Associate / Account Executive

R.J. Walker & Co. is seeking a public relations associate / account executive to assist our growing tech, fintech, and financial services practice. Ideal candidate will have 1-3 years of public relations experience, and will be responsible for traditional media relations outreach, counseling clients on communications and content marketing strategy, coordinating and staffing interviews, drafting social media posts. and creating thought leadership content.

The information below covers the role requirements, expected candidate experience, and accompanying qualifications.
This position is full-time and we offer a competitive pay structure. In addition to an annual salary (starting $50,000), we also offer 5% of the retainer for any client that is brought to the firm, for the life of the account. Our mission is both to do great work for clients, which requires great talent, but also create an environment for those around us to thrive.
Why work for us? Because we are taking on the traditional PR agency model, and introducing a fresh vision in the work that we do. We only focus on the activities that drive sales for clients, are transparent with pricing, and work with companies who are doing really interesting things. Far too many public relations firms create a bad name for themselves - and the industry - by not thinking critically about the end goal and what it means for clients. They attempt to cover too much and don't spend enough time on the activities that clients actually care about. This is not how we operate. xzbcwsv Rather, we are relentlessly focused on what matters for the companies we work with, and as a result, our clients are our biggest advocates.