Senior Publicist

San Diego, CA (Hybrid)

$70K/yr – $73K/yrSenior Level4+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own client strategy and multi-destination programs, shaping proactive media relations and influencer activity while guiding junior staff to hit KPI-driven outcomes for travel/hospitality clients.

  • Own client programs, strategy, and day-to-day management across destinations, with proactive media relations and influencer visits.
  • Lead junior team workstreams, plan 90-day and annual goals, and ensure KPI delivery for PR campaigns.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Day-to-day client go-to
  • Proactive approach to managing client needs/expectations
  • Lead portions of client calls
  • May lead smaller accounts with senior leadership oversight
  • Assist with strategy, planning, implementation and evaluation of PR activities
  • Creative brainstorming, program and pitch development
  • Build relationships with destinations, CVBs and offices of tourism in the markets that serve your clients
  • Have a wide range of go-to media contacts making you (and your clients) look like a star as you secure top-tier national press and features
  • Proactive media relations (pitching, organizing media/influencer visits, reviewing & approving media lists) is very much the focus of your day-to-day
  • Regularly dig into newspapers, magazines, broadcasts, blogs, and digital pieces to find new angles, new editors, and new contributors to create new relationships
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J/PR

Global Travel and Lifestyle Agency specializing in public relations, content creation, social media and brand collaborations.

Founded in 2005
New York, New York, USA
181 employees (76 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
6.9K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
39.5%
Direct
43.4%
Referral
7%
Social
8.9%
Paid
1.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~181

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
73 (40% of company)
Median Career Experience
6 years
Median Tenure
5.3 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
3