Account Executive / Senior Account Executive at Cork + Knife | New York City, NY

Cork + Knife

Account Executive / Senior Account Executive

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableSenior Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own multi-channel communications leadership for food/wine/spirits clients, driving client trust, proactive media outreach, and cross-cultural messaging while shaping events and influencer programs that move stories from pitch to coverage.

Client & Media: Build trust with clients and run proactive outreach across food, wine, and spirits media to secure coverage.
Multicultural & Social: Shape messaging for general and multicultural audiences and manage influencer calendars within PR plans.
Events & Partnerships: Oversee events from concept to wrap, including invitations, logistics, and on-site execution.

Job Description

Client & account work: You'll be a key contact for clients. Between running meetings, managing deliverables and keeping accounts on track, we expect you to know how to build trust with clients and how to flag problems before they become fires.
Media & PR: You write a great pitch email and you're not afraid to pick up the phone. You'll lead proactive outreach, own media lists across food, travel, spirits, wine, trades and lifestyle, and track coverage with pride. Existing relationships in wine, spirits or food media is a real plus.
Multicultural PR: We work across both general market and multicultural audiences, and this role touches both. You understand how to shape messaging and media strategy for different communities — and you know that's not just a translation exercise.
Events: From concept to clean-up, you'll help bring client events to life — venue research, invitations, RSVPs, décor, catering, and making sure the night runs smoothly.
Social & influencer: You understand Instagram and know the difference between paid and organic influencer programming. You can manage content calendars and influencer relationships without being micromanaged and you instinctively build that into general PR efforts.

3–5 years of communications agency experience, ideally with some time in food, wine or spirits. You're organized without being rigid, fast without being sloppy, and you genuinely enjoy building media relationships over time, not just blasting a list.
You manage your own workload well, help the people around you do the same, and you don't need much hand-holding. A real interest in the industry helps. Knowing your grower Champagne from your pét-nat doesn't hurt either.
~10% travel

Salary commensurate with experience. Full benefits including healthcare and paid time off. Discretionary annual bonus.

Cork + Knife

Cork + Knife was founded in 2017 over a dram and a dream with a former client turned friend. Rooted in our relationships since day one, the agency has grown into a dynamic team of nimble, talented creatives and trusted partners to clients ready to reach the top of their game in the food & beverage space. We are a Latina founded, owned and operated strategic communications company hyper passionate about good people, authentic storytelling and purposeful brand building. With our finger on the pulse and an entrepreneurial mindset, we know the devil is in the details: building brands as much through seemingly small but impactful actions as we do with innovative programming and large-scale activations. Our boutique size and remote-first culture ensures you’re paying for our years of collective experience – not our overhead. We are a diverse team of eaters, strategic thinkers, world travelers, experienced brand builders, listeners, lifelong learners, raconteurs, certified wine experts and above all, thoughtful humans whose stories are unfolding alongside yours. Balancing hustle with humanity, we get things done and get people talking about our long standing clients again and again.

Founded in 2017

New York, New York, USA

9 employees (1 in marketing)

www.corkknife.com