ACCOUNT DIRECTOR

Reporting to the Principals, the Account Director supports our media relations efforts on behalf of our international clients. Responsibilities include contributing to account strategy as well as overseeing the management of day-to-day client communications for 8 accounts. The Account Director builds strong client relationships beyond the life of a single project by communicating clearly, managing expectations and delivering results. The AD heads client meetings led by managers; leads group meetings and initiatives and, manages high-profile media relations and events. They supervise a team comprised of account managers, account executives and coordinators.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Build effective and efficient teams by setting clear goals, troubleshooting any challenges that arise, communicating regularly with direct reports, and managing teams to profitability;
  
• Gain the confidence of clients by thinking strategically about their challenges and demonstrating strong project management skills in the execution of account work;
  
• Use time-tracking reports to provide real-time information about account profitability; 
  
• Adjust scope of work and/or project teams to ensure profitability; 
  
• Help managers develop and implement innovative outreach strategies to the press and other target constituencies; 
  
• Maintain excitement and momentum about the account by introducing new initiatives and strategies quarterly;
  
• Initiate and facilitate on-brand and high-clout influencer programs;
  
• Initiate and facilitate press-worthy brand collaborations; 
  
• Help amplify client and DADA Goldberg's work on social media; 
  
• Strives to maintain consistently high-quality results across the portfolio; 
  
• Own top-level media relationships with key target outlets and teams of top influencers with high followings; 
  
• Draft strategic pitches and reach out to the media to secure exclusive features; 
  
• Review substantive and accurate materials to be distributed to the media; 
  
• Review and approve weekly, monthly, and final activity and media reports for clients; 
  
• Update case study decks for each vertical to make sure best and latest work is represented; 
  
• Read and track daily coverage of clients and related news stories online and in print; 
  
• Help expand the teams’ media universes by sharing comp articles, industry news and insights;
  
• Plan and execute media events on behalf of clients (including managing guest lists, RSVPs, onsite event management and coordinating photographers and media introductions); 
  
• Assess client expectations and satisfaction to ensure contract renewals;
  Identify opportunities to upsell services to clients who may need additional support; 
  
• Identify prospective clients and develop creative and strategic new business proposals; 
  
• Participate in strategic planning and drive organizational development initiatives forward; 
  
• Train and supervise account teams to think and act strategically so that clients are satisfied and projects are managed to profitability; 
  
• Provide meaningful and constructive feedback to direct reports as part of the annual performance review process; 
  
• Onboard new managers with a thorough orientation plan explaining goals and status for all clients, accounts and team members, taking them through the ways of doing business at DADA including the job description and the training doc; 
  
• Flag management issues as they arise; and, address them in a timely and constructive manner; 
  
• Ensure that direct reports understand their career path—including strengths that contribute to the firm and growth areas that will help them to advance

Working Conditions: Work is performed from home with in-person clients, editors, or team meetings and events happening throughout the year. Candidates must live in the NYC or LA metro areas. The Account Director will be expected to travel to client events occasionally; and, on occasion, service client projects outside of regular working hours. Every member of the DADA Goldberg team must adopt and make daily use of office systems such as project management software Monday.com), time tracking Harvest), and CRM Copper).

REQUIREMENTS:

• B.A. degree
  
• 5 years of experience in public relations + portfolio of media placements
  
• Existing relationships with writers, editors and producers
  
• Able to work independently and multi-task; pro-active and solution-oriented
  
• Demonstrates leadership and professionalism to clients, colleagues, and direct reports
  
• Ambitious and hard-working
  
• Strong written and verbal communications skills
  
• Excellent organizational skills
  
• Detail-oriented and fastidious about data entry and database management
  
• Technical skills: Mac-savvy, MS Office Suite, Keynote, Muck Rack, Harvest a plus
  
• Fluency in a foreign language is a plus

SALARY

$105,000-130,000 per year with potential for performance-based bonus, plus health/wellness benefits, and PTO/sick days.

TO APPLY

This is a full-time position. Submit your social media, CV and website if applicable to careers@dadagoldberg.com.

ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT

Proactive management of multiple client social media accounts, ensuring content meets DADA standards and is efficiently published using digital tools.
Full ownership of monthly content calendars from concept to execution, sourcing and organizing imagery, prepping it with appropriate tags and/or copy, and handling daily publication.
Managing high-level community management strategy on behalf of clients, advising on engagement best practices, public-facing comment responses, keyword identification for comment filters, and any other responses from the community
Overseeing and project managing DADA freelancers who are shooting and/or editing content, or executing community management for our clients.
Initiating and managing conversations with both clients and external collaborators on any conversations about content, making decisions proactively to move content calendars forward.
Providing administrative support for our client portfolio, crafting weekly agendas and meeting recaps, saving and organizing client assets, and keeping track of weekly tasks
Producing monthly client reports, collecting key takeaways from the month and leveraging those insights to inform the team’s creative decisions moving forward.

REQUIREMENTS

• Must be New York or LA-based
  
• At least 2 years of experience in content creation or account management at an agency
  
• A solid background in advertising, design or marketing
  
• A robust knowledge of social media platforms at large, but particularly Instagram & TikTok
  
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
  
• An impeccable attention to detail
  
• Willingness to monitor relevant trends and develop content ideas
  

BONUS

Proficiency in Adobe InDesign and Photoshop
Experience using tools like Canva and Later.com

SALARY

$70,000 per year, plus health/wellness benefits, and PTO/sick days.

TO APPLY

This is a full-time position. Submit your social media, CV and website if applicable to careers@dadagoldberg.com.

POSITION PURPOSE

Interns are responsible for assisting the account teams with daily tasks including media list management and client clips as well as short and long-term assignments throughout the duration of the program. Although the position is remote, interns are expected to be reachable during working hours via Slack and email and may be asked to participate in event staffing if available and based in NYC.

REQUIREMENTS

• Undergraduate or graduate student, or recent graduate (all majors are considered, PR majors are a plus!)
  
• Strong interest in interior design, art, architecture, hospitality and real estate industries
  
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
  
• Excellent time management, organizational skills and attention to detail
  

COMPENSATION

$15/hour for 20-40hrs per week based on availability and staffing needs.

TO APPLY

Submit your social media, CV and website if applicable to careers@dadagoldberg.com.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Providing administrative support for our client portfolio, crafting weekly agendas and meeting recaps, saving and organizing client assets, and assisting in creation of monthly reports.
Supporting our clients in community management practices, including but not limited to building lists of people to engage with or drafting proposed responses
Contributing research on content or campaign ideas.

REQUIREMENTS

• Undergraduate or graduate student, or recent graduate (all majors are considered, journalism or design majors are a plus!)
  
• Strong interest in interior design, art, architecture, hospitality and real estate industries
  
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
  
• Excellent time management, organizational skills and attention to detail
  

BONUS

Proficiency in Adobe InDesign and Photoshop
Experience using tools like Canva and Later.com
Compensation
$15 per hour

TO APPLY

Submit your social media, CV and website if applicable to careers@dadagoldberg.com.

Essential Job Functions (duties include but are not limited to the following):

● Support the account team by implementing outreach strategies to the press and influencers;
● Maintain schedules for press and client meetings;
● Prepare agendas and re-caps of client meetings;
● Create weekly, monthly, and final activity and media reports for clients;
● Update lists of media, influencers, industry and client contacts in Muck Rack and client trackers ;
● Organize and maintain documents, images, captions, and press materials on Google drive;
● Organize gift mailings;
● Read and track daily coverage of clients and related news stories online, in print and on social media;
● Oversee press clipping by interns to ensure they follow the right format and are delivered on time; When interns are not available, scan and format press clippings for each client;
● Report press coverage links and clips (including social coverage) to clients daily/weekly;
● Create clip reports of all media coverage at end of the year or as required by individual clients;
● Research and update editorial calendars for key print publications;
● Scan HARO reports daily and bring relevant client opportunities to the team;
● Execute frequent outreach of press releases and other collateral material to the media and influencers;
● Conduct media outreach for events inviting media and influencers; Maintain RSVP lists; Be present at client events to check-in guests; Deliver accurate final headcount and attendee lists.
● Train and supervise interns to support the account teams’ administrative and account work.

Working Conditions: Work is performed from home with in-person clients, editors, or team meetings and events happening throughout the year. The Account Coordinator will be expected to travel to client events occasionally; and, on occasion, service client projects outside of regular working hours. Every member of the DADA Goldberg team must adopt and make daily use of office systems such as project management software (Monday.com), time tracking (Harvest), and CRM (Copper).

