Muck Rack is the leading SaaS platform for public relations and communications professionals. Our mission is to enable organizations to build trust, tell their stories, and demonstrate the unique value of earned media. Muck Rack’s AI-powered, comprehensive, and integrated platform streamlines the PR workflow to help businesses generate positive media coverage, monitor mentions to manage brand reputation, and analyze PR’s impact on business outcomes. By combining media database, monitoring, and reporting into one dynamic platform, we empower teams to collaborate seamlessly, pitch effectively, and analyze results faster and more efficiently.
Founder-controlled, fully distributed, and growing sustainably, Muck Rack has received several awards for its unparalleled culture and product from organizations like Inc., Quartz, G2, and BuiltIn. We value resilience, transparency, ownership, and customer devotion, and infuse these values into everything we do.
We’re growing quickly, and we’re looking for a driven and results-oriented Customer Account Executive to join our team and focus on expanding revenue within our existing customer base.
As a Customer Account Executive, your mission will be to drive expansion revenue by identifying and closing cross-sell and upsell opportunities within existing accounts. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys partnering with Customer Success, owning a pipeline, and driving revenue growth through strong execution and customer relationships.
What you’ll do:
- Build and close a pipeline of expansion opportunities across existing SMB & MM customers
- Partner with SMB & MM Customer Success Managers to identify whitespace and growth opportunities
- Prospect into the existing customer base through outbound outreach and internal referrals
- Sell across Muck Rack’s product suite (Media Intelligence, Press Release, Social Listening, Gen Pulse, etc.)
- Accurately forecast monthly and quarterly expansion bookings
- Own account and territory planning in partnership with your CSM pod
- Drive pipeline creation, conversion, and deal progression across expansion opportunities
- Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure alignment across sales and customer success
How success will be measured in this role:
- Expansion bookings and revenue attainment
- Pipeline creation and health across assigned accounts
- Conversion rates across expansion opportunities
- Forecast accuracy (<5% variance)
- Contribution to overall customer lifetime value
If the details below describe you, you could be a great fit for this role:
- 3-5 years experience in sales or account management roles working specifically with SMB and Mid Market companies
- Proven experience owning a revenue target and closing deals
- Experience managing pipeline and forecasting revenue
- Strong prospecting and outbound sales skills
- Experience selling into existing customer accounts preferred
- Experience selling PR, media intelligence, or related solutions required for Enterprise roles
- Background in SaaS, MarTech, or related industries
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills
- Ability to operate in a fast-paced, distributed environment
- Alignment with Muck Rack’s core values: Customer Devotion, Resilience, Transparency, Ownership
- Proactively incorporate AI tools into day-to-day work to improve productivity and accelerate delivery
Interview Overview
Below you'll find an outline of the interview plan for this role. Please note that this is what we expect the process to look like; we may ask you for supplemental information or require an additional step before making a final decision.
- Intro call with a member of our Talent Team
- A video interview with the Hiring Manager
- Live working session
- Panel interviews with executive team members
Travel & Team Engagement Expectations
This role requires up to 10% travel for team collaboration, customer engagements, and company events. As part of our commitment to building strong connections across our fully distributed team, attendance at our annual company offsite (typically held in Mexico) is expected.
Salary
In the US, the on-target earnings for this role are typically $125,000+, depending on skills and experience. Total compensation for this role consists of base salary & variable commission. We take a geo-neutral approach to compensation within the US, meaning that we pay based on job function and level, not location. For all other countries, we have competitive pay bands based on market standards.
Individual compensation decisions are based on a number of factors, including experience level, skillset, and balancing internal equity relative to peers at the company. We expect the majority of the candidates who are offered roles at our company to fall healthily throughout the range based on these factors. We recognize that the person we hire may be less experienced (or more senior) than this job description as posted. If that ends up being the case, the updated salary range will be communicated with you as a candidate.
Why Muck Rack?
Remote Work, Forever
- Fully distributed team with a permanent remote setup
- Home office stipend, phone and internet reimbursement, coworking membership
- Virtual and in-person team bonding (lunches, events, competitions)
Transparent & Fair Compensation
- Competitive geo-neutral pay in the U.S.
- Annual reviews to ensure equity and market alignment
- Standardized bonus or commission structure
- 401(k) with employer contributions
- Equity opportunities
Health & Wellness
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance for employees and dependents
- 100% premium coverage for individuals on high-deductible plans
- 24/7 Virtual Care and Employee Assistance Program
- Employer-funded HSA contributions and other pre-tax benefits
- Quarterly wellness stipend and free Headspace subscription
Time Off & Family Benefits
- 4+ weeks of PTO, plus paid sick and mental health days
- 13 paid holidays with the option to swap for personal days
- Up to 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave
Learning and Development
- Transparent pathways for internal mobility and promotion
- Bi-annual performance reviews, team workshops, and leadership training
- Unlimited access to Coursera and O’Reilly
- 2 additional PTO days annually for learning and development
Inclusive, Customer-First Culture
- Commitment to equity and valuing diverse perspectives
- Agile, founder-led company focused on collaboration and innovation
- Trusted by 3,000+ companies worldwide
Note: Benefits and compensation reflect offerings for U.S.-based employees. Support is provided for employees in other locations, in compliance with local laws and regulations.
While we are a fully distributed team, we do have limitations on where we can hire and maintain a list of acceptable working locations based on job function. If we are unable to hire in your current location for the role for which you applied, you will be notified via email. While we enjoy many benefits as a permanently distributed and remote company, we cannot always support relocation or extended travel and have guidelines in place to ensure compliant work away from your designated permanent residence.
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Please note: For detailed information regarding our GDPR and/or CCPA compliance policies, including how we handle personal data and privacy rights, kindly refer to the email correspondence accompanying this application.
Muck Rack does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or any other third parties. Any unsolicited resume sent to Muck Rack will be considered Muck Rack property, and Muck Rack will not pay a fee should it hire the subject of any unsolicited resume.
Muck Rack considers applicants for all positions on the basis of merit, qualifications, and business needs, and without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, alienage or citizenship status, ancestry, marital status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, veteran status, familial status, status as a victim of domestic violence, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
Note to applicants/job seekers: We have recently been made aware of scams impersonating Muck Rack’s HR team. Please be cautious of these attempts to elicit banking or other financial or sensitive information. Muck Rack will never request financial information during the interview process, and follow ups for interviews or next steps will always come from an ‘@muckrack.com’ email address. If you are contacted by anyone from a different domain who claims to be from Muck Rack, please forward the communication to [email protected].
