Public Relations Account Director

Are you seeking a communications leadership position that allows you to do your best work within a creative, flexible, and fun agency environment?

Tier One Partners, a 2024 PR NEWS Agency Elite 100 firm, is seeking a highly motivated Account Director to help manage our growing teams, develop strategy for dynamic, nationally recognized B2B technology brands, and drive programming that consistently delivers stellar results.

Our ideal candidate has 6-8 years of experience in PR with a passion for business and technology media relations. This person comes ready on day one with outstanding client service skills and excels at program management. Prior work experience with B2B technology is required, with specific emphasis on cloud/SaaS, AI, data/analytics, and cybersecurity. This position is available to candidates looking to work in the agency’s Boston or Chicago offices.

A successful Account Director is someone who can:

• Maintain outstanding client relationships, including serving as day-to-day client lead on multiple accounts.
• Take the lead in program strategy and plan development.
• Is a critical thinker and watches program results closely and can pivot strategies to ensure success
• Lead media relations strategies for all proactive/reactive opportunities; motivate team and lead by example to deliver outstanding print, digital and broadcast results that align to agreed-upon measurement goals.Develop both annual and project plans that support client marketing and business objectives.
• Has a knack for creative thinking and is curious by nature.
• Manage accounts including hours, budgets and expenses.
• Manage and motivate staff to drive forward client activity.

• Understand core attributes of program measurement; develop measurement goals and track account results accordingly.

Now in our 20th year, Tier One Partners is a women founded and led, full-service PR, content, and digital marketing agency. We work with innovators in B2B and B2C technology, digital healthcare, financial services, energy tech, and manufacturing to develop award-winning creative, data-driven strategies that propel them to industry leader status. From day one, we’re committed to earning our clients’ trust, sharing their vision, and embedding their purpose into everything we do. One team, advancing one mission.

We offer a robust benefits package that includes an outstanding health/dental/vision package, family-friendly holiday schedule, unlimited PTO with annual minimums to encourage employees to actually take their time off, rainmaker bonuses, professional development stipends, wellness stipends, and office exchanges so we can keep our cross-office bonds strong. We work in a hybrid office model, where we're in the office 2-3 days a week and from a location of your choosing on the other days.

Tier One Partners LLC provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.