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We are looking for a Digital Senior Account Executive to join our best-in-class Healthcare team.  This position will help to establish the digital strategic vision for a number of client initiatives.

We are seeking a Digital Senior Account Executive (SAE) with a passion for healthcare communications and expertise in digital marketing. This role is ideal for a strategic thinker and hands-on executor who can support and lead digital initiatives across multiple pharmaceutical clients. The ideal candidate will have experience in paid and organic digital campaigns, social media strategy, content development, and analytics.

We are in need of someone who understands the healthcare space and has a passion for working with healthcare clients.

What you'll do:

• Support and lead the development of digital marketing and social media strategies for pharmaceutical clients, ensuring alignment with overall brand and communications goals.
• Manage day-to-day execution of digital campaigns, including social media, paid media, influencer engagement, content marketing, and SEO/SEM initiatives.
• Develop compelling digital content, including social media posts, blogs, email campaigns, and multimedia assets.
• Oversee social media community management, monitoring engagement, responding to comments, and ensuring regulatory compliance in all communications.
• Analyze digital campaign performance using data analytics tools, generating insights and recommendations for optimization.
• Stay ahead of digital trends, emerging platforms, and pharmaceutical industry regulations to guide clients on best practices and innovations.
• Mentor junior team members, providing guidance and expertise in digital marketing and campaign execution.

Experience that contributes to success:

• 3+ years of experience in digital marketing, social media, or communications, preferably within an agency setting.
• Proven track record of managing digital campaigns for pharmaceutical or healthcare clients, including HCP and patient-targeted initiatives.
• Strong understanding of digital channels, including organic and paid social, programmatic advertising, influencer marketing, and content strategy.
• Experience working within regulatory and compliance guidelines for pharmaceutical communications, including FDA regulations.
• Proficiency with digital analytics tools (Google Analytics, social media insights, etc.), CRM platforms, and social listening tools.
• Exceptional writing and content creation skills, with the ability to translate complex scientific information into engaging digital content.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Strong communication and client relationship management skills, with a proactive and solutions-oriented mindset.
• Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, digital media, or a related field.
• Desire to work in a diverse and inclusive organization as an active participant in culture initiatives, training opportunities and employee resource groups.

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Burson is seeking a Junior Designer to join our team, supporting healthcare and pharmaceutical clients across a range of integrated communications programs. This is an early-career role designed for a designer with strong foundational skills who is eager to learn, gain agency experience, and grow within a collaborative, fast-paced environment. Working under the guidance of senior creatives, you will help translate complex healthcare information into clear, engaging visual content while gaining hands-on exposure to regulated communications, brand systems, and agency workflows.

What you'll do:

• Support the design and production of healthcare and pharma communications across digital and print, including presentations, campaign assets, social content, reports, and corporate materials
• Execute design direction provided by Senior Designers, applying brand guidelines and visual standards accurately and consistently
• Assist with the development of storyboards and mood boards to support creative concepts and campaign ideas
• Design, update, and refine client-facing presentations, ensuring strong visual hierarchy, clarity, and attention to detail
• Create visuals for quantitative and qualitative data as clear and polished charts, infographics, and graphs
• Contribute to the creation and adaptation of social content, including static posts, GIFs, and basic animations and video
• Reformat, resize, and adapt existing artwork for multiple platforms, channels, and specifications
• Support projects requiring work within regulated healthcare environments, learning Medical, Legal, and Regulatory (MLR) review processes
• Manage assigned tasks across multiple projects while meeting deadlines and maintaining quality
• Collaborate with designers, copywriters, account teams, and other creatives as part of an integrated team
• Participate in feedback sessions and learning opportunities to continue developing design skills

Experience that contributes to success:

• 1–2 years of professional design experience, including internships or entry-level roles
• A portfolio demonstrating strong design fundamentals such as typography, layout, composition, and visual storytelling
• Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Premiere Pro, After Effects) and PowerPoint
• Ability to follow creative direction and apply feedback thoughtfully
• Willingness to learn new tools, platforms, and regulated healthcare processes
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple tasks
• Curiosity about design, culture, and trends, with interest in healthcare or purpose-driven work
• Collaborative mindset and openness to mentorship and growth

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Burson Creative:

You’ll be joining a creative team that’s been recognized with Cannes Lions, Clios, One Show, New York Festivals, SABER, and PRWeek awards, but more importantly, a team that’s curious, collaborative, and constantly pushing each other to do work that earns attention.

