Junior Account Executive, Beauty

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableEntry Level1+ years expFull time

Posted 6 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the core media relations engine for SHADOW by crafting and placing stories, while coaching juniors to sharpen pitches and writing to client priorities.

  • Pitch, place, and relationship building: secure features, trend roundups, and ongoing media engagement.
  • Team leadership: mentor Account Coordinators, shape call agendas, and ensure outreach aligns with client priorities.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Pitch and place: you are a media coverage machine who crafts stories, generates pitches, and secures client inclusion in trend stories, roundups, and features.
  • Lead: oversee day to day tasks of Account Coordinators, coach their writing and pitching, supervise tasks, and develop call agendas aligned with client priorities.

Requirements

  • 1-2 years of PR experience
  • base knowledge of the industry
  • awareness of SHADOW’s clients in the space
  • Knowledge of Muckrack or Cision (required)

Preferred

  • Fashion GPS (preferred)
  • Social Media experience

Benefits

  • Medical + dental + vision insurance
  • Generous PTO and paid holidays
  • Dedicated mental health days
  • Unlimited sick time
  • Give Back. We want SHADOWs to extend their hearts and give back to their various communities and interests, on the clock! We offer 40 hours of paid VTO annually (voluntary time off)
  • 401(k) retirement plan with matching
  • Pre-tax commuter and healthcare benefits
  • 12 weeks paid leave for new parents
  • Individualized career mapping
  • Summer Fridays (early close Fridays Memorial Day - Labor Day)

SHADOW

SHADOW is a creative marketing and communications agency with integrated disciplines across media relations, influencer marketing, experiential and event production, social media management and content development. Using these services, we shape insights and ideas into stories, animate stories into moments and engineer moments into movements.We are also connectors – we create inter-client synergies to maximize opportunity as well as leverage industry relationships for introductions, partnerships, business development and more. With a robust portfolio of brand campaigns, cross-categorical experience, and a deep rolodex of industry relationships, we have captured the loyalty of some of the world’s most prestigious companies, including luxury and lifestyle brands, retailers, tech start-ups, publishers, personalities, non-profit organizations and hospitality groups. We are a New York-based agency, with a west coast presence made possible through our SHADOWest suite of services.

Founded in 2007
New York, New York, USA
324 employees (64 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
5.6K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
26.6%
Direct
53.4%
Referral
6%
Social
12.6%
Paid
1.3%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~330

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
24 (7% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
3