Senior Account Executive

We are Talker exists to create data-led stories and campaigns that deliver top-tier national news coverage. Working with our clients, both brands and top-tier PR agencies, Talker leverages its strong media relationships to distribute quality, topical survey-led stories with real talk value and headline-grabbing news strength. 

We aim to put engaging content in front of digital editors of top-tier publications to garner unbeatable coverage for our clients. Our stories receive daily coverage in national publications like Newsweek, Forbes, New York Post, and Entrepreneur, among others. 

We are proud to be Certified™ by Great Place To Work®. The prestigious award is based entirely on what current employees say about their experience working at Talker Inc. Seventy-nine percent of our employees said it’s a great place To Work – 24 points higher than the average U.S. company

Weʼre looking for a talented senior account executive, a creative thinker, and a real “doer” to join our busy team in San Diego, California. 

Our new senior account executive will join a genuinely friendly little team doing great things and become part of something thatʼs really growing fast. We also have offices in New York and Texas, and we are expanding all the time — so the opportunities to impress really are there for the right person. We are a flexible hybrid work environment, allowing you to work remotely from home or in the office however you must be a resident of California.

You can find out more about We are Talker here: https://wearetalker.com/about-us/

Requirements

What youʼll bring: 

• 2–3 years of related communications experience working with consumer clients; PR agency experience preferred 
• Proven experience in working on earned media campaigns and delivering strategic campaign goals 
• Writing passion: you may boast a strong portfolio of published articles on recognizable sites and a real flair for news copy that hits the mark or demonstrable earned media coverage secured. 
• Account management mastery: you are great with clients, notes, managing feedback, are driven by lists and can manage projects smoothly from start to finish. Capable of running your own accounts or supporting the senior account managers News sense: you have a clear understanding of the digital news and lifestyle journalism space, know what makes a good story and can effectively weave brand strategy with strong creative 
• Ideas galore: you love generating concepts, have ideas aplenty, arenʼt afraid to be vocal and can contribute to generating compelling survey stories that brands want to be a part of and journalists want to write about 

What youʼll do: 

• Account managing: liaise with clients to hit tight deadlines, stay on top of feedback, sign-offs and story distributions for multiple projects at various stages. Manage all project activity, liaising with clients to become a trusted adviser on the strategy and development of their campaign. 
• Provide strategic counsel to clients and work seamlessly with internal teams to deliver effective project outcomes. 
• Create and present ideas that resonate with client objectives while maintaining strong news value — bring them to life in decks and persuasive written proposals. Draft surveys that are fun, intriguing or thought-provoking around all matter of subjects that get to the heart of a topic while retaining integrity and adhering to create compelling copy and stories that are as entertaining as they are informative. 
• Generate topical ideas and become a big part of our regular brainstorm sessions and news conferences. 
• Coordinate with PR professionals to create newsworthy content and effective client campaigns.

Work Hours:

• Full time; Monday-Friday, 9 AM-5 PM
• In office on Wednesdays and Thursdays

Benefits

• Hybrid style work environment
• Medical and Dental
• 401K Plan
• Paid time off (PTO) accrual and Birthday day off
• $300 WFH Stipend
• Office issued MacBook