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PR Account Director

Kada Recruiting

Role overview

Qualifications

  • At least 12 years of PR experience, preferably in an agency environment
  • Experience managing and coaching teams
  • Strong communication and relationship building skills
  • Resourceful and well-connected with proven problem-solving skills

Responsibilities

  • Provide senior counsel to technology clients and maintain strong media relationships
  • Manage five accounts independently and serve as day-to-day client contact
  • Write and create PR plans, strategies, and other press materials
  • Motivate and coach a team of PR specialists and Coordinators

Key facts

Hard skills

Media Relations Client Services Public Relations Account Management

Other skills

  • Strategic Planning
  • Team Management
  • Problem Solving
  • Curiosity
  • Creativity
  • Communication
  • Relationship Building

About the company

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Kada Recruiting

Kada Recruiting helps high-growth startups and independent advertising, marketing & PR agencies build the teams that move the business. We believe hiring the right people is a core founder skill—but spending hours sourcing and screening shouldn’t be. We recruit so you can hire. Our process aligns on outcomes first (a clear Candidate Brief), then executes targeted outreach to engaged and passive talent. You’ll get decision-ready profiles—portfolio, impact, operating style, and culture fit—so you can move fast with confidence. Specialties: GTM (Growth, Product Marketing, RevOps), Operations & Chief of Staff, Product/Program, Strategy, Creative (CD/Design/Copy), Client Leadership/Account, Production/PM, UX/UI, and Technical/MarTech.

Company details

Company size2 - 10

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Job description

This role will be located in the Atlanta area, but will consider candidates in outside markets (preferably on the east coast).

This company is seeking a PR Account Director who is a curious and creative leader to contribute to the agency’s communications efforts. You will be working in an incredibly fast-moving environment and have the opportunity to make valuable contributions. The ideal candidate must be a talented thinker, leader and doer who can strategize but also roll up their sleeves and execute to meet the ever-changing needs of our clients and the agency. The PR Account Director will serve as a manager, strategist, dot-connector and mentor, providing senior counsel to a variety of technology clients, establishing and maintaining strong media relationships and interacting with junior staff. This person should also have strong media relations background, preferably in B2B and technology.
  • Strong judgment around confidential information
  • Establish and communicate weekly priorities for the team
  • Demonstrated ability to independently manage five accounts
  • Day-to-day client contact and main responder to emails and calls from clients
  • Stays up to date on PR trends and client trends
  • Motivate and coach a team of PR specialists and Coordinators, commitment to employee development
  • Allocate media relations resources and balance workloads between your team
  • Write, refine, and create PR plans/strategies, bylined articles, talking points, statements, responses and other press materials
  • Manage day-to-day logistics and assignments for the team – keep track of who owns tasks and deadlines to share with clients
  • Owns high-level media outreach and media guidance for team; cultivates national and business media relationships to bring clients’ stories to life
  • Ability to manage select client meetings and strategy discussions without a VP
  • Embraces agency initiatives


Requirements

  • At least 12 years of PR experience, preferably in an agency environment interfacing with business-to-business and/or technology clients
  • Must have previous agency experience
  • Experience managing and coaching teams and staff
  • Resourceful and well-connected with proven problem-solving skills
  • Strong communication and relationship building skills
  • Strongly prefer to be in Atlanta or the surrounding area
  • Comfortable working remotely
  • Ability to deliver sound strategy that aligns directly with client business goals
  • Strong media relationships and comfortable with routinely interfacing with the media


Benefits

  • 401K program (Contribution up to 3%)
  • Great health benefit options 
  • Life insurance (short term disability and long term disability)
  • 20 days PTO
  • Every other Friday off
  • $50 contribution to mobile phone allowance

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