Full-Time
Senior Account Executive
Professional Services
Posted on 9/20/2025
Highwire
51-200 employees
Scholarly publishing platform and manuscript management
Compensation Overview
$63k - $90k/yr
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Remote
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- 3–5 years of PR/communications experience in an agency setting (required)
- Experience in financial services, insurance technology, or other professional services industries (required)
- Strong media relationships across business, financial, and trade outlets (e.g., CNBC, Bloomberg, WSJ, Business Insider, Insurance Journal, etc.)
- Ability to distill complex business topics into engaging stories for diverse media audiences
- Excellent writing and editing skills across formats
- Confidence managing client relationships and internal teams
- Familiarity with analytics tools and reporting best practices
- A collaborative, solutions-oriented, and growth-minded approach
- Lead media efforts with strong relationships across at least 10 key business, finance, or industry-specific publications.
- Proactively craft and deliver high-quality pitches that drive media coverage aligned with client goals.
- Identify and share emerging media trends, journalist movements, and new story opportunities within the financial and professional services space.
- Develop and execute influencer and amplification strategies, particularly across LinkedIn, business podcasts, and niche financial media.
- Utilize social media channels to elevate client visibility and support earned efforts.
- Track media performance and demonstrate ROI using insights and reporting tools.
- Mentor junior team members to strengthen media relationships and pitching skills.
- Lead the tactical delivery of client programs including media relations, executive thought leadership, awards, speaking, and content.
- Own day-to-day client communications and lead weekly PR calls.
- Manage projects from start to finish—ensuring quality, deadlines, and strategic alignment.
- Develop quarterly PR plans and campaign calendars, including trend-based storytelling and leadership themes.
- Monitor industry, competitor, and regulatory news for proactive commentary opportunities.
- Help lead media training sessions, including message development and all follow-up deliverables.
- Assist in planning and allocating budgets and internal team resources.
- Write and edit content with a sharp eye for financial, legal, or professional services nuance, including: Press releases, pitches, and executive commentary; Contributed articles, blogs, speaking abstracts, and awards; Messaging documents, backgrounders, Q&As, and media briefing books.
- Translate complex ideas (e.g., regulations, economic trends, tech disruption) into compelling, accessible narratives.
- Maintain consistent tone, quality, and brand alignment across all content.
- Lead client reporting, using analytics tools to track media results and provide strategic insights.
- Apply data to evolve storytelling, improve pitching strategies, and optimize campaign outcomes.
- Collaborate across internal teams—content, design, social, and strategy—to ensure fully integrated service delivery.
- Support AI adoption across the team by identifying tools that enhance research, precision, or efficiency.
- Coach junior staff, helping them grow in media relations, writing, and industry expertise.
- Contribute to a team culture built on collaboration, communication, and mutual respect.
- Lead by example—managing up and down with transparency, professionalism, and drive.
- Support new business efforts by contributing research and participating in pitches.
- Share your expertise through blog posts, internal training, or client case studies.
- Actively participate in industry events and networking opportunities.
- Embrace and model Highwire’s flexible work culture.
- Recommend improvements to workflows or team practices to drive success.
- Set and track quarterly performance goals with your manager.
- Proactively prioritize tasks and take full ownership of timelines and deliverables.
- Drive initiatives forward independently and with accountability.
- Seek feedback regularly and turn it into action.
- Consistently meet deadlines—or communicate early when adjustments are needed.
- Stay up to date on financial services, insurtech, and business news to bring ideas and context to your work.
HighWire provides a digital publishing platform and services for scholarly publishers to host journals and books, manage manuscript submission and peer review, and handle subscriptions. It offers an end-to-end, integrated workflow from author submission through editorial review to publication and monetization. By focusing on the scholarly publishing niche, HighWire differentiates itself with long-standing relationships and a full suite tailored to publishers’ needs rather than generic publishing tech. The goal is to streamline scholarly communication by delivering scalable technology-enabled tools that simplify content production, review workflows, and revenue management for publishers, societies, and university presses.
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
Growth Equity (Venture Capital)
Total Funding
$1.2M
Headquarters
Princeton, New Jersey
Founded
2008
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- 160 employees across San Francisco, New York, Boston, and Chicago drive scale.
- Global collaborator network expands reach for enterprise B2B clients.
- Inclusive culture attracts top talent in dynamic strategic communications.
What critics are saying
- AI automates PR tasks, undercutting Highwire's services within 12 months.
- Economic downturn slashes tech marketing budgets, starving Highwire by 2027.
- Competitors like LaunchSquad capture Highwire's cybersecurity clients immediately.
What makes Highwire unique
- Highwire specializes in PR for tech innovators in AI, cybersecurity, and cleantech.
- Roots in Silicon Valley journalism enable high-impact media relations.
- Integrated digital marketing connects client reputation directly to revenue.
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Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Paid Parental Leave
Hybrid Work Options
401(k) Company Match
Home Office Stipend
Wellness Program
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