Job Description
Responsibilities
- In this position, you will play a significant leadership role at the agency, in partnership with the Managing Director, CEO, and other account directors, working with the leadership team on agency management and operations.
- You will be the central point of communication for eight to twelve clients.
- You will build confidence with your clients that strategic solutions, project details, process steps, billings and deliverables are well organized, communicated and managed.
- Additionally, you will ensure that correspondence, materials, presentations, proposals seen by prospective and existing clients are error-free, of highest quality, relevant to the clients business challenges, and reflective of af&co.s approach.
- Directly manage 4-5 team members
- Lead agency meetings, project check-ins, and performance reviews as a member of the leadership team
- Supports operational needs of the public relations department
- Bring out the best in others by interacting with colleagues and clients in a positive, professional and motivating manner
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, public relations, journalism, or a closely related field OR an equivalent combination of education and experience
- Eight to 10 years of successful work experience of increasing responsibility that has included social media marketing and PR
- Trained in AP Style and has deep experience writing and editing press materials
- Experience managing the work of others
- Has strong, personal relationships with top tier food, beverage, travel and lifestyle media, locally and nationally
- Resident of the San Francisco Bay Area
- Possession of a valid California Driver's license and the ability to drive to client and event locations
Preferred
- Detail-oriented; creative; empathetic; resourceful; tenacious; strategic; an assertive goal-setter and excellent communicator
- Keenly interested in and passionate about food, restaurants, cocktails, travel, and the hospitality arts and culture in general
- An excellent writer
- A natural networker and team player with strong social skills who can juggle multiple projects with finesse
- A born storyteller with strong persuasion skills
- A knowledgeable mentor
- Excited to assist company with new business outreach
- Highly productive and efficient with time management
Benefits
- Working with a fantastic, tight team of communications and marketing pros who are passionate about our industry and clients
- Medical, dental and vision insurance
- Business development bonus
- Paid vacation with additional comp time
- Work remotely
- Partial reimbursement for cell phone and internet service
- 401K retirement plan
- Pre-tax transit benefit, as applicable
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Job Tags
Full time, Work experience placement,