Financial Public Relations - Account Executive

Hybrid : In office 1-2x per week & travel to NYC (every 6-8 weeks) About us: Water & Wall is an award-winning integrated communications agency specializing in public relations, content marketing, and corporate communications for financial and professional services. Over the past 12 years, our team has helped hundreds of companies build brands, articulate viewpoints, ironclad their reputations, navigate crises, and drive business growth. Our journey has taken us from a plan scrawled on a bar napkin to what would become an agency representing some of the biggest and most innovative brands in the world, where good people and the right ideas meet . We occupy a sweet spot in the agency world that allows us to be nimble, thoughtful, and empathetic to the needs of our clients. This requires a team of unique and special people. Fortunately, we have that. Our people are our greatest asset and are intellectually curious pros who understand how to deliver a message to the right audience. We work smart and do our best to have plenty of fun along the way. What we are looking for: We're looking for a creative, reliable, and results-oriented Account Executive to join our team in Boston, MA. This person displays above all other skills, two things: an endless curiosity about how brands use strategic communications to better engage with the people they care most about, and a strong desire to dive into the financial and professional services media and marketing ecosystems. More information about what we’d expect of someone in this position: Understanding of financial or other B2B marketing/PR efforts Bring a positive attitude to a high energy team that “shows up” to work every day Ask questions, bring new ideas, interact with your colleagues (virtually and in-person) Motivation to be part of a small, growing office by attending local events and other networking opportunities Introduce new ideas, tools, media relationships, and industry concepts to the agency Track and report account activity with a high degree of detail and consistency Meet ongoing deadlines for all account deliverables Be an active voice on account work in written comms and on video calls Consistently demonstrate your ability to support account leaders Pitch and secure media opportunities on a consistent basis, even beyond planned outreach Beyond the above, this position requires: Bachelor's degree in communications, marketing, PR, business or adjacent Ability to travel every 6-8 weeks (paid) 1-2 years of experience in the B2B marketing/PR fields outside of a internships Strong understanding of media and marketing landscape and a desire to learn how to drive results across all accounts Why Water & Wall? We’re artists, authors, runners, dog lovers, punk rock fans, gamers, record collectors, and a whole lot more. We’re real people who bring our diverse and creative expertise together to solve business challenges. While we take our work very seriously, we realize that life exists outside the bounds of a 9-5. We also understand that you have many choices of places to work, but that you chose to invest that time with us. For that reason we offer: Unlimited PTO 401K Plan Match Comprehensive healthcare coverage New business commissions for life of the account Company outings, lunches, get togethers 1x a month Early closure on Fridays (2:30) as well as Summer Fridays (1:30) Summer Vacation – a paid one week summer break (around 4 th of July) Winter Vacation – a paid one week winter break (Christmas – New Year’s) Mental health days