Responsibilities

• Must be an independent thinker with hands-on, can-do, “roll up your sleeves” attitude, an open-minded team player with a collaborative attitude.
• Must be highly organized, detail-oriented, and have the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented and high-energy environment.
• Ability to work well in a team environment but flexible working independently, meeting goals and deadlines.
• Show an in-depth understanding of the media landscape, ensuring that you stay abreast of key US and Canadian senior press and publication information.
• Develop and nurture strong media and industry contacts to leverage content and partnership opportunities as well as securing regular pieces of coverage.
• Show an in-depth understanding of the influencer network as well as celebrity hair stylist and makeup artist network.
• Event management including press trips, product launches, staycations, breakfasts, virtual events, editor desk-sides, new boutique openings, etc.
• Proactively pitch and secure media coverage.
• Develop concepts and ideas for generating media coverage.
• Manage product mailings from start to finish including brainstorming the creative concept, providing target lists, etc.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• 3-5 years of communications experience, preferably in the beauty industry, with an understanding of luxury media, influencer space, and the editorial landscape
• Prior experience must be as an Account Manager / Senior Account Executive in beauty PR
• Robust experience in press management with excellent relationships
• Proactive, flexible, organized, and hardworking
• Creative and strategic thinker with the ability to identify new opportunities
• Impeccable follow through
• Must be comfortable working a hybrid schedule (remote 1 day a week + in our New York office 4 days)

Preferred

• Influencer marketing expertise is a plus
• Established industry and editorial relationships are a plus