Marketing & PR Account Executive; Agency

At JDI we love two things: science and the art of communication.

We’re a boutique marketing and design firm; our mission is to make precedent-setting science and technology companies well-known and understood. We aim to become the best marketing agency for science companies and leave the world a better place.

At JDI, we spend 2-3 days per week in our office in East Austin and take every other Friday off. JDI is a family business, and we’re a highly collaborative team that strives for excellence in everything we do.

We’re looking for a well-rounded and experienced marketer with an interest in science. Our ideal candidate has 3-5 years of experience in marketing as well as these qualities:

• Strong and poised presence, comfortable being in front of people and sharing ideas.
• Ability to craft emails, essays, or posts in a way that moves people to think differently.
• Has a knack for helping people understand concepts or ideas. Knows how to take something you understand and help someone else get it, too.
• Can form a strong POV and argue for it, but equally ready to shift thinking when presented with convincing evidence or arguments. Can debate, but also able to listen well to be a good thought partner for clients.

• Experience doing naming & branding, messaging and positioning, and media relations.

• Ability to manage accounts to client goals, budget, and timeline.
• Comfortable both executing and delegating work to others.
• Can keep track of multiple streams of work and deadlines.

• Energized by learning new things, and you aren’t intimidated by subjects totally out of your wheelhouse. Can read about enterprise software one day and protein folding the next, and finds both genuinely exciting.

• Ability to take information from different places and see how it all fits together.
• Undaunted by complexity, can’t help but look for patterns and creative solutions.

People who thrive at JDI are driven to improve their craft and eager to be accountable for results for our clients. They’re comfortable making decisions, even in the face of ambiguity. They build healthy relationships with clients and colleagues alike.

Your days will be a mix of both strategy and tactics. You’ll do the hands‑on work of creating press lists, drafting press releases, and pitching as much as developing and driving the marketing strategy.

Media relations will also be a core part of what you do, leveraging existing relationships with reporters and creating new ones. In addition to developing the strategy and preparing clients for their media moment, you’ll secure and staff interviews and see pitches through from concept to coverage.

You’ll do a lot of persuasive writing, including client counsel, thought leadership, and ad copy. You’ll be a strong counselor to clients in writing, on calls, and in person, communicating directly and truthfully.

We have a small marketing team. Some of your time will be spent working alone, but the majority will involve working shoulder‑to‑shoulder with other marketers and executives, as well as collaborating with clients.

You’ll have several clients at a time. Major strategic decisions are always made in collaboration with the executive on your account. You’re in charge of running the program, serving as the primary point of contact, and ensuring we’re on track and on budget to hit client goals. You’ll delegate but also collaborate with your account team. On other accounts, you’ll be supporting another account lead.

Agency life, at JDI or anywhere, is fast‑paced with many quick‑turn deadlines and competing priorities. Our clients need our best effort. That said, what matters most to us is not flawless performance, but the willingness to dive in, meet challenges head‑on, handle setbacks, and adjust course.

Our typical client has made a breakthrough and is looking to turn their innovation into a product or service they can…