Senior Account Executive - Cross-practice leadership across Consumer, B2B, Technology, Corporate Reputation, Travel, and Professional Services

Title: Senior Account Executive (SAE)

Location: Chicago, IL, Columbus, OH, Detroit, MI, Madison, WI (Hybrid)

Practice Areas: Cross-practice leadership across Consumer, B2B, Technology, Corporate Reputation, Travel, and Professional Services


FINN Partners is seeking a Senior Account Executive (SAE) to join our Midwest team in Chicago, Detroit, or Columbus. Our ideal candidate has 3-5 years of experience across a range of accounts.

The core responsibilities of this position represent a true blend of traditional media relations and modern marketing savvy, including organic and paid content, multichannel communications, creator and influencer marketing — strategically supporting client goals with coverage, conversation and business outcomes. The ideal candidate does not view these as separate silos, but is genuinely fluent in both disciplines and equally comfortable crafting a targeted pitch to land top-tier business press and managing multi-platform social campaigns that drive conversation. Whether you are translating executive viewpoints into a national op-ed, building creative content calendars, or leveraging social listening to intercept breaking news cycles, you bring the agility to bridge the earned and social landscapes seamlessly. 

 

Responsibilities

• Architect and execute targeted pitch strategies across national business, trade, broadcast, and digital outlets, securing high-impact earned media coverage for diverse client rosters
• Develop cross-platform content strategies (LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, X), build content calendars, run executive thought leadership programs, and coordinate organic and paid creator/influencer partnerships.
• Manage regular client interactions, run weekly status meetings, translate strategic objectives into actionable campaign roadmaps, and ensure seamless project execution.
• Draft and edit error-free materials adhering to AP Style—including press releases, op-eds, messaging frameworks, social copy, client decks, and performance recap reports.
• Monitor news cycles, competitor moves, and cultural conversations using tools like Meltwater, Cision, and Sprout Social to identify proactive pitching hooks and protect client reputations.
• Champion the compliant use of generative AI platforms to accelerate background research, brainstorm pitch angles, draft content variations, and streamline administrative reporting.
• Assist account leads in RFP response development, market landscape analysis, creative ideation, and pitch deck creation for prospective clients.
• Supervise, assign tasks to, and edit the work of our amazing junior team, providing real-time coaching to ensure delivery standards.

Qualifications

• Experience: 3-5 years of full-time public relations, integrated marketing, or communications agency experience (or equivalent corporate/in-house fast-paced comms environment)

• Demonstrated success securing coverage across national print, digital, broadcast, and vertical trade publications.

• Practical expertise in organic social execution, creator/influencer partnerships, platform analytics, and social listening tools (e.g., Meltwater, Cision, Brandwatch, Muck Rack, Sprout Social).

• ​​​​​​​Active experience leveraging generative AI platforms for content ideation, competitive research, and productivity optimization, paired with strong critical thinking to verify facts and eliminate bias.

• Mastery of AP style, message framing, and business writing across diverse formats from pitch notes to thought leadership columns

• Proven ability to manage multi-client priorities simultaneously with high attention to detail, while guiding and mentoring junior colleagues.

• ​​​​​​​Bachelor’s degree in Public Relations, Journalism, Communications, Marketing, or a related field (or equivalent professional experience)