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Ketchum · 1 month ago

Managing Account Supervisor, Food & Ag

Arlington, Virginia, United States

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$100K/yr - $120K/yr

7+ years exp

Ketchum is a global communications consultancy with 100 years of experience, seeking a Managing Account Supervisor to join their food & ag practice. The role involves managing sizable accounts, providing strategic guidance to clients, developing public relations programs, and leading a team to achieve client objectives.

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Responsibilities

Build rapport and cultivate relationships with clients through sound counsel, creative problem solving, idea generation, and flawless execution

Provide strategic guidance to clients; anticipate and address client needs and challenges, especially as it relates to food; plan and develop integrated programs that exceed client objectives

Develop measurable public relations programs that are on strategy and within budget

Manage financials, ensuring programs and projects are profitable

Analyze and report on client program metrics and online conversations, and shift direction as needed

Research, write, edit, and present high-level materials, including communications plans, POV’s, Q&A’s, and press materials, especially as it relates to the food industry

Drive successful media relations efforts on behalf of clients through key message development, media training, pitching compelling stories in food, nutrition, and health, and building strong relationships with industry and national business/consumer reporters, bloggers and influencers

Identify new opportunities with clients and build incremental business as it relates to food brands

Lead, manage, and motivate team members by promptly reviewing work and providing constructive feedback; identify beneficial training and development opportunities

Qualification

Public RelationsMedia RelationsClient ManagementBudget ManagementStrategic GuidanceEditing SkillsCommunication SkillsWriting SkillsTeam LeadershipProblem Solving

Required

Bachelor's degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, English, Marketing, or a related field preferred

7+ years of experience of agency and/or corporate public relations experience

Three years of basic supervisory experience

Ability to manage budgets and teams on sizable accounts with responsibility for profitability, incremental growth, quality of account service and employee development

Excellent communication, writing, editing, social/media relations skills

Ability to spot trends and apply various measurement tools on their account(s)

Ability to build rapport and cultivate relationships with clients through sound counsel, creative problem solving, idea generation, and flawless execution

Ability to provide strategic guidance to clients; anticipate and address client needs and challenges, especially as it relates to food

Ability to plan and develop integrated programs that exceed client objectives

Ability to develop measurable public relations programs that are on strategy and within budget

Ability to manage financials, ensuring programs and projects are profitable

Ability to analyze and report on client program metrics and online conversations, and shift direction as needed

Ability to research, write, edit, and present high-level materials, including communications plans, POV's, Q&A's, and press materials, especially as it relates to the food industry

Ability to drive successful media relations efforts on behalf of clients through key message development, media training, pitching compelling stories in food, nutrition, and health

Ability to build strong relationships with industry and national business/consumer reporters, bloggers and influencers

Ability to identify new opportunities with clients and build incremental business as it relates to food brands

Ability to lead, manage, and motivate team members by promptly reviewing work and providing constructive feedback

Ability to identify beneficial training and development opportunities