Senior Account Manager

PRR has an amazing team of people doing great work for great clients with community, social, and environmental focuses. We are a full-service communications firm, headquartered in Seattle, with a satellite office in DC, specializing in social issues marketing, media relations, public involvement, public affairs, and research. Do you want to make an impact with the work you do? Join our growing team.

Position Overview: 

PRR is looking for a marketing and communication professional to work side by side with our Capitol Region Director to grow our Washington, DC office.

In this role you would lead the development and implementation of marketing and communication strategies for national and regional clients. This position provides a wonderful opportunity to help grow our 2-person DC satellite office - an office that relies upon the larger team in Seattle for project implementation and business development support.

You must be results-driven, a self starter and thrive in an environment of fast paced deadlines with an ability to switch gears and manage multiple accounts and project work. If you love to work on a variety of projects, and can't stand to do the same work over and over, this is the job for you.

Responsibilities:

• Project management, including managing contracts, budgets, project schedules and managing vendors and staff 
• Understanding and implementing marketing and communications strategies from cradle to grave
• Strategic marketing and media planning and partnership development
• Creating and coordinating the development of creative marketing elements, which could include: Brochures, print ads, direct mail, radio and TV spots, POP, web ads, transit boards and other forms of creative
• Writing and editing marketing materials across multiple mediums
• Assisting with media outreach including proactive media pitching, coordinating media events, developing press materials
• Preparing proposals, and participating in new business pitches

Qualifications:

• 4-7 years demonstrated experience in the required skills
• Advertising/PR Agency experience required
• Be a forward-thinking self starter who is driven to provide results and solve problems
• Demonstrated success in creating and implementing marketing and communication strategies using multiple approaches
• Excellent planning abilities and project management skills, including delegation of appropriate tasks to appropriate staff
• Be seasoned at working on a variety of different projects on behalf of different clients while meeting all of their individual deadlines and deliverables
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities on time and within budget
• Possess excellent communication and client relation skills
• Ability to set up clear expectations with clients
• Superior writing skills; write concisely and quickly in a variety of styles, appropriate to the objectives of a project
• Detail oriented, reliable and flexible
• Understanding of and ability to communicate social marketing concepts
• Ability to exercise confidentiality and mature judgment
• Special event logistics and planning experience (media events, conferences & meetings)
• Excellent public speaking skills
• Demonstrated problem-solving skills
• Proofing skills
• Motivated self-starter with the ability to work independently and on a team
• Proficient computer skills including MS Word, Excel & PowerPoint; Access and InDesign a plus
• Sense of humor
• The ability to articulate clearly, be creative, and be personable
• Bachelor's degree (or comparable work experience)
• The desire and ability to travel with clients; travel also includes an average of four annual trips to PRR's Seattle office; total travel is approximately 10%

Compensation: Salary range: $60,000 - $75,000 a year, dependent on experience. We offer a full benefits package, including health and dental insurance, long-term disability, a generous match on our 401(K) plan, and subsidized mass transit benefits.

To Apply:

Email or fax resume. Resume must be accompanied by a cover letter and 2-3 writing samples. Refer to job: HR-DC.

Equal Opportunity Employer