Positions

Come join our team at Zilker Media, one of the fastest-growing companies in Austin!

Are you a brand strategist with a passion for driving results for individuals and corporations?

Do you pride yourself on your problem-solving skills and love interfacing with clients?

Do you thrive on community, authenticity and good vibes?

We’re looking for an Account Manager/Brand Strategist with two to three years of full-time digital marketing/PR agency and client management experience preferred, agency internship experience accepted, to join our Brand Strategy Department. If this description sounds like a good fit, we’d love to hear from you!

But first, a little more about us.

Zilker Media is a boutique digital marketing and PR agency providing end-to-end brand building for the world’s leading companies, executives, thought leaders and bestselling authors. We are a partially-remote company with team members coming in the office two days per week and working from home (or a coffee shop, or Zilker park 😉)  three days per week. Our mission is to cultivate community—for our team, our clients and our home here in Austin.

Even working partially remote, we’re a close-knit team of talented professionals who genuinely care about one another and value an open, collaborative environment. And that isn’t an accident—it’s by design. Zilker Media is built on:

• Good Vibes
• Meaningful Relationships
• Bold Integrity
• Leading The Way
• Bettering Our Community

And, we don’t mean to toot our own horn, but…we’ve built something pretty special here. See for yourself:

• Ranked #13 in the micro-companies section of Austin Business Journal’s 2021 Best Places to Work
• Ranked #15 in the micro-companies section of Austin Business Journal’s 2020 Best Places to Work
• Named to Austin Business Journal’s 2019 list of Top Austin-Area Advertising & Marketing Agencies
• Named by AustinInno to their 2019 Austin’s Coolest Companies List

But enough about us. Here’s more about what to expect as an Account Manager pro at Zilker Media.

About the Role

Our Brand Strategy department leads marketing strategy and branding for some of the world’s top thought leaders and companies. Our priority is to drive results with a creative personal branding approach while having fun doing it! In this role, you will be integral to the success of our brand strategy and PR campaigns. You will get to:

• Fully own and maintain client accounts by building meaningful relationships with your clients (executives, entrepreneurs and founders) that create a lasting relationship
• Develop and present creative and industry-leading strategies and campaigns that drive high-end results for their business goals
• Project manage all internal and external deadlines, ensuring items stay on track and are delivered with the highest quality
• Work cross-departmentally with our PR team on media relations and collaborations with clients
• Experience career growth as you tackle new challenges, stretch out of your comfort zone and hone your skills daily
• Find greater meaning in your work, with more opportunities for creativity and making a difference

Requirements

Our ideal candidate has strong client-facing/account management, project management and digital marketing skills. As a Brand Strategist, you’ll receive on-the-job training to be the lead point of contact for Zilker Media accounts and be responsible for building and maintaining client relationships. In addition, you’ll take a hands-on approach to all campaign operations, so you should be comfortable handling everything from project managing deadlines, social media and other deliverables, to creating results-focused strategies and leading on industry trends and shifts.

Here’s a quick rundown of what we’re looking for in a brand strategist:

• 2+ years’ experience in an account management, marketing, digital marketing or social media role
• Strong experience in client-facing with c-suite executives required
• Experience executing brand strategies and digital marketing campaigns
• Knowledge of public relations and digital marketing
• Experience running successful digital advertising campaigns
• Previous experience using email management software or a CRM to set up automatic nurturing sequences
• Proven experience leading marketing initiatives, campaigns or projects
• Ability to adapt and shift quickly with industry trends and developments
• An attitude that embodies our Zilker Media core values of Good Vibes, Meaningful Relationships, Bold Integrity, Leading The Way and Bettering Our Community

Culture and Benefits

Flexibility

• Work from the office on Fitzhugh approximately two days a week and remotely the rest of the time
• Unlimited PTO – with a requirement to take at least 2 weeks off a year
• In addition, we also take all standard holidays and shut down the office the week between Christmas and New Year’s – totaling about 19 days per year
• Flex schedule. Customize your schedule to your preferred workflow

Growth

• Professional development budget
• Constructive feedback and open dialogue at all levels of the organization
• A culture that supports constant learning
• An opportunity to innovate, implement new ideas and make an impact

Benefits

• Zilker Media contributes 60% of the company-sponsored medical insurance plan
• Zilker Media contributes 100% of the company-sponsored dental, vision and life insurance plans
• 401k option
• Eligible for Zilker Media’s profit-sharing program after one year with the company

Good Vibes

• Option to participate in the Good Vibes Initiative – Zilker Media’s philanthropic arm
• Don’t just get the job done—have fun doing it!

Ready to join the Zilker Media team and build something meaningful with us? We’re ready to meet you! Click apply to get started.

• Named to the 2026 Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies in America
• Named to Inc.’s 2026 Best Workplaces list
• A 2026 Best Place to Work (Austin Business Journal)
• Home to publicists who regularly land on the Michael Smart Best Pitch of the Year and Qwoted 100 lists

We’re looking for a Senior Account Executive with real agency chops – someone who builds strong media relationships, gets results and knows how to bring clients along for the ride.

What You’ll Do

• Drive media relations and results. Build relationships with reporters, editors and producers; pitch strong stories; secure consistent national, regional and local coverage.
• Go beyond the placement. Land speaking engagements, award wins and conference opportunities for clients – not just press hits.
• Own the client relationship. Report on results, consult on strategy and keep the trains running on time. Clients should feel like you understand their business as well as they do.
• Understand the “why.” Know each client’s business goals and connect the dots between your PR work and their bottom line.
• Write. Craft sharp pitches and tailored client communications, plus ghostwrite longform content – think executive op-eds – that supports media relations goals.
• Work across industries. We’re industry-agnostic, with clients in healthcare, financial, B2G, defense, AEC and professional services. We especially want to hear from candidates with experience in one or more of these spaces.
• Explore GEO. Help clients build visibility in AI-powered search and answer engines (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews) by connecting earned media strategy to Generative Engine Optimization.

What We’re Looking For

• 3-5 years of full-time PR/media relations experience – agency experience is required
• A track record of securing real, meaningful media coverage
• Strong writing skills, from pitches to longform ghostwritten pieces
• A genuine ability to build relationships with clients – and show them results
• Curiosity about (or experience with) GEO and how earned media shapes visibility in AI search
• Sharp business acumen. You get how PR moves the needle for a client’s business
• Strong project management chops; nothing falls through the cracks on your watch

We’re a professional services firm. That means we show up like professionals: reliable, sharp and easy to work with, for clients and teammates alike.

Must be based in the Austin, TX area. We’re in the office ~2 days/week, remote the rest.

Culture & Benefits

Flexibility

• Hybrid schedule – office ~2 days/week
• Unlimited PTO (minimum 2 weeks required)
• Standard holidays + office closed Christmas-New Year’s (~19 days/year total)
• Summer Fridays
• Flexible scheduling around your workflow

Growth

• Professional development budget
• Real feedback and open dialogue at every level
• Room to innovate and make an impact

Benefits

• 60% employer-contributed medical insurance
• 100% employer-contributed dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401(k) option
• Profit-sharing eligibility after one year

Good Vibes

• Optional participation in the Good Vibes Initiative, our philanthropic arm
• We work hard – and we have fun doing it