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Account Executive

Boston Metro Area Greater New York City Area Full Time


Use Muck Rack to find journalists, get press for your story, monitor the news and report on the impact of your PR. Journalists can build portfolios and accelerate their careers.


Job Description

Muck Rack is the leading software platform for public relations and communications executives. We are looking for an ambitious salesperson to join our fast-growing tech company in NYC. Our mission is to make journalists, PR pros and marketers more successful by providing them with the technology they need to find journalists to pitch, and monitor their brand on a day-to-day basis via our Muck Rack advanced service.

The Account Executive will take ownership over a segment of brands and agencies.


Responsibilities

  • Serving as a primary contact person for sales leads
  • Proactively reaching out to potential leads for business promotion to setup calls and meetings
  • Organizing feedback from sales calls
  • Becoming involved in the public relations industry in New York and beyond
  • Hitting sales goals
  • Demoing Muck Rack at meetings, on phone calls and at events
  • Attending events to meet new leads
  • Tracking industry news to identify outreach opportunities

Requirements

  • Knowledge of the PR and journalism industries (preferred but not required)
  • 1-3 years experience working in marketing, business development, PR, or sales
  • Following and analyzing the news to assist with marketing and business promotion
  • Dropbox, Trello, Google Apps, sales CRMs
  • Prior experience using social media and having a presence on popular platforms (i.e., - - - Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn) to help with business promotion and outreach
  • Sharing lots of animated GIFs
  • Using the latest and greatest mobile and web apps