REQUIREMENTS

• ● B.A. degree
• ● PR internship experience
• ● Able to work independently and multi-task
• ● Strong written and verbal communications skills
• ● Excellent organizational skills
• ● Detail-oriented and fastidious about data entry and database management
• ● Technical skills: Mac-savvy, MS Office Suite, Keynote, Muck Rack, Harvest a plus
• ● Fluency in a foreign language is a plus

Essential Job Functions (duties include but are not limited to the following):

● Gain the confidence of clients by thinking strategically about their challenges and demonstrating strong project management skills in the execution of account work;
● Develop and implement outreach strategies to the press and other target constituencies based on the media goals determined;
● Draft strategic pitches following the outreach calendar and reach out to the media to secure coverage;
● Continuously expand the pitching lists through comp research, research of new writers, influencers and publications internationally;
● Acquire fluency in design media – outlets, editors, freelance and staff writers; key influencers; Stay informed by following our key group on social media;
● Utilize email correspondence, phone calls and personal meetings to establish strong relationships to the media;
● Create substantive and accurate materials to be distributed to the media;● Respond in a timely and cordial manner to inbound media requests for materials and interviews; ● Build relationships with writers, editors, influencers and producers who might cover our clients;
● Maintain schedules for press and client meetings;
● Prepare agendas for client meetings with the goal to reflect forward momentum and exciting updates; prepare re-cap notes after the call with a list of to-dos;
● Update and maintain team tasks on Monday.com assigning responsibility and deadline to each new task;
● Anticipate need for restrategizing or change of direction based on feedback or lack of it; collaborate with the Manager to pivot on angles and targets;
● Create weekly, monthly (if required), and yearly activity and media reports for clients; ● Keep the “best of” case study files updated for own accounts as exemplary placements are achieved;
● Help amplify media and social coverage on Instagram and Linkedin through DADA channels, the clients’ and the media involved
● Update database and mailing lists of media, industry, influencer and client contacts;
● Organize and maintain documents, images, captions, and press materials on Dropbox; ● Read and track daily coverage of clients and related news stories online, on social media and in print; www.dadagoldberg.com
● Report press coverage links and clips to clients daily/weekly;
● Execute frequent mailings of press releases and other collateral material to the media and influencers;
● Plan and execute media events on behalf of clients (including managing guest lists, RSVPs, onsite event management and coordinating vendors and media and other VIP introductions);
● Train and supervise Account Coordinators with clear direction.

Working Conditions: Work is performed from home with in-person clients, editors, or team meetings and events happening throughout the year. The Account Coordinator will be expected to travel to client events occasionally; and, on occasion, service client projects outside of regular working hours. Every member of the DADA Goldberg team must adopt and make daily use of office systems such as project management software (Monday.com), time tracking (Harvest), and CRM (Copper).

REQUIREMENTS

• ● B.A. degree
  ● 1-3 years of experience + a portfolio of media placements
  ● Able to work independently and multi-task
  ● Strong written and verbal communications skills
  ● Excellent organizational skills
  ● Detail-oriented and fastidious about data entry and database management
  ● Technical skills: Mac-savvy, MS Office Suite, Keynote, Muck Rack, Harvest a plus
  ● Fluency in a foreign language is a plus

Essential Job Functions (duties include but are not limited to the following):

● Build effective and efficient teams by setting clear goals, troubleshooting any challenges that arise, communicating regularly with direct reports, and managing accounts to profitability;
● Gain the confidence of clients by thinking strategically about their challenges and demonstrating strong project management skills in the execution of account work;
● Develop and implement outreach strategies to the press, influencers and other target constituencies;
● Create yearly outreach calendars to be followed by the team;
● Draft strategic pitches for feature coverage and reach out to the media to secure coverage and negotiate exclusives;
● Oversee mass coverage efforts of the direct reports by encouraging them to move along the pitching calendar, with an eye towards quality of results, account goals and successful level of results for the client;
● Review pitches drafted by direct reports to ensure they’re on message and well targeted; Assist in developing alternative outreach strategies and pitch ideas and targets if necessary;
● Train and guide direct reports in comp research and continuously expanding their media universe, searching for new media opportunities internationally;
● Utilize email, phone calls and personal meetings to establish strong relationships to the media;
● Create and review substantive and accurate materials to be distributed to the media;
● Respond in a timely and cordial manner to inbound media requests for materials and interviews;
● Build relationships with writers, editors, influencers and producers who might cover our clients;
● Review agendas and briefings for press and client meetings;
● Review weekly, monthly, and final activity and media reports for clients;
● Review “best of” case study decks for clients periodically to ensure best work is up-to-date
● Help amplify media and social coverage on Instagram and Linkedin through DADA channels, the clients’ and the media involved
● Read and track daily coverage of clients and related news stories online and in print; 
● Plan and execute media events on behalf of clients (including coming up with event concepts, vendors list and target attendee lists; Create run-of-show and briefing documents to share with the client and event staff; quality control at the event by managing staff; liaise with photographers and influencers at the event to ensure intended social coverage and event photos; conduct media relations and client/ media introductions at the event;);
● Train and supervise Account Executives and Coordinators with clear direction. ● Provide meaningful and constructive feedback to direct reports as part of the annual performance review process;
● Onboard new reportees, taking them through job descriptions, training documents, account goals, status, and team member orientation.