The Creative team works across the full Burson client roster to ideate, develop, and produce earned-first campaigns, building original ideas that cut through culture not just the noise. Our work connects people and brands by digging deeper, imagining more, and creating campaigns and content designed to live anywhere and travel everywhere. 

We’ve intentionally brought together a mix of designers, writers, producers, and creators from different backgrounds, cultures, and points of view, because better work comes from diverse voices challenging each other.

We’re looking for people who love what they do, value different perspectives, and are excited to roll up their sleeves to help push our creative even further.

Check out our latest work here. https://www.bursonglobal.com/locations/us/creative-careers-at-burson-us

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Burson is looking for a Senior Social Content Creator who is passionate about all things social media and is a visionary leader in social storytelling. The ideal candidate is proactive, strategic, socially-savvy, and detail-oriented — someone who doesn't just follow trends, but creates them. You should be able to react quickly in a fast-paced environment and be truly passionate about social media: what trends are shaping it, what best practice looks like, and how brands and fans are changing the landscape. A deep understanding of internet and pop culture, especially as it relates to Gen Z, is essential.

In this role, you will develop sophisticated and complex social media concepts that move beyond tactics to sustainable campaigns and activations. You will independently package and present social content strategies to both internal and external stakeholders, effectively communicating rationale and impact. You may work across a diverse portfolio of clients — including Novo Nordisk, Supernus, Novartis, Teva, BUBS, ANA, and Spotify, among others — translating complex brand challenges into impactful social narratives.

This role demands a deeply hands-on approach to graphic design and video production, ensuring every piece of content meets the creative vision but also stands out in a crowded social landscape. We need a collaborative and positive team player who can jump in wherever needed, take ideas from concept to execution, and navigate client feedback like a pro — all while keeping a finger firmly on the pulse of trends, culture, and the evolving media and healthcare landscape.

What you'll do:

• Lead social creative strategy — develop sophisticated and complex social media concepts that move beyond one-off tactics to sustainable campaigns, platforms, and activations
• Lead and execute daily and planned hands-on content creation, including graphic design, video editing/shooting, motion graphics, and animation for brand social channels across platforms including Instagram, TikTok, and beyond
• Daily and planned content creation for brand social channels across platforms including Instagram, TikTok, and beyond — including concepts, franchises, and repeatable templates
• Inform and create content that speaks to key cultural moments, ensuring optimal use of platform features and best practices
• Lead art direction and copy crafting for comprehensive social campaigns, personally executing visual designs and ensuring consistent brand aesthetics and tone across all creative outputs
• Create rapid response content in collaboration with strategy and creative teams as news, cultural moments, and trends emerge in real time
• Support social listening and insights efforts, tracking culture and trends in real time while balancing ongoing deliverables
• Independently package and present social content strategies to internal and external stakeholders, communicating rationale and impact with confidence
• Independently produce and master a diverse range of social content formats, from concept to final output, including static graphics, short-form video (filming/editing), motion graphics, animations, carousels, and stories
• Demonstrate mastery of the social content production process across media types including static, short-form video, carousels, and stories
• Find creative solutions to social challenges including budget constraints, client feedback, and strategic pivots
• Package completed work as compelling case studies for internal education, new business pitches, and awards submissions
• Develop client trust through strong presentations and effective social strategies
• Mentor and provide direction to Associate Social Creatives, inspiring teammates with creativity, attitude, and work ethic
• Maintain a thorough understanding of each brand's compass and social strategy and how it plays out in day-to-day execution

Experience that contributes to success:

