Mitchell is an award-winning PR firm creating real connections between people, businesses, and brands. We provide strategic insights, customized conversations and consumer engagement solutions that make real impact. With offices in New York and Fayetteville, Arkansas, we provide local, national, and global PR and communications campaigns which improve results for some of the world's largest companies and best-known brands including Marriott, P&G, Mondelez, Massage Envy, Sam's Club and Walmart to name a few.

We are champions for meaningful progress and we strive to be a force for good—for our people, for our clients, for the industry and for our society. We keep our people at the center, creating space for growth, understanding and learning so they can thrive. We embed diversity, in our mindset, in our solutions and in our teams to empower an inclusive, equitable and culturally fluent environment. Building this culture within our teams makes us better collaborators with each other and with our clients, driving better outcomes for all. Mitchell Communicationos is an agency of dentsu.

Are you passionate about  earning attention for your clients through integrated PR campaigns? Do you seek to fully understand your clients’ business needs? Are you dedicated to driving results and meeting deadlines? Are you a leader who champions change and nurtures your team? Are you a culture junkie who follows the news? If so, we can’t wait to connect.

As the Account Director, you will:

• Lead day-to-day earned media relations strategy and execution for clients in the retail sector [consumer focused PR]
• Spearhead collaboration across the agency to deliver integrated campaigns that generate coverage
• Build client relationships and be seen as an essential member of our clients’ team
• Seek solutions across the dentsu network to ensure clients receive the best solutions for their business
• Lead the development and implementation of strategic recommendationsChampion creative thinking and new ideas
• Assess results in real-time and provide solutions to solve problems or pivot
• Actively manage budgets
• Supervise and develop junior team members
• Keep current with industry and overall consumer PR trends while advancing our expertise in new media
• Drive organic growth and support new business efforts

You have:

• BA in Communications, English, Journalism, Marketing, Public Relations, or related field
• 7+ years of communications experience in an agency or corporate environment
• 5+ years experience managing timelines and budgets
• Experience managing day-to-day client service for consumer-facing brands [retail experience a plus]
• Strong understanding of all media channels and ability to develop strategic earned-first thinking
• Excellent writing and proof-reading skills; proficient in AP-style writing
• Strong verbal and written client and interpersonal communications
• Experience participating in all phases of new business from ideation and program development to presentation and implementation.
• An active social networker and consumer of latest media

You'll get:

• Comprehensive healthcare plans
• Flexible Time off! Take the time you need when you need it
• 16 Weeks paid parental leave
• 401k with 3% employer match

Dentsu is a modern marketing solutions company. Our mission is to help clients navigate, progress and thrive in a world of change. Businesses rely on our integrated network of agencies and specialized practices to champion meaningful progress through creative, media, commerce, data and technology. Part of Dentsu Group, our global network comprises 66,000 diverse people in 143 countries, who are dedicated to teaming for growth and good. Some of our award-winning agencies include 360i, Carat, dentsumcgarrybowen, DEG, dentsuX, iProspect and Merkle. Follow us on Twitter @DentsuUSA and visit dentsu.com/us.

Employees from diverse or underrepresented backgrounds encouraged to apply. Dentsu (the "Company") is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee of the Company, on the basis of age, sex, sexual orientation, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, alienage or citizenship, disability, marital status, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other legally-recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and/or certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done that will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing an undue hardship on the Company. Please contact [email protected] if you need assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process or to request or discuss an accommodation in connection with a job at the Company to which you are applying.