Account Director

New York, USA (On-site)

$95K/yr – $120K/yrSenior Level6+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Lead luxury travel PR and social media accounts, driving media results and influencer programs for high-end clients.

  • Own day-to-day management of luxury travel PR accounts and media relations.
  • Must-have: 6-8 years of PR experience with luxury travel or related accounts.
  • Standout: Strong relationships with top media outlets and editorial decision makers.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Drive and secure high-impact media results. Balance pitching regional and national print publications as well as broadcast outlets.
  • Read and watch media outlets important to our clients to uncover contacts and media opportunities
  • Know social media outlets and trends
  • Establish and maintain strong relationships with top-tier media and editorial decision makers
  • Drive influencer strategy, goals, tactics, and KPIs
  • Collaborate with the social lead to create an integrated campaign plan and strategy
  • Manage influencer partnerships and contracts
  • Identify key influencers and social trends to insert into overall campaign planning
  • Provide social media extension ideas as part of larger campaigns and brainstorms
  • Stay informed of key social media and platform updates

Requirements

  • 6-8 years of experience with luxury travel accounts
  • 6-8 years of professional PR experience
  • excellent writing, communication, and presentation skills
  • ability to lead 8-10 accounts

Preferred

  • prior mentorship/leadership experience
  • experience in influencer campaigns
  • experience with top media outlets and pitching
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Murphy O'Brien

Murphy O’Brien is a leading independent public relations and social media firm committed to delivering high-profile media coverage that makes a difference to our clients’ reputations and their bottom lines. Our services range from brand-defining media relations and social media campaigns to strategic partnerships, influencer programs and events. Serving industry leaders in the travel, hospitality, real estate, restaurant and lifestyle sectors, we are consistently lauded by The Los Angeles Business Journal, The Bulldog Reporter and PRNews for excellence in creativity and measurable results. Thanks to its supportive working environment and genial culture, along with generous employee benefits, Murphy O’Brien is not only one of the most successful public relations agencies of its size, but also a desirable place to work. Our team invests in the professional development of each employee, providing an environment that values mentorship and collaboration, and praises individuality and ingenuity. We hire, train and retain the best and brightest talent in the industry, and we consider every day an opportunity to celebrate our clients’ and our teammates’ success.

Founded in 1989
Beverly Hills, California, USA
56 employees (4 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
2.1K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
25%
Direct
54.9%
Referral
5.2%
Social
13.6%
Paid
1.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~56

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
4 (7% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1