Account Coordinator, PR

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

$48K/yr – $50K/yrEntry LevelFull time

Posted 4 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own media relations and outbound storytelling for travel, turning press outreach into timely coverage with cross-team coordination.

  • Develop and manage media outreach and angles for travel stories targeting trade and consumer outlets.
  • Coordinate with marketing and executives to craft pitches, briefs, and rapid-response materials.
  • Monitor coverage, sentiment and impact to steer future PR and narrative decisions.

Job Description

Own media relations workflow and day-to-day press outreach for travel stories, ensuring timely coverage and proactive issue management across teams.

  • Requirements: Minimum of an undergraduate degree (Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts) in communications, journalism or related field
  • Requirements: Excellent verbal communication skills
  • Requirements: Strong news writing and reporting proficiency
  • Requirements: Strong detail and organizational skills
  • Requirements: Ability to multitask, prioritize and juggle projects effectively
  • Requirements: Self-motivated and resourceful
  • Requirements: Ability to learn quickly
  • Requirements: Creative and high energy
  • Requirements: Sharp listening skills
  • Requirements: Results-oriented
  • Nice_to_have: one year of prior internship or job-related experience in public relations, communications, marketing, journalism or related fields
  • Nice_to_have: Travel industry experience or knowledge a plus
  • Nice_to_have: Computer proficiency and strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Cision, MuckRack and other PR programs a bonus
  • Nice_to_have: Good sense of humor and a love for travel a must!
  • Benefits: hybrid telework policy
  • Benefits: half-day Summer Fridays
  • Benefits: closed the week between Christmas and New Years
  • Benefits: generous Go Explore anniversary travel benefits because we want our employees to see the world - and help pay for it
  • Benefits: Road Warrior benefits you receive to buy upgrades, lounge passes and more
  • Benefits: comprehensive PTO + benefits package
  • Benefits: work-life balance is a real focus
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MMGY Global

MMGY Global is the world's leading integrated marketing company specializing in the travel, tourism and hospitality industry representing multiple agency brands with one goal: to inspire people to go places. Our communications practice is composed of multiple best-in-class brands including Travel Intelligence, TCI Research, Grifco, Hills Balfour, Lieb, MMGY, the company's flagship integrated marketing agency, Myriad, NJF, NextFactor, Origin and Wagstaff. Together, we represent more than 600 travel and tourism marketing experts across the globe.

Founded in 1981
Overland Park, Kansas, USA
446 employees (140 in marketing)