant to the industry, and internships
• A curiosity about the world around you

Benefits:

• 26 days of paid leave plus bank holidays
• A competitive salary
• Bonuses for achieving company goals
• An annual professional development subsidy – you choose how to spend it
• Summer Fridays – 2pm finish Jun-Aug
• Annual team offsite meeting
• International exchange programme
• Gym/mobile phone contributions and private healthcare
• Day off for your Birthday – in addition to the 26 days leave
• Sabbatical -5 weeks PTO after 5 years of  service
• Charitable Giving – Clarity will match individual charitable donations