• 5-7+ years of creative experience in social media and content, including 3–5 years in a mentorship, supervisory, or team leadership role
• Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communications, Digital Media, or a related field with a strong emphasis on visual design and content creation
• Serial social media user who can demonstrate a deep, platform-native understanding of key channels
• Proven ability to develop visionary, sophisticated, and earned-first social strategies that break through in culture
• Exceptional skills in social art direction and copy craft, with a strong portfolio showcasing a diverse range of graphic design and video production work created for social media
• Exceptional skills in social art direction and copy craft, with a strong portfolio showcasing a range of content types and platforms
• Deep understanding of content formats, real-time trends, and creation best practices across core social channels
• Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite (Premiere Pro, AfterEffects, etc), and experience with hands-on content creation for brands, including basic and/or in-app editing tools (e.g., TikTok, CapCut)
• Proficiency with Adobe Creative Cloud, and experience with hands-on content creation for brands, including basic and/or in-app editing tools (e.g., TikTok, CapCut)
• Ability to efficiently turn a concept into a produced piece of content
• Demonstrated experience navigating complex client environments, particularly in regulated industries (e.g., healthcare/pharma) and consumer brands
• Strong collaboration skills across Account, Strategy, Social, Influencer, Digital, Production, and Corporate/Issues teams
• Confident and persuasive presentation skills with the ability to independently present complex social strategies
• A portfolio showcasing sophisticated social strategies, integrated campaigns, diverse content formats, and case study development

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Burson Buchanan, part of the Burson Global Network, is seeking a Senior Account Executive/Account Director to support high-profile, high-stakes client work across financial communications, crisis and issues management, litigation, government investigations, and special situations. This is a hands-on execution role designed for a strong doer who thrives in fast-paced, high-pressure environments.

This is an opportunity to work with a seasoned executive team supporting Fortune 100 C-Suite level clients on some of their most mission critical issues

The nature of our work is high-stakes and urgent, so the role requires the understanding that weekend and evening work will be required when necessary.

This role can be based in New York, Washington DC or Chicago. 

What you'll do:

• Execute day-to-day client work across financial, crisis, and special situations engagements
• Draft and edit high-quality written materials including media materials, client updates, briefing documents, and internal communications
• Support senior team members in managing complex, time-sensitive projects
• Monitor news, issues, and regulatory developments relevant to client matters
• Coordinate across teams and time zones to ensure seamless execution
• Demonstrate sound judgment, discretion, and urgency when handling confidential matters

Experience that contributes to success:

• 3–5 years of experience in strategic communications, financial communications, crisis, or issues management
• Experience working on litigation, government investigations, capital markets, or special situations preferred
• Exceptional writing and editing skills
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
• Comfort operating in a 24/7, high-stakes environment with fluctuating workloads
• Prior advisory firm experience is a plus

Burson Buchanan is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers. 

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Burson is seeking an Account Executive to support integrated communications programs for our health and wellness clients, with a strong focus on pharmaceutical brands. This role is ideal for someone early in their career who is eager to build experience across earned media, corporate and brand communications, campaigns, and client engagement within a global PR agency environment.

The Account Executive will work closely with account leadership and cross-functional teams including media relations, creative, strategy, and digital to help deliver high-quality, integrated programs that support client business objectives and uphold the highest standards of healthcare communications.

What you'll do:

