Honeymoon is hiring: Account Lead, PR in Chicago

Candidates from Chicago, Minneapolis, Toronto or Oklahoma City preferred, open to other cities.

What We’re Looking For

A creative PR/communications leader that believes in big ideas, loves making brands famous and is ready to solve client business challenges. You love and understand client service, creative and media relations. You challenge convention and are ready to build something great. 

Our ideal candidate is: 

Entrepreneurial 

We are building something here. You’re collaborative, hungry and innovative, unafraid to adapt new methods and always thinking about what’s next.  

Problem-Solving

You are an adaptable, highly strategic thinker who can see through the ‘fog’ and calmly help teams and clients navigate challenges big & small.

Creative

You are pop culture and marketing-obsessed, excited to brainstorm and collaborate on creative ideas for your clients.

Accountable

You have an eye for detail and push for quality, from yourself and your team. You believe in the impact of your work and are ready to deliver results.

Experience Basics 

• Public relations experience required
• Agency experience preferred 
• National or global brand experience required
• 8+ years industry experience

What You’ll Do In This Role 

• Lead client accounts and projects, serving as the day-to-day point person/“face” for your internal teams and clients, agencies, vendors
• Partner with earned media lead to conduct audits, develop media strategies, draft press releases and key messages, build media lists, monitor media and more to make big news 
• Develop measurement recommendations and KPIs for public relations campaigns around media relations, social media/influencer and other related executions
• Manage budgets and financial items such as invoicing, scoping, monitoring scope progress and needs 
• Look for growth opportunities and participate in new business pursuits, across our team of agencies: Honeymoon, Salient and Candor
• Bring some big ideas out to the world on your clients’ behalf, build something great and have a lot of fun while you do it!

We care a lot about benefits

We are proud to offer a highly competitive and progressive benefits package. On Day 1, you will receive Salient’s health plan, 401k retirement plan with company match, generous and flexible PTO package, parental leave, private health matter leave, philanthropy donation among other benefits.

Honeymoon is a teammate to two other agencies: Candor and Salient. The three agencies operate as one to bring custom work to our growing list of clients. We are owned by Salient Holdings, LLC.