Senior Account Executive, Real Estate & Hospitality

ABOUT ORCHESTRA

Orchestra is a strategic communications and marketing company built for today’s complex and fragmented world. From decoding audiences to designing bold strategies, Orchestra integrates people, platforms, and stories that stick to help clients build lasting influence. The company offers programs that span from the highest level strategic business counsel through to tactical execution. Orchestra brings together 700+ people with experience across consumer and lifestyle, technology, nonprofit and philanthropy, real estate, sports, travel, hospitality, and more. Made up of leading firms BerlinRosen, Civitas Public Affairs Group, Derris, Glen Echo Group, Inkhouse, M18, Message Lab, Onward and Small Girls PR. It also launched Brightmode, a talent acquisition firm for communications professionals, and Versus Media Group, a strategy-first political media team. Learn more at www.orchestraco.com.

People of all backgrounds and abilities are strongly encouraged to apply. Orchestra is committed to building and maintaining a diverse staff, and recognizes that its continued success depends on hiring and retaining high-quality creative professionals with a variety of backgrounds and experiences. Opportunities for advancement exist, and we are committed to helping all staff develop and grow.

ABOUT THE CITIES TEAM

Orchestra’s real estate practice and hospitality comprises over 100 communications professionals who bring a unique campaign-style approach to strategic communications. We work with visionary clients in New York, San Francisco and other major cities across the country on issues ranging from urban planning, affordable housing, public affairs, real estate, travel, lifestyle, arts & culture and more. Whether it’s winning community and political support, policy change, elevating new projects and brands or launching some of our city's most visited attractions, we help our clients shape the future of cities.

The Real Estate team helps visionary companies in real estate, infrastructure, hospitality, architecture and design who are shaping the future of cities.

We work with industry leaders, award winning institutions and global innovators including BXP, JLL, Elecor Properties, The Irvine Company, Concierge Auctions, Downtown San Francisco Partnership, The Sobrato Organization, Arup, Eames Institute and more. 

ABOUT THIS ROLE

BerlinRosen is seeking a San Francisco-based Senior Account Executive to join our team. You will lead daily client relations, plan and execute day-to-day project deliverables, support and lead client teams and conceptualize strategies, pitches and media placements. This person will work closely with client leads and internal staff, delegating to peers and junior staff and develop and advance strategy with senior leaders. This is a great opportunity for someone who is interested in honing their communications skills in support of Fortune 500 companies, large global organizations with expansive portfolios across every real estate asset class, and who can work directly with senior executives at these firms to plan and implement holistic communications strategies. As part of the Real Estate vertical, you will be encouraged to take the lead on client initiatives and work, and help further grow the practice area.

Role location: In-person / in-office meetings will be required on a semi-regular basis 

ACCOUNTABILITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS

As a Senior Account Executive on the Cities & Real Estate team you will…

• Develop and implement strategy and campaign planning for multiple high-profile client accounts, for both earned and owned media strategy
• Serve as a day-to-day point of contact for clients
• Engage with key reporters and editors, lead outreach and maintain relationships to ensure smooth collaborations with clients
• Use your knowledge of the media landscape to develop creative, interesting opportunities to promote clients and generate earned media coverage
• Write and edit persuasive external and internal documents such as press releases, op-eds, fact sheets, talking points, editorial board memos and communications plans
• Draft and develop content that can be leveraged for both earned media and owned-channels, including LinkedIn, Instagram and other online platforms
• In-person and virtual staffing for client & media meetings, interviews and events
• Participate in business development opportunities
• Manage internal client teams and mentor junior staff

Essential skills: 

• A minimum of 3-4 years of strategic communications experience
• Experience in media relations and an interest in PR with clients in real estate, design, business and the built environment
• Outstanding project management skills, with the ability to prioritize work streams and track progress across multiple teams
• Ability to multitask, handle multiple projects at once, work quickly and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment with high attention to detail
• Demonstrated relationships with reporters and strong news sense
• Able to communicate clearly and effectively, both verbally and in writing, with varying levels of staff, clients, the media, etc.
• Ability to work with a team to meet group objectives
• Confident communications skills to support with direct client communications via phone, email, video call and in-person meetings
• A positive attitude and willingness to experiment with new tactics or platforms that support client objectives

WORKING AT BERLINROSEN

Compensation philosophy: BerlinRosen offers competitive industry rate salary bands with the goal of retaining and growing talented individuals. We regularly review and adjust our compensation structure as needed to ensure equity across teams and levels.

Salary range (commensurate with experience and skills): $70,000-$90,000