• Support the day-to-day management of integrated health and wellness accounts, with a primary focus on pharmaceutical clients, ensuring work is delivered on time, on strategy, and to the highest quality standards.
• Assist in the planning and execution of comprehensive communications programs, including earned media, corporate communications, brand storytelling, executive visibility, product communications, and issues management.
• Draft, edit, and proofread a wide range of client materials such as press releases, media pitches, briefing documents, backgrounders, fact sheets, Q&As, presentations, internal communications, and campaign recaps.
• Coordinate project workflows across internal teams including media relations, creative, strategy, digital, and analytics, to ensure seamless integration and alignment across channels.
• Manage timelines, trackers, and status reports to keep account leads informed and projects moving efficiently.
• Support Medical, Legal, and Regulatory (MLR) review processes by preparing materials, submitting documents, tracking feedback, and managing approvals in compliance with FDA and client requirements.
• Participate in client calls and meetings, assisting with agenda development, note-taking, action items, and follow-up communications.
• Monitor media coverage, industry trends, and competitor activity; support the development of media reports and insights that inform ongoing strategy.
• Help maintain strong client relationships through responsiveness, attention to detail, and proactive problem-solving.
• Stay current on healthcare, pharmaceutical, and wellness trends, as well as evolving communications best practices, to contribute informed ideas and perspectives to the team.

Experience that contributes to success:

• 1–3 years of experience in public relations, communications, or account management, ideally within an agency environment.
• Exposure to or strong interest in health, wellness, pharmaceutical, or life sciences communications.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex or regulated information into clear, compelling narratives.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.
• Comfort working in a fast-paced, collaborative, client-service environment.
• Experience supporting or working within cross-functional teams, including media relations, creative, and digital.
• Familiarity with healthcare regulations, FDA guidelines, or MLR review processes is strongly preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) and basic project management tools.
• A proactive, solutions-oriented mindset with a willingness to learn and grow within a global agency environment.
• Desire to work in a diverse and inclusive organization and actively contribute to team culture, training opportunities, and employee resource groups.

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We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Senior Account Executive to join our best-in-class Healthcare team in New York. This role will support the planning, execution, and optimization of paid social media campaigns for pharmaceutical and healthcare clients, working closely with internal teams and client partners to ensure seamless campaign delivery and performance.

The ideal candidate brings a strong foundation in paid social media, a passion for healthcare marketing, and an understanding of the regulatory considerations unique to pharmaceutical advertising. This role offers an exciting opportunity to gain hands-on experience in social media while expanding into broader multi-channel media strategy within a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

We are looking for someone who understands the healthcare and pharmaceutical social landscape, thrives in a client-service environment, and is eager to contribute to impactful campaigns that connect brands with healthcare professionals and patient communities.

What you'll do:

• Assist in the development, execution, and optimization of primarily paid social campaigns, while learning and growing though other integrated digital media channels in the healthcare space, including, but not limited to endemic display, HCP channels, SEM, video, etc.
• Support digital media planning efforts for assigned accounts by conducting research, gathering audience insights, and contributing to strategic recommendations for pharma and healthcare clients.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams, including account management, creative, and analytics, to ensure paid media campaigns align with brand objectives and regulatory guidelines.
• Assist in managing campaign budgets, primarily managing paid media vendor invoicing, ensuring accurate pacing and invoice management.
• Monitor and analyze campaign performance, preparing reports and actionable insights to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
• Collaborate with media vendors and platform partners to stay ahead of industry trends, emerging ad technologies, and best practices.
• Support client communication, providing updates and insights on campaign performance and optimizations.

Experience that contributes to success:

• 2–4 years of experience in paid media, performance marketing, or digital advertising.
• Foundational understanding of paid social media channels, as well as light experience across integrated digital (programmatic, display, search, endemic).
• Traditional media planning experience (print, broadcast, out-of-home) is preferred
• Experience working with social ad platforms such as Meta (Facebook/Instagram), LinkedIn, TikTok, Snapchat, Reddit.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and provide actionable recommendations.
• Familiarity with pharmaceutical advertising regulations and experience working within MLR (Medical, Legal, Regulatory) review processes is a plus.
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with a keen attention to detail.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Mediaocean (or equivalent) and analytics tools such as Google Analytics or Adobe Analytics.
• Experience working in and contributing to an inclusive and collaborative environment.
• Desire to work in a diverse and inclusive organization as an active participant in culture initiatives, training opportunities and employee resource groups.

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Burson is seeking a Senior Programmatic Specialist (Senior Account Executive level) to join our NYC team. In this role, you’ll be an integral member of a collaborative team, working across a diverse portfolio of accounts: from market-leading Fortune 100 brands to innovative companies.