Working Conditions: Work is performed from home with in-person clients, editors, or team meetings and events happening throughout the year. The Account Coordinator will be expected to travel to client events occasionally; and, on occasion, service client projects outside of regular working hours. Every member of the DADA Goldberg team must adopt and make daily use of office systems such as project management software (Monday.com), time tracking (Harvest), and CRM (Copper).

REQUIREMENTS

• ● B.A. degree
• ● 4+ years of experience in public relations + portfolio of media placements
• ● Able to work independently and multi-task; pro-active and solution-oriented
• ● Demonstrates leadership and professionalism to clients, colleagues, and direct reports
• ● Ambitious and hard-working
• ● Strong written and verbal communications skills
• ● Excellent organizational skills
• ● Detail-oriented and fastidious about data entry and database management ● Technical skills: Mac-savvy, MS Office Suite, Keynote, Muck Rack, Harvest a plus
• ● Fluency in a foreign language is a plus

Essential Job Functions (duties include but are not limited to the following):

●Build effective and efficient teams by setting clear goals, troubleshooting any challenges that arise, communicating regularly with direct reports, and managing teams to profitability;
● Gain the confidence of clients by thinking strategically about their challenges and demonstrating strong project management skills in the execution of account work;
● Use time-tracking reports to provide real-time information about account profitability;
● Adjust scope of work and/or project teams to ensure profitability;
● Help managers develop and implement innovative outreach strategies to the press and other target constituencies;
● Maintain excitement and momentum about the account by introducing new initiatives and strategies quarterly;
● Initiate and facilitate on-brand and high-clout influencer programs;
● Initiate and facilitate press-worthy brand collaborations;
● Help amplify client and DADA Goldberg's work on social media;
● Strives to maintain consistently high-quality results across the portfolio;
● Own top-level media relationships with key target outlets and teams of top influencers with high followings;
● Draft strategic pitches and reach out to the media to secure exclusive features;
● Review substantive and accurate materials to be distributed to the media;
● Review and approve weekly, monthly, and final activity and media reports for clients; ● Update case study decks for each vertical to make sure best and latest work is represented;
● Read and track daily coverage of clients and related news stories online and in print;
● Help expand the teams’ media universes by sharing comp articles, industry news and insights; www.dadagoldberg.com
● Plan and execute media events on behalf of clients (including managing guest lists, RSVPs, onsite event management and coordinating photographers and media introductions);
● Assess client expectations and satisfaction to ensure contract renewals; ● Identify opportunities to upsell services to clients who may need additional support; ● Identify prospective clients and develop creative and strategic new business proposals; ● Participate in strategic planning and drive organizational development initiatives forward;
● Train and supervise account teams to think and act strategically so that clients are satisfied and projects are managed to profitability; ● Provide meaningful and constructive feedback to direct reports as part of the annual performance review process;
● Onboard new managers with a thorough orientation plan explaining goals and status for all clients, accounts and team members, taking them through the ways of doing business at DADA including the job description and the training doc;
● Flag management issues as they arise; and, address them in a timely and constructive manner;
● Ensure that direct reports understand their career path—including strengths that contribute to the firm and growth areas that will help them to advance.

Working Conditions: Work is performed from home with in-person clients, editors, or team meetings and events happening throughout the year. The Account Coordinator will be expected to travel to client events occasionally; and, on occasion, service client projects outside of regular working hours. Every member of the DADA Goldberg team must adopt and make daily use of office systems such as project management software (Monday.com), time tracking (Harvest), and CRM (Copper).

