Barokas PR is always on the lookout for the best and brightest in the PR industry. That said, we have an immediate opening for:

Account Manager

Location: Seattle or Bay Area

Barokas Public Relations, http://www.barokas.com – the Northwest’s leading mid-size public relations agency, is hiring. We’re looking for a PR pro with 5-7+ years of experience in the enterprise technology or new media technology sectors. If you’re right for us you’ll have relationships with reporters at publications including CIO Mag, InformationWeek, Network World, eWeek, and the likes, and will have worked in sectors such as cloud, virtualization, mobile, wireless and/or other emerging technologies. Business press contacts and successes are a definite plus. You’ll also know the drill about setting expectations, writing great quotes/releases, and building effective working relationships with your clients.

You are an independent worker, organized, detail-oriented, highly focused on delivering results and have a proven track record of delivering meaningful media placements for your clients. Supporting multiple accounts, the AM must maintain a thorough understanding of client industries, and understand how to translate that knowledge into PR counsel to different levels of client contacts.

Apply to: jack@barokas.com

Benefits:

• Fast track to growth, mentoring from seasoned PR pros
• Medical, dental, vision
• Bus pass
• Retirement matching
• Quarterly bonus program
• Competitive vacation and sabbatical program

Your Job Responsibilities Include (but are not limited to):

• Set client expectations around all PR activities and drive strategy across all programs including press outreach, analyst relations, product launches, awards, speaking, social media, etc.
• First point of communication with client, and serve as gatekeeper between team and client – the buck stops with you
• Draft product releases, Q&As, backgrounders
• Manage the flow of work and information to account team members
• Media relations including outreach and press material development
• Schedule 50-60% of media/analyst briefings; host briefings
• Interview client customers and draft case studies
• Own strategy and final presentation of quarterly plans to client
• Mentor younger team members
• Contribute to agency new business team

Qualifications

• 5-7+ plus years of public relations agency or in-house experience
• Strong Media Relations skills
• Strong social media/digital understanding and experience
• Strong written and verbal communications