You’ll bring a deep understanding of the PESO media landscape, with expertise in PR-driven media planning and buying, traffic coordination, digital publishing, presentation development and delivery, content marketing, and large-scale budget management. This is an opportunity to ensure paid media strategies and campaigns are executed flawlessly, delivering exceptional client experiences while helping drive the continued growth of our Paid Media capabilities.

What you'll do:

• Paid Media Strategy & Execution
• Build robust ad campaigns utilizing detailed quality assurance (QA) process across multiple platforms and client verticals.
• Oversee in-platform execution, including ad trafficking and media monitoring to troubleshoot and optimize campaign delivery.
• Lead hands-on execution in platforms like Trade Desk (Channels: Display, Online Video, Connected TV, Streaming Audio, Digital Out-of-Home), Google Ads (YouTube), with secondary involvement in paid social channels (Meta, LinkedIn).
• Thorough management of campaign budgets to ensure proper pacing.
• Source highest quality inventory for clients by collaborating with audience and inventory vendors.
• Proactively manage and optimize campaigns across channels and clients on daily basis.
• Develop integrated paid media strategies using campaign forecasting and build media plans for campaigns based on client marketing and business objectives.
• Continually grow understanding and knowledge of client businesses and their competitive environment; apply this information in preparing and presenting focused programs and recommendations.
• Paid Media Reporting & Analytics
• Build detailed client-facing decks showcasing campaign performance to inform future media plans, content strategy, and planning.
• Facilitate conversion tracking, UTM tagging, pixel installation, and first-party audience development (retargeting and lookalike segments).
• Collaborate with other specialists on timely detailed weekly client reports to highlight optimizations and recommendations.
• Update internal Excel dashboards and pull reporting from platforms to gauge campaign effectiveness.
• Utilize secondary platforms such as Google Analytics to identify web traffic patterns.
• Operational Excellence & Team Development
• Utilize problem-solving skills and background knowledge to serve as a paid media strategist, acting as a liaison between account teams.
• Initiate and lead projects pertaining to programmatic platforms.
• Train junior colleagues by hosting programmatic shadowing opportunities.
• Establish / maintain relationships across our global network to streamline paid media efforts.
• Client & Stakeholder Engagement
• Build and maintain relationships with media vendors/clients and serve as day-to-day contact.
• Educate internal peers and external clients on paid media and artificial intelligence (AI) trends, providing strategic POVs.
• Build and present compelling concepts for clients and new business opportunities.
• Communicate effectively with internal teams and share paid media best practices and POVs throughout our global network.

Experience that contributes to success:

• Background: At least 2-3+ years of hands-on experience managing, optimizing, and reporting via Trade Desk, Google Ads, and other major programmatic DSPs/ad platforms.
• Diligence and Adherence to Deadlines: Demonstrates a strong work ethic and consistently meets deadlines.
• Extreme Attention to Detail: Possesses a meticulous approach to tasks, ensuring accuracy and precision.
• Problem-Solving & Independence: Proactively identifies and resolves complex issues, capable of navigating and leading intricate projects with many moving parts independently.
• Time Management: Effectively prioritizes tasks and manages time to optimize productivity.
• Knowledge of Paid Media Trends: Stays informed and understands current and emerging trends in paid media. Solid grasp of programmatic media with personal and professional experience across the programmatic space, and knowledge of emerging technologies (DMPs, DSPs, SSPs, Ad Servers, etc.).
• Team Player: Collaborates effectively with colleagues, contributing positively to group efforts. An individual who thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, communicating with colleagues across time zones.
• Positive Interpersonal Skills: Brings a positive and collaborative personality that fosters an engaging and enjoyable work environment. Demonstrated ability to translate complex paid media platforms, technologies, and metrics into succinct, compelling, and conversational language for a variety of technical and non-technical audiences.

