At Ready or Not, we operate like a high-performance sports team: agile, driven, and always in sync. We come together to achieve a common goal — build and execute campaigns that make a difference. So whether you're the coach or the rookie, your performance and attitude shape how we play.

We're looking for a Senior Account Executive who's ready to lead plays, coach teammates, and help propel the team to victory with big ideas and even bigger execution. If you're a creative thinker, a social whizz kid, influencer matchmaker, and a trusted client partner who thrives in a fast-paced environment, you might be our next MVP. Are you ready to get in the game?

How you'll support the team:

Strategic & Tactical Leadership

• Lead day to day execution of integrated PR campaigns, overseeing critical paths and expense trackers to ensure project timelines and expense budgets remain on track
• Lead day to day client relations managing updates, timelines, and deliverables
• Lead status calls and contribute to client meetings, ensuring clarity, direction, and actionable outcomes

Media & Influencer Relations

• Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with top-tier media, editors, and influencers across lifestyle, consumer, and business sectors
• Execute high-impact media outreach to secure tier-one coverage and measurable results
• Mentor and guide junior team members on media pitching, relationship building, and influencer partnerships
• Evaluate and negotiate strategic influencer collaborations with an eye for creative content and authentic brand alignment

Content & Creative Direction

• Translate insights, trends, and industry news into relevant and actionable opportunities for clients
• Draft and provide oversight on a wide range of PR materials including press releases, pitches, fact sheets, messaging documents, content calendars, social copy, and influencer briefs
• Lead and contribute to brainstorms, fostering a space where bold, disruptive thinking is encouraged

Management & Team Mentorship

• Manage and mentor Account Executives and Interns, providing ongoing feedback and supporting career growth
• Support business development by contributing to proposals, pitches, and prospect research
• Support team leads in the development of client expense budgets, research cost estimates and suppliers

Our top draft pick:

You bring...

• 3–5 years of PR agency or related experience, with proven success driving campaign results
• Deep familiarity with the Canadian media, influencer, and social landscape
• A passion for storytelling and a strategic mindset that connects client goals to the cultural moment
• Confident writing, editing, and grammar chops
• A working knowledge of tools such as Cision, MRP, Klear, G-Suite, and Canva
• A sharp eye for trends, aesthetics, design, and brand tone
• An unmatched attention to detail
• The ability to stay cool under pressure and prioritize competing demands
• A collaborative spirit and genuine investment in team and client success
• A positive, can-do attitude with the ability to push boundaries, take initiative, and make bold moves
• A “take the bull by the horns” mentality, and you embrace this with your own career growth
• An innate ability to solve problems with smart solutions
• Passion and excitement for learning new skills and responsibilities
• Insatiable hunger to always deliver your best and go the extra mile

Bonus Points For:

• Experience in and passion for lifestyle and CPG sectors
• Proven experience across a multitude of PR tactics including social media, media relations, influencer marketing, events, stunts, integrated brand campaigns, etc.
• A passion for embracing new technologies to work smarter and keep us on the cutting edge

Education:

• University degree required
• Post-secondary studies in PR, journalism, communications, marketing or a related field

Perks You'll Love:

• 6 Weeks Paid Time Off Per Year (including; 15 Days Vacation, 7 Day Holiday Closure, Year-Long Extra-Long Weekends, 2 x Flex Days)
• WFA (in the world!) 2 weeks/year
• Flexible WFH schedule
• No-time-tracking environment; we believe in getting the work done well and using your time effectively
• You are involved. All-team round tables, new-bizz brainstorms, crisis conversations - no matter your level, all team-members are included and involved in all facets of client business