Senior Account Executive - Celebrity, Wine & Spirits

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableSenior LevelFull time

Posted 1 day ago

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Job Summary

Own the development and execution of strategic PR programs, overseeing media outreach, interview coordination, and analysis, while guiding brand storytelling and cross‑team collaboration to boost visibility and sales.

  • Lead media relations and secure high-impact coverage.
  • Drive campaigns and mentoring to strengthen client narratives and results.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • drafting press materials, overseeing media outreach, coordinating interviews and appearances, and monitoring coverage to report results and insights to clients.
  • developing PR strategies, building narratives, and securing high-impact coverage in lifestyle, entertainment, and trade media.
  • collaborating with internal teams to support brand campaigns, events, partnerships, and product launches, ensuring alignment with client goals.
  • mentoring junior team members, maintaining strong industry relationships, and proactively identifying trends and opportunities that enhance client visibility and sales.

Requirements

  • A passion for media relations. Must have strong relationships with journalists across various verticals.
  • Demonstrated expertise in public relations, account management, and media relations within lifestyle, celebrity, or wine & spirits sectors.
  • Strong skills in writing, editing, and storytelling, including press releases, pitches, and brand narratives.
  • Experience planning and executing PR campaigns, events, and partnerships that drive measurable results.
  • Ability to build and maintain relationships with journalists, influencers, and industry partners.
  • Proficiency in monitoring media coverage, tracking trends, and using PR/communications tools and platforms.
  • Excellent organizational, project management, and time-management skills in a fast-paced environment.
  • Comfort collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams and mentoring junior staff.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Marketing, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
  • Prior agency experience with wine/beverage/alcohol brands. Celebrity brand experience a plus.

Preferred

  • Celebrity brand experience a plus

Benefits

  • Healthcare | Dental| Vision | 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)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
2