Senior Account Executive - San Francisco Bay Area, CA

About Treble - We are turning the traditional PR agency on its head. We are headquartered in Austin, TX where we know our company values and culture are paramount to our success. We seek out the best talent and retain them by supporting them with an environment rooted in wellness. Led by an experienced collection of media relations professionals, we act as a newsroom, creating impressive and consistent wins as a team firing on all cylinders. We believe great ideas are just as important as great relationships. We believe in an aggressive, yet intelligent approach to media relations. We believe in working with clients that view us as an integral partner. We have amazing clients and compete and win against some of the biggest agencies in the world, and we expect the winning to continue as Treble scales.

Our team consists of a diverse group of former agency rainmakers, entrepreneurs & journalists from broadcast and leading online tech publications. We work with entrepreneurs, VCs and global brands whose innovations change the way people live and organizations work. Our clients quickly become familiar faces on the media circuit, and define and are ultimately viewed as trusted experts within their respective industries.

Treble is prioritizing work-life balance. We have implemented flexible PTO, which empowers the team to recharge regardless of accruals, added a company contribution match to our existing 401k plan, and received employee feedback that their mental health has improved since transitioning to Treble from a larger agency.

About you- As a Senior Account Executive, you are the media backbone of each account you work on. You should have a passion for securing media coverage. You have optimally built up a network of trusted media sources and you can engage a diverse range of media at a moment's notice. You understand how to cater and deliver customized pitches to business and technology outlets. You apply your full creativity and focus to each client and project, and work hard to generate ridiculous(ly awesome) results that gel into each client's unique PR and business goals.

The best ideas thrive under our roof, and you thrive in a creative environment. Communication expertise, outstanding time management skills, and a passion for public relations, social media and technology are essential to succeed in this position. B2B tech experience required with cybersecurity, AI and DevOps a plus. Here's a detailed list of what the job looks like:

Account Roles

• Actively participate/contribute to client calls/meetings

• Support account lead with day-to-day logistics as needed

• Providing counsel to clients - ongoing and when faced with good news or unexpected challenges

• Ensuring the strategic value and highest quality of all client deliverables

• Communicating professionally both verbally and written

• Take direction from senior members of the team and maintain a coachable attitude

• Support and contribute to the strategic planning across accounts to include pitch, editorial, speaking and awards sourcing and execution

Media Relations

• Executing all aspects of strategic media relations; leveraging existing relationships with reporters and outlets on behalf of client and agency

• Drive proactive and strategic media coverage for clients outside of client-driven news and announcements

• Ensure that the team is constantly conducting proactive media outreach

• Building new media relationships; proactively engaging media on a regular basis

• Securing and staffing interviews; developing savvy/timely ideas and moving pitches from "concept to coverage"

• Creating and presenting strategic media relations plans for individual launches

• Contributing to overall account strategy

• Help conduct mock interviews with executives

• Evaluate media coverage stemming from industry news sweeps, share of voice reports, etc., to inform media and pitch strategy

• Pitch, byline and expert commentary writing

Supporting Programs

• Speaker opportunity identification, ideation and submission

• Podcast opportunity identification, ideation and submission

• Award opportunity identification, ideation and submission

• Analyst Relations outreach and briefings

• Oversees development of social media content; uses social media analytics insights to inform future social strategy and post-development plans

Team Leadership

• Developing junior team members as directed

• Seeking opportunities to recruit talented people to join the team

• Contributing to agency growth and direction via All-Hands meetings and agency training

• Sets the positive, uplifting tone to create a spirit of teamwork, enthusiasm and quality

• Committed to Treble mission and culture

New Business

• Attending networking events and building a personal network with the goal of obtaining new business for the agency

• Preparing for and attending new business pitches

Travel

• New business travel may be required as needed

• Travel for Treble team in person events or client facing meetings as needed

• Treble will pay or reimburse you for business related travel

Reports To

• Directly to Director

• Takes direction from agency leadership & directors

Benefits

• Medical, dental & vision benefits, 75% of premiums paid by Treble

• Flexible PTO policy

• Approximately 23 paid holidays in 2022 (closed the week of July 4th and between Christmas and New Years and half day Fridays in the month of July & August)

• 401k with 3% company match, eligible upon 6 months of employment

• Paid parental leave

• Monthly Telecommunication stipend

• Monthly wellness stipend

• Quarterly office supply reimbursement

• Opportunity for performance and new business bonuses

Location

• San Francisco Bay Area, CA

Employment Type

• Full-time

• Exempt

Education

• BA / BS

Agency Experience

• 5 yrs minimum with 1-2 yrs specifically in B2B tech