REQUIREMENTS

• ●B.A. degree
  ● 5+ years of experience in public relations + portfolio of media placements
  ● Existing relationships with writers, editors and producers
  ● Able to work independently and multi-task; pro-active and solution-oriented
  ● Demonstrates leadership and professionalism to clients, colleagues, and direct reports
  ● Ambitious and hard-working
  ● Strong written and verbal communications skills
  ● Excellent organizational skills
  ● Detail-oriented and fastidious about data entry and database management
  ● Technical skills: Mac-savvy, MS Office Suite, Keynote, Muck Rack, Harvest a plus
  ● Fluency in a foreign language is a plus

What you need to succeed in this position:

●Ability to motivate and energize our team;
● Ability to solicit input, build team consensus and make timely decisions;
● Continually communicate expectations, provide guidance and review performance with direct reports;
● Inculcate a culture of client service while ensuring every project is managed to profitability;
● Ability to push back when demands will not ultimately benefit the company;
● Regular and consistent reporting to ensure transparency at every appropriate level;
● Constantly re-enforce the corporate values and model a professional way of working; ● Think across the portfolio.

Essential Job Functions (duties include but are not limited to the following):

●Anticipate staffing needs and ensure ongoing recruitment across the company;
● Supervise the hiring, orientation and training process;
● Assign accounts, ensuring the appropriate balance of skills on every project and an equitable distribution of the workload;
● Lead weekly management meetings and monthly full-staff meetings; help the entire team prioritize the initiatives that will have the greatest impact on the business;
● Build effective and efficient teams by setting clear goals, troubleshooting any challenges that arise, communicating regularly with direct reports, and managing accounts to profitability;
● Gain the confidence of clients by thinking strategically about their challenges and demonstrating strong project management skills in the execution of account work;
● Forecast phases of account work to ensure we reach our profitability targets;
● Ensure team leaders use time-tracking reports to provide real-time information about account profitability;
● Work with Project Leaders to adjust scope of work and/or project teams to ensure profitability;
● Help develop and implement innovative account strategies across the portfolio to the press and other target constituencies;
● Initiate and facilitate on-brand and high-clout influencer programs; www.dadagoldberg.com
● Initiate and facilitate press-worthy brand collaborations;
● Help amplify client and DADA Goldberg's work on social media
● Keep an eye for quality of results across the portfolio;
● Maintain excitement and momentum about the account by introducing new initiatives and strategies quarterly;
● Draft strategic pitches and reach out to the media to secure top level coverage across the portfolio;
● Build relationships with EIC or managing-level editors, senior writers, and producers who might cover our clients;
● Review and approve substantive and accurate materials to be distributed to the media;
● Review and approve weekly, monthly, and final activity and media reports for clients;
● Track daily coverage of clients and related news stories online and in print for quality control across the teams;
● Plan and direct the organization of media events on behalf of clients;
● Assess client expectations and satisfaction to ensure contract renewals;
● Act as an agency ambassador at client and industry events;
● Identify prospective clients and turn them into leads by managing the relationship from outreach to meeting and follow ups;
● Develop sophisticated and compelling new business proposals to distinguish the firm from competitors and win business;
● Track new business proposals and follow up with prospective clients through contract phase;
● Identify opportunities to upsell services to clients who may need additional support;
● Participate in strategic planning and drive organizational development initiatives forward;
● Train and supervise account teams to think and act strategically so that clients are satisfied and projects are managed to profitability;
● Provide meaningful and constructive feedback to direct reports as part of the annual performance review process;
● Flag management issues as they arise; and, address them in a timely and constructive manner;
● Ensure that direct reports understand their career path—including strengths that contribute to the firm and growth areas that will help them to advance.

Working Conditions: Work is performed from home with in-person clients, editors, or team meetings and events happening throughout the year. The Account Coordinator will be expected to travel to client events occasionally; and, on occasion, service client projects outside of regular working hours. Every member of the DADA Goldberg team must adopt and make daily use of office systems such as project management software (Monday.com), time tracking (Harvest), and CRM (Copper).

REQUIREMENTS

• ●B.A. degree
• ● 7+ years of experience in public relations + portfolio of media placements
• ● Existing relationships with writers, editors and producers
• ● Able to work independently and multi-task; pro-active and solution-oriented
• ● Demonstrates leadership and professionalism to clients, colleagues, and direct reports 
• ● Ambitious and hard-working
• ● Strong written and verbal communications skills
• ● Excellent organizational skills
• ● Detail-oriented and fastidious about data entry and database management
• ● Technical skills: Mac-savvy, MS Office Suite, Keynote, Muck Rack, Harvest a plus
• ● Fluency in a foreign language is a plus