Account Executive, PR

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

$56K/yr – $58K/yrMid Level2+ years expFull time

Posted 2 hrs ago

Job Summary

Own media relations and campaign execution for travel clients, driving pitching, media outreach, and deadline-driven project management across PR workstreams.

  • Lead media outreach and story development with a focus on travel and lifestyle audiences
  • Coordinate timelines, briefs, and cross-team collaboration to meet client objectives

Job Description

Requirements

  • Minimum of an undergraduate degree (Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts) in communications, journalism, or related field
  • 1-2+ years fulltime PR/job-related experience in public relations, communications, marketing, journalism or related fields, with direct travel and lifestyle client background preferred
  • Strong detail and organizational skills
  • Ability to multitask, prioritize and manage projects effectively
  • Excellent verbal communication skills
  • Excellent writing skills, both technical and creative
  • Strong news writing and reporting proficiency
  • Good base of media contacts
  • Demonstrable media pitching skills
  • Solid understanding of social media and how to utilize it

Preferred

  • Cision, MuckRack and other PR programs a bonus

Benefits

  • a comprehensive PTO + benefits package that includes a hybrid telework policy
  • industry-leading benefits with half-day Summer Fridays and are closing the week between Christmas and New Year’s
  • Road Warrior benefits you receive to buy upgrades, lounge passes and more
  • After two years, generous anniversary travel benefits
  • Applicants for employment in the U.S. must possess work authorization, which does not require sponsorship by the employer for a visa. MMGY Global is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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MMGY Global

3.5 Glassdoor

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)
49% recommend to a friend
62% CEO approval

Salaries

Posted range

$56K/yr – $58K/yr

Taken straight from the job posting.

The middle of this range ($57K) is 5% below the median base salary for Public Relations Associate roles in the United States ($60K).

Public Relations Associate median pay in the United States

$60K/yr

Most pay falls between $48K and $65K. Based on 26 salaries.

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Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
8K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
39%
Direct
43%
Referral
9%
Social
7.3%
Paid
1.3%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~446
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Account Executive, PR

MMGY Global · New York City, NY · Hybrid