Public Relations Account Manager

The Smart Agency is an award-winning public relations, content, and marketing agency with 30 years of experience serving some of the world’s most respected commercial real estate and finance firms.

We’re currently seeking a smart, talented Account Manager with professional public relations/media relations/communications experience to join our team. (More on our team perks toward the bottom.)

About the Role

The Account Manager is a relationship-builder and communicator who thrives in a fast-paced, detail-oriented environment where he/she/they are challenged, empowered, and supported.

Responsibilities include:

• Leading and working on several accounts in the commercial real estate, finance, and/or retail sectors
• Strategic planning and ongoing Client relations to help Clients maximize visibility via publicity and marketing
• Ongoing planning of story ideas, pitching and securing news stories with local, national and trade media, tracking coverage
• Interviewing Clients and drafting or editing strategic content, including news releases, byline articles, newsletters, brochures, ads, blogs, emails, presentations, etc.
• Developing and maintaining strong media and Client relationships
• Strategic management of select social media channels, including content development and influencer relations
• Direction and management of creative marketing projects for select Clients, i.e. email campaigns, videos, events, and website design projects, etc.
• Tracking and analyzing results, generating reports and proactively reporting on the success of Client campaigns

Will You Thrive? 

• We work best among team members who understand how smart they are and enjoy bringing their whole selves to their work.
• Curiosity is wildly appreciated, as is an ongoing desire to learn and develop new skills.
• Strong organizational skills and detail orientation to effectively manage a variety of moving projects are must-haves.
• An entrepreneurial spirit with the ability to work collaboratively in a team as well as independently and autonomously will make for great success here.
• Knowledge of and/or interest in real estate, finance, investment, architecture and/or economics is beneficial.

Pros of Joining Our Team:

Our team is close-knit, focused, and passionate about what we do.

This quick video provides an inside look: t.ly/kk3Z

As a firm, we are highly regarded and well-respected in the industries we serve.

We offer fantastic benefits, including:

• fully paid employer health insurance premiums
• a 100% matching 401K
• generous paid vacation days
• weekly health & wellness program
• personal/individualized leadership coaching
• ongoing team education program to drive individual growth
• fun company events
• flexibility in scheduling
• an open, warm, friendly culture

Our ocean-view office is in Newport Beach near Fashion Island.

We are committed to a flexible hybrid schedule of two set days in the office and three days remote each week. We are open to discussing fully remote for this position.

In addition, we work on an alternate schedule so every Friday we’re done at noon – we love weekends, and we enjoy them.

The Smart Agency, Inc.