Account Director - Travel & Hospitality

Department: Lifestyle

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: PURPLE New York

Compensation: $100,000 - $105,000 / year

Description

PURPLE has a unique opportunity for a senior level publicist to join our global PR agency’s NY office leading luxury travel/hospitality accounts.

As a senior lead for the travel/hospitality team, this individual must have a proven track record of developing and executing strategic, integrated media/event/influencer campaigns and successfully managing and mentoring junior team members. The ideal candidate will have agency experience with luxury hotels, hotel openings and food & beverage outlets. Strong media contacts and relationships with top-tier consumer press and trade press are a must.

Key Responsibilities

The Account Director will work closely with Senior Members of the Lifestyle team based in NY. You will be the lead on accounts and projects, serving as a trusted strategist and expert voice for clients. This individual will serve as a mentor, manager, and lead example for all account teams on client management, results, staff development and strategic guidance. The candidate will also be heavily involved in new business.

Proactively builds and implements strategy for clients
Evaluate and understand client business objectives and crafts strategies that reflects those business objectives.
Lead client programs and campaigns from planning to execution within the specified budget including new hotel launches
Event conception and management
Pull and collaborate with different divisions across the agency and office to ensure the client is getting access to the agency's network-wide expertise
Manage client benchmarks and deliver strong media coverage through leadership and guidance
Consistently produce high quality internal and external communications content
Manage and motivate other members of the team to ensure day to day operations run smoothly and PR results are delivered, while supporting them in their growth to the next level.
Proactively seek out and propose new business ideas, creating proposals and pitching
Strategize, execute, and manage global media relations campaigns across lifestyle, travel, fashion and business media.
Collaborate with division heads and project teams as necessary to seamlessly integrate cultural programming into project strategy and schedule and ensure successful execution of press and social media campaigns, special events, retail collaborations, and/or other deliverables.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

6+ years of travel/hospitality public relations experience at a PR agency
A track record of success opening new hospitality venues (hotels/restaurants) and generating consistent ongoing media coverage
Familiarity with the luxury market and clientele
Ability to be very nimble and work efficiently and effectively in a fast-paced environment
Integrated communications campaign conception beyond traditional media
Articulates ideas succinctly and is comfortable with public speaking and presentations
Superior high-level media contacts across broadcast, print and online media
A “proactive” attitude and team mentality and experience leading a team

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills

· Exceptional problem-resolution skills, including the ability to think creatively and outside the box

Key Responsibilities

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

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