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We’re looking for a Senior Account Executive (SAE) to join Burson’s Sports and Entertainment sector within the Consumer & Brand Practice and support an iconic sports brand embedded in culture, lifestyle and entertainment. You’ll play a key role in delivering headline-driving earned media moments, earned influencer storytelling and high-impact activations for a brand that drives conversation in sports and culture.  

The ideal candidate is proactive, detail-obsessed, and energized by translating cultural moments into smart PR strategies across a fast-paced account. You’ll collaborate across teams to execute campaigns, craft media narratives, support events, and build relationships with reporters, social editors, and earned influencers. This is a great opportunity for an agency-trained PR professional who thrives in a highly collaborative environment and is excited to grow within a high-profile, consumer-focused account.

This role can be based in either New York or Los Angeles.

What you'll do:

• Serve as a day-to-day point of contact, keeping work moving quickly and accurately while maintaining clear, proactive communication with internal and client teams.

• Manage press office responsibilities, including responding to inbound media requests, coordinating quick turn product needs .
• Draft and distribute press materials, including pitches, press releases, reporter bios, spokespeople briefing books and media briefs.
• Pitch stories to journalists and social editors, securing coverage that moves the needle across sports, culture, hype, fashion and consumer lifestyle verticals.
• Engage and activate earned/news influencers, collaborating on news-driven storytelling opportunities rooted in cultural relevance.
• Build and maintain curated media lists and strong relationships with reporters, social editors, and earned/news influencers.
• Expand PR approaches beyond traditional .com and broadcast, incorporating digital and social-first platforms like TikTok and Instagram.
• Develop and lead reporting and recapping (weekly and monthly) including monitoring media coverage and social conversation, translating insights into daily updates to clients and actionable recommendations.

• Support client communications through consistent content development, including drafting short-form copy and coordinating a weekly newsletter (including building and deploying in tools like Mailchimp).
• Support planning and execution of media and influencer events, handling logistics, vendor coordination, and on-the-ground needs.
• Provide in-office support for press requests, product seeding, and experiential builds.
• Join client meetings, capturing notes, action items, and next steps with precision.
• Stay tapped into sports, pop culture, creator trends, and emerging athletes to fuel fresh, future-facing ideas.

Collaborate closely with and guide junior team members, providing day-to-day coaching and quality control to keep the team operating smoothly in a fast-paced environment.

Experience that contributes to success:

• 2–3 years of relevant PR experience, with some agency experience required, and a strong foundation in fundamental PR skills (media list building, media landscape tracking, writing press releases and pitches).
• Strong consumer background and experience supporting consumer campaigns across sports, entertainment or lifestyle brands targeting Gen Z and diverse communities and consumers (preferred experience working on communications for a Fortune 100 with a strong consumer focus and/or sports brand).
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment and manage multiple projects simultaneously.

• Experience supporting successful media relations—responding to inbound media requests, pitching, and building/maintaining relationships with consumer, entertainment, lifestyle, and/or sports media.
• Strong writing, editing, and research skills with attention to detail.

• Comfort with account operations, including coordination of product-related requests (mailers/shipping support as needed), and supporting press office-style activity.
• Familiarity with working with celebrities or athletes.
• Familiarity with social platforms and how they intersect with media coverage.

• Experience supporting events and/or on-the-ground activations (planning, logistics, staffing, and post-event recaps).

• Interest in sports and culture; sports PR experience is a plus but not required.

• Demonstrated ability to collaborate closely with teammates, contribute proactively, and support junior team members with guidance and day-to-day coaching.

• Have a self-starting, entrepreneurial approach to work, and embrace a Growth Mindset.

• Awareness and point-of-view regarding cultural consumer trends and activities of competitors.

• Be a team player that actively participates in our culture of kindness, believes in personal leadership, and embraces situational and transformative leadership.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite; and experience with tools such as Cision, MuckRack, Brandwatch and Google Workspace is a plus.
• Previous agency experience required.
• Willingness to travel and work outside standard business hours for event support.

Burson is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers. 

