JOB DESCRIPTION
Wild Hive is looking for a talented, responsible, organized and creative Account Supervisor with a background in consumer food, agriculture and/or nutrition marketing and communications. This position will play a key role in managing integrated marketing communications activities for clients, including food and nutrition-focused media relations, social media strategy and implementation, and influencer engagement. The ideal candidate for this position will be a self-starter who is creative, strategic, committed and detail-oriented with strong critical thinking and relationship building skills. Read on for more details, and if you think you’re a good fit for this position, send your cover letter and resume to recruiting@wildhive.com.
Does Your “Why” Align with Ours?
Wild Hive helps people live better through food and agriculture because we believe that food and agriculture can enhance lives by nourishing the body, the senses and the community.
The Perfect Fit
We are looking for a smart, high-performing marketing and communications professional who shares Wild Hive’s values of integrity, family, perseverance, loyalty, innovation, excellence and humility. We need someone who thrives in a culture that is adventurous, fun-loving, collaborative, boundary-pushing, results-oriented, innovative and committed to lifelong growth and learning. This person should have a passion for food and agriculture and be experienced in delivering results through media relations, social media and influencer engagement as part of an integrated marketing and communications program.
The Day-to-Day
Consumer Food & Nutrition Media Relations:
- Develop, manage and implement media relations strategies and cultivate and maintain relationships with food and nutrition media (writers, editors, producers, etc.) to secure media coverage
- Draft and distribute media pitches, press releases and other materials that communicate our clients’ key messages
- Pitch media outlets, coordinate in-person and virtual meetings, and organize briefings to enhance media engagement
Social Media Strategy & Execution:
- Create and implement comprehensive social media strategies aligned with our clients’ goals and informed by trends and analytics from social and traditional media
- Develop engaging content for various social media platforms, manage posting and community engagement as well as social media advertising campaigns
- Monitor, analyze and report social media performance to measure success and optimize strategies
Influencer Relations:
- Research and select influencers who align with our clients’ values, goals and target audiences
- Manage influencer contracts, oversee campaign execution and ensure deliverables are met according to contract terms
- Cultivate effective relationships with influencers to drive successful collaborations
Account Management:
- Develop and implement client programs that produce excellent business and media results
- Work collaboratively with account team members and consultants to effectively deliver desired program results on-time and on-budget and ensure regular updating of agendas, trackers and status reports
- Participate in new business planning and development
- Other duties as assigned
Requirements
- 5+ years of marketing and communications agency experience
- Excellent time management and organizational skills
- Analytical mind with attention to detail
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Proficiency in AP style
- Existing relationships with the consumer food and/or nutrition media and influencers
- Strong passion for food, nutrition/health and agriculture
- Experience working with food brands and/or commodity boards
- Highly motivated by developing and nurturing meaningful professional relationships
- Strong creative thinking and problem-solving abilities
- Ability to work as a team and support other team members
- Ability to travel from time to time for client, new business and Wild Hive team meetings
- Bachelor’s degree
Work Environment
- Collaborative and communicative team that is passionate for food and agriculture marketing and communications
- Respect for family and work-life balance
- Wild Hive employees work remotely
Location
- Position can be remote; however we’d prefer to have someone based in either the Austin, Orlando, Indianapolis, Chicago or the New York City areas for ease of in-person collaboration, as needed, with other Wild Hive team members.
Interested in applying for this position? Send your cover letter and resume to recruiting@wildhive.com.