Ben Freundlich

Execute public relations campaigns and strategy for 8 accounts at a time across the asset management, wealth management, and aerospace industries with billions of assets under management; specialization in credit and hedge funds.

• Cultivate reporter relationships for executives in top-tier publications, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Associated Press, and in trade publications such as Institutional Investor and Pensions & Investments that result in coverage and feature stories
• Develop media strategy for new spokespeople, product lines, and thought leadership by drafting press releases, building media lists, writing pitches, and setting outreach goals
• Proactively flag media opportunities for consideration, keep clients informed on industry media trends, and monitor media for client mentions
• Provide other client services including ad hoc vetting into publications and conferences, nominating executives for industry awards, and tracking media metrics
• Manage 1-2 junior staff on each account, serving as a point of review for deliverables and delegator of workflow
• Draft questions and lead media discovery meetings for new client spokespeople and develop spokesperson post-discovery visibility plans
• Senior Account Executive FEBRUARY 2024 – FEBRUARY 2025
• Account Executive FEBRUARY 2023 – FEBRUARY 2024
• Assistant Account Executive FEBRUARY 2022 – FEBRUARY 2023

• Ensured access to timely and accurate information for the Governor, First Lady, and Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey through compilation of briefings on political events
• Collaborated with Voter Protection Director on campaign research projects, including early voting in New Jersey.
• Researched market trends to assist in preparing the Governor for debates

• Created summaries of sensitive attorney correspondence and official documents related to pending and registered trademarks and patents in the United States and abroad.