Account Manager PR - Healthcare

Description

The human touch in healthcare can sometimes take a backseat to a world driven by efficiency and cost savings. Hill Knowlton Strategies believes it’s time to restore the humanity in the delivery of healthcare products and services.  Do you want to drive the empathy, compassion, and personalized care that patients deserve?

If you are passionate about changing the healthcare landscape, read on!

 H K is an award-winning, global communications enterprise with the culture and character of a mid-sized agency.  Our Healthcare sector is growing rapidly, and we have an immediate need for an Account Manager. 

This position is located in NY and is expected to be on-site in our office at Three World Trade Center two to three days a week.  

Are you an enthusiastic learner with a desire to excel? If so, the position offers a fantastic opportunity for an individual with a passion for healthcare to work with leading clients in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, diagnostics, and health IT industries. 

This is an exciting opportunity for an exceptional individual to grow their career. You will play a key role in the execution of healthcare programs on behalf of leading healthcare and pharmaceutical brands as part of a dedicated, integrated agency team.

Who are we looking for? The ideal candidate:

Candidates must have experience executing day-to-day deliverables on healthcare client accounts, with a growing track record of success in earned media relations, social/influencer research and programs and the ability to develop compelling client narratives and written materials.

To succeed in this role, you must be a curious, solution-oriented team player with a positive attitude and a proactive approach. The ideal candidate will have enthusiasm and energy, an appetite to learn and be challenged, and a foundation of experience in writing, organization, team collaboration and media relations for leading biotech, pharmaceutical, device and diagnostic brands.  This is an opportunity to be a part of a highly collaborative, multi-disciplinary group.

The H K Healthcare team is a strategic frontline partner to clients navigating the healthcare conversation and the change and transformation of their business.

 What you’ll need to get here: 

• Undergraduate degree in PR, Communications, Journalism, Media Studies or related
• 4 years of PR agency/in-house experience with a passion for and growing expertise in healthcare; agency experience preferred
• Proficient in earned media outreach with a growing base of relevant healthcare/pharma media contacts
• Articulate, poised, personable, and quick on your feet 
• Ability to manage multiple projects with quality and efficiency  
• Superior writing skills        
• Organized, detail-oriented, problem solver, energetic
• Professional and polished demeanor
• Strong proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel)

 What’s in it for you?

• Competitive benefits package—including healthy vacation allotment, wellness days, 401(k) matching, medical/dental/vision support, fitness reimbursement, your birthday off, professional development opportunities and more
• A career working with and influencing bold, creative teams and a client account that has a positive impact on the world
• An inspiring, collaborative, passionate, driven, fun, and creative team culture
• Strong leadership with a focus on entrepreneurial thinking, training and mentoring to help you grow, expand your skills and become your professional best

The base salary for this position at the time of this posting may range from $60,000 to #140,000. Individual compensation varies based on job-related factors, including business needs, experience, level of responsibility and qualifications.  We offer a competitive benefits package, click here for more details - https://www.wpp.com/people/wellbeing/benefits-at-wpp-in-the-us.

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About

Hill Knowlton Strategies is an international public relations company with over 85 offices around the world.

We believe that every corporation, every brand, every client has a public and today’s public is more powerful than ever before. They have the power to topple CEO’s, reshape corporate and brand strategy, kill products and create unicorns. Today’s public demands truth, transparency and the highest behavioral standards. 

Our client obsession means constantly evolving new products services to help brands and the public communicate. Always in beta.

At H K our belief is that the agency is a canvas for everyone to write their own story. This job description is written at a moment in time; whatever role you take at H K we expect you to evolve that role; it should be different tomorrow than it is today and set new standards in the industry.

Join our team and harness the power of the public.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, H K Strategies does not discriminate against applicants or employees because of their race, creed, color, age, religion, sex, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, military status, national origin, or ancestry. 

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