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We’re looking for a Senior Account Executive (SAE) to join Burson’s Sports and Entertainment sector within the Consumer & Brand Practice and support an iconic sports brand embedded in culture, lifestyle and entertainment. You’ll play a key role in delivering headline-driving earned media moments, earned influencer storytelling and high-impact activations for a brand that drives conversation in sports and culture.  

The ideal candidate is proactive, detail-obsessed, and energized by translating cultural moments into smart PR strategies across a fast-paced account. You’ll collaborate across teams to execute campaigns, craft media narratives, support events, and build relationships with reporters, social editors, and earned influencers. This is a great opportunity for an agency-trained PR professional who thrives in a highly collaborative environment and is excited to grow within a high-profile, consumer-focused account.

This role can be based in either New York or Los Angeles.

What you'll do:

• Serve as a day-to-day point of contact, keeping work moving quickly and accurately while maintaining clear, proactive communication with internal and client teams.

• Manage press office responsibilities, including responding to inbound media requests, coordinating quick turn product needs .
• Draft and distribute press materials, including pitches, press releases, reporter bios, spokespeople briefing books and media briefs.
• Pitch stories to journalists and social editors, securing coverage that moves the needle across sports, culture, hype, fashion and consumer lifestyle verticals.
• Engage and activate earned/news influencers, collaborating on news-driven storytelling opportunities rooted in cultural relevance.
• Build and maintain curated media lists and strong relationships with reporters, social editors, and earned/news influencers.
• Expand PR approaches beyond traditional .com and broadcast, incorporating digital and social-first platforms like TikTok and Instagram.
• Develop and lead reporting and recapping (weekly and monthly) including monitoring media coverage and social conversation, translating insights into daily updates to clients and actionable recommendations.

• Support client communications through consistent content development, including drafting short-form copy and coordinating a weekly newsletter (including building and deploying in tools like Mailchimp).
• Support planning and execution of media and influencer events, handling logistics, vendor coordination, and on-the-ground needs.
• Provide in-office support for press requests, product seeding, and experiential builds.
• Join client meetings, capturing notes, action items, and next steps with precision.
• Stay tapped into sports, pop culture, creator trends, and emerging athletes to fuel fresh, future-facing ideas.

Collaborate closely with and guide junior team members, providing day-to-day coaching and quality control to keep the team operating smoothly in a fast-paced environment.

Experience that contributes to success:

• 2–3 years of relevant PR experience, with some agency experience required, and a strong foundation in fundamental PR skills (media list building, media landscape tracking, writing press releases and pitches).
• Strong consumer background and experience supporting consumer campaigns across sports, entertainment or lifestyle brands targeting Gen Z and diverse communities and consumers (preferred experience working on communications for a Fortune 100 with a strong consumer focus and/or sports brand).
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment and manage multiple projects simultaneously.

• Experience supporting successful media relations—responding to inbound media requests, pitching, and building/maintaining relationships with consumer, entertainment, lifestyle, and/or sports media.
• Strong writing, editing, and research skills with attention to detail.

• Comfort with account operations, including coordination of product-related requests (mailers/shipping support as needed), and supporting press office-style activity.
• Familiarity with working with celebrities or athletes.
• Familiarity with social platforms and how they intersect with media coverage.

• Experience supporting events and/or on-the-ground activations (planning, logistics, staffing, and post-event recaps).

• Interest in sports and culture; sports PR experience is a plus but not required.

• Demonstrated ability to collaborate closely with teammates, contribute proactively, and support junior team members with guidance and day-to-day coaching.

• Have a self-starting, entrepreneurial approach to work, and embrace a Growth Mindset.

• Awareness and point-of-view regarding cultural consumer trends and activities of competitors.

• Be a team player that actively participates in our culture of kindness, believes in personal leadership, and embraces situational and transformative leadership.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite; and experience with tools such as Cision, MuckRack, Brandwatch and Google Workspace is a plus.
• Previous agency experience required.
• Willingness to travel and work outside standard business hours for event support.

Burson is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers. 

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