Assistant Account Executive

New York, USA (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableEntry Level1+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive media relations for hospitality-focused PR at a NYC agency and own the full story-pitch cycle.

  • Own proactive and reactive media pitching to consumer and trade press
  • Must-have: 1 year of hospitality PR agency experience
  • Standout: NYC-based, full-time role with in-office 2x/week

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Proactive and reactive media pitching to consumer and trade press
  • Successfully pitch stories to deliver high-quality results
  • Contribute to creative brainstorming sessions and brand strategy
  • Seek out creative ideas and opportunities to identify and cultivate story ideas for media pitching
  • Follow industry and client category trends and regularly share insights, thoughts and key findings particularly as it relates to competitors
  • Create key assets for accounts including press releases, fact sheets, biographies, messaging, media alerts, agendas and recaps
  • Clipping
  • PowerPoint Presentations
  • Media monitoring and reporting

Requirements

  • A minimum of 1 year of public relations agency experience in hospitality
  • Not an entry level position and requires previous agency experience in addition to internships.
  • Strong communication skills, including writing, editing, and media strategy
  • Experience or knowledge in public relations
  • Ability to conduct research, manage multiple projects, and meet deadlines
  • Proficiency in media monitoring and understanding of media relations
  • Keen attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and a team-oriented mindset
  • Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Marketing or a related field
  • Must be based in NYC
  • Job Type: Full-time, 2x/week in office

Preferred

  • Previous experience in lifestyle, wine & spirits, or hospitality PR is a plus

Benefits

  • Healthcare
  • Vision
  • Dental
  • Life
  • 401K
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KLG Public Relations

KLG Public Relations is an award-winning PR Agency specializing in lifestyle, Wine & Spirits brands as well as celebrity-owned products with offices in NYC, Miami, Chicago and LA. As a results-oriented agency, one of KLG PR’s goals is to drive sales for clients through high quality media. How We WorkAt KLG PR, we curate newsworthy narratives that appeal to a target audience and work with the right journalists to get our brands’ stories prominently featured. On top of this, we track noteworthy trends that align with our clients goals and utilize that information to help maximize the visibility of their brands.In addition to crafting strategic media relations, we embrace every opportunity to maximize exposure – consistently leveraging our industry relationships to form partnerships that will reach critical target consumers.Who Is KLGKate Laufer Gorenstein, the namesake of KLG Public Relations, is an award-winning Communications Executive with nearly 20 years of Hospitality, Food & Beverage experience. KLG draws on her decade of in-house experience at leading spirits companies to lead her team in their cross-disciplinary and collaborative approach that continues to produce real results for her diverse roster of clients.KLG is recognized as a fearless pioneer. Best known for media relations expertise and unmatched passion, KLG’s strengths include integrated marketing communications programs and influencer relationships. KLG has been quoted as an industry expert in several media outlets, including The New York Times, People Magazine, The Los Angeles Times and various industry publications.

Founded in 2016
New York, New York, USA
38 employees (4 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
3.3K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
54.8%
Direct
26.7%
Referral
4.8%
Social
12.9%
Paid
0.7%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~38

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
4 (11% of company)