- Professional
- Ufficio in New York
- Have a BA/BS college degree in communications or journalism or a related field and 5-8+ years PR/related experience with direct travel and lifestyle client background preferred
- Lead strategy, development and implementation of client PR programs
- Develop and maintain client relationships; provide regular strategic counsel
- Supervise account teams and lead day-to-day account activities
- Oversee agency output to ensure quality control and client ROI
- Provide creative input and direction to account group, including the development of innovative story angles, promotions, partnerships and activations, press materials, other client content and knowledge of how to leverage social media in PR programs
- Identify and develop opportunities for cross agency media pitches and ways to elevate work
- Create and/or seize opportunities for selling projects to PR clients, organically growing relationships
- Participate in new business proposal process, including leading development of content for specific sections of proposals; participate in presentations
- Identify opportunities and present solutions to optimize agency practices
- Demonstrate advanced writing and editing skills
- Demonstrate established media contacts
- Establish and maintain high level media contacts; oversee strategic media pitching
- Understand clients’ business competition, challenges and opportunities
- Stay abreast of latest travel, consumer and social media trends and leverage to advantage
- Supervise/mentor junior/mid-level team members
- Have a good sense of humor and a love for travel a must!
Who Are We? We’re a travel-obsessed collective of more than 600 people across the country and around the globe. And when we say we inspire people to go places, we mean ALL people. That’s why we’re focused on nurturing a workforce that is representative of the places we visit.