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Account Executive, B2B Technology

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Want to make a meaningful career move? Think: Padilla. We celebrate our people – and honor their potential. It starts with a warm, inclusive workplace. Ample opportunities to learn and to lead. Other pluses? Fulfilling mentorship opportunities and great celebrations. And caring workers who love creating award-winning work. Come build, grow, and connect with Padilla. We’ll help you be your best.

As an Account Executive (AE) at Padilla, you’ll be a proactive driver of client success — blending strategic thinking, digital savvy, and creative storytelling to deliver measurable results. You’ll manage day-to-day client work, develop content and engage in media relations, and harness emerging tools, including AI, to optimize efficiency and creativity. 

You’ll collaborate closely with your team to shape integrated communications programs, from strategy through execution, across earned, owned, shared, and paid media. The ideal AE thrives in a digital-first environment, enjoys writing across formats, and brings curiosity, initiative, and strong client partnership skills to every project. 

This is a hybrid role that requires in-office work. Candidates must be within commuting distance of our Minneapolis office. 

What You’ll Do 

  • Create high-performing content: Write and edit clear, compelling copy for social media, web, email campaigns, press releases, bylines, and thought leadership pieces. 
  • Drive media relations: Build and nurture relationships with journalists, influencers, and digital creators. Identify opportunities, craft smart pitches, and secure earned media coverage. 
  • Leverage digital and AI tools: Use data analytics, monitoring platforms, and AI technologies to strengthen storytelling, optimize performance, and increase efficiency. 
  • Activate across channels: Work with the team to execute integrated campaigns, including social media strategies, influencer collaborations, media tours, special events, and virtual experiences. 
  • Deliver actionable insights: Use digital dashboards and media monitoring tools to evaluate performance, generate reports, and recommend optimization strategies. 
  • Collaborate: Mentor interns or Assistant Account Executives, providing clear delegation, feedback and guidance. 
  • Manage up effectively: Communicate clearly with supervisors to ensure alignment, resourcing, and performance expectations are met. 
  • Support new business growth: Contribute to research, brainstorming, proposal development, and presentations that help the agency win new clients. 
  • Champion learning and innovation: Stay current on digital trends, social media algorithms, and AI tools that can improve storytelling and client outcomes. 

What You Bring 

  • Strong understanding of integrated marketing communications, including PR, social, content, and digital media. 
  • Demonstrated ability to write for different platforms — adapting tone and style for different audiences and channels. 
  • Experience with social listening, analytics, and AI-assisted writing or research tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Muck Rack, Meltwater, Sprout Social, etc.). 
  • Project management skills with attention to deadlines, budgets, and client satisfaction. 
  • A curiosity for technology, marketing and creative ways to connect audiences with brands. 
  • Commitment to teamwork, collaboration, and continuous professional growth. 

  

 

US salary range

$55,000 - $65,000 USD

Padilla is a full-service agency that transforms brands and organizations through strategically creative communications. Our work across a range of industry sectors is consistently recognized by the PRWeek Awards, PRovoke IN2 SABRE Awards and PRSA Anvil Awards, among others. Padilla operates in seven cities in the U.S. through its family of brands, which includes SHIFT (performance communications), FoodMinds (food and nutrition affairs) and Joe Smith (brand strategy). As an AVENIR GLOBAL company and a founding member of the Worldcom Public Relations Group, the agency provides services to clients through 155 offices worldwide. Transform with purpose at PadillaCo.com.   

 

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