ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE - REAL ESTATE

Solomon McCown & Company is growing and we are looking for:

A talented, media savvy Account Executive (3-5 years PR experience), to join our vibrant real estate practice. You have a track record of working in real estate development and housing (permitting, community & media relations, groundbreakings, sales & marketing support) and have strong relationships with reporters across beats (real estate, city, business, and politics) in Boston, regionally, nationally and in trade publications. Experience in the hospitality sector is a plus and good political sensibilities don’t hurt either.

Solomon McCown & Co. provides strategic communications and crisis management services to mission-focused businesses and organizations. We leverage all of our assets — our strategic thinking, considerable experience, successful alliance building, and commitment to results — to help clients achieve the recognition, definition and protection they need to meet their goals.

We love what we do and we have fun doing it. We offer a stimulating, proactive learning environment, quality resources, a chance to be mentored by some of the best in the business, solid leadership and opportunities to take your career to a new level. Our generous compensation and benefits program includes great health and dental plans, a 401 (k) plan and profit sharing, bonus & incentive opportunities, and your birthday off. And we are a dog-friendly office!

We look for smart, energetic strategic thinkers who love the news. Expect to be challenged, to have your ideas heard, to receive responsibility based on your abilities, and to never, ever be bored.

Reply in confidence via e-mail, with Word attached resume, to jobs@solomonmccown.com.

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BENEFITS

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SUBMIT RESUME

If you are interested in being considered for a position at Solomon McCown, submit your resume to jobs@solomonmccown.com.

WINDOW ON MY WORLD
Lindsay Yuvan, Assistant Account Executive

Lindsay is 23 years old. Originally from Western Pennsylvania, she attended Boston University’s College of Communication. After graduation, Lindsay decided to stay in New England. The opportunity to immerse herself in the "hip, young social scene and rich history of Boston" was too good to pass up. With a variety of PR internship experiences under her belt and a particular interest in non-profit PR, Lindsay was a natural for the Public Affairs Group of Solomon McCown & Company.

"Nothing Typical Here"

With the diverse platter of clients in our group, the word "typical" does not apply to any day, but here’s what you might find me doing:

8:30 a.m. I begin each day with a cup of coffee and Boston’s most popular reads - The Boston Globe and Boston Herald. If I see anything related to the clients I work on or other SM& clients, I flag them for the account teams, ensuring everyone stays up to speed.

10:30 a.m. After a dozen pitch calls, I get through to the health reporter at Channel 7, who is interested in attending one of the free cardiovascular screenings offered by Pfizer's Boston Heart Party™, an annual spring campaign we work on, sponsored by Pfizer Inc. and two of Boston’s leading healthcare institutions. I set to work making sure that there is a cardiologist on standby for an interview, and line up a patient to be filmed during her screening. I am beginning to form important relationships with reporters and becoming more involved with higher-level media pitching. Of course, I gain confidence and continue to sharpen my phone skills along the way!

12:00 p.m. I do research on a potential crisis for a client. We have to know the background of the situation and the circumstances surrounding it so that we can be prepared to handle anything. I know that I have to use the utmost discretion, carefully adhering to the strictest standards of confidentiality as I do this work.

1:30 p.m. I eat lunch at my desk while checking the latest news on Boston.com. Then I take my real break and relax by Boston Harbor reading The Lovely Bones to clear my head and get ready for a productive afternoon.

2:30 p.m. Refreshed, I join the Public Affairs group for a team meeting. We each give an update of our recent client activities. I love to hear about challenges and success stories of fellow SM&-ers. We talk about creative ways to get a new beat reporter together with a client.

3:30 p.m. When I return to my desk, I send an email update to one of our clients filled with new ideas and more media coverage. As an assistant account executive, I often attend meetings or communicate with clients by email or phone, continuing to increase my direct contact with them, so that soon I will be able to manage accounts of my own!

4:30 p.m. Finally, I do a few more administrative tasks before heading home - manage my email, clear my desk, and update my "to do" list, so that I can start fresh in the morning.

5:30 p.m. Another successful day! And it’s back to the world of fiction and their charges for the T ride home.

WINDOW ON MY WORLD

Achieving greatness isn't just an accident. It takes unflagging determination, immersion into our clients' worlds and fervent devotion to our craft. We spend our days living and breathing PR, which allows us to serve our clients with savvy and enthusiasm.

We're proud of who we are. So proud, that we want to show off. We've opened the window on our world to you. Through it, take a peak into the day-to-day happenings of SM&. Hear first hand how we work, what inspires us, amuses us, and reminds us why we do what we do.

ENJOY THE VIEW. Account Executive

LEARN IT. KNOW IT. WORK IT. INTERNSHIPS AT SOLOMON MCCOWN

More real life than any reality show. With a pace more rapid than your cable modem. Providing more of an inside track than E! Television.

An internship with Solomon McCown.

If you're an ace in your communications class, revel in knowing who's who in your community, thrive on hustle and bustle, or all of the above, then you're just what we're looking for.

We invite you to join our ranks and show off what you've learned on campus or through working. We seek media-focused, outgoing, energetic students who are eager to get started in public relations.

We won't just get your feet wet. We'll drench them, showing you the ins and outs of an established public relations firm. Your experience will include seeing first-hand what it takes to pitch the media, generate quality media coverage, write press releases, assist with event planning, and work events. Overall, you will contribute to the success of SM& as a valued member of our staff.

Ready to dive in? Please contact Alex Zaroulis at azaroulis@solomonmccown.com.

Intership/Co-op Positions April 2005