Senior Account Executive, Beauty

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

$75K/yr – $95K/yrSenior Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 1 day ago

Job Summary

Own and shape client strategies and lead cross-functional teams to deliver creative, high-impact campaigns.

  • Lead multiple accounts and supervise junior staff
  • Leverage deep media connections to pitch innovative ideas

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Leadership and positivity: you will be expected to communicate effectively with their teams and provide clear marching orders that keep them engaged, on track and inspired
  • Strategic thinking: you will be responsible for developing client strategies that are innovative, creative and thoughtful.
  • Media Relationships: you must have deep and extensive connections across print, broadcast and digital media. All your ideas should be actionable or at least pitchable through your own connections.
  • Account Management: you lead several accounts at any given time, managing your work load and client responsibilities proactively and responsibly. You will be responsible for the output and performance of the junior staff across accounts, and must supervise accordingly.
  • A quick note: This job description is meant to provide an overview of the role and its core responsibilities, but it’s not a complete list of everything the position may involve. As our teams and business continue to grow, responsibilities may shift and evolve based on company and client needs.

Requirements

  • 3-6 years of experience strategizing and executing communications campaigns and running point on their accounts
  • Leadership and positivity: you will be expected to communicate effectively with their teams and provide clear marching orders that keep them engaged, on track and inspired
  • Strategic thinking: you will be responsible for developing client strategies that are innovative, creative and thoughtful.
  • Media Relationships: you must have deep and extensive connections across print, broadcast and digital media. All your ideas should be actionable or at least pitchable through your own connections.
  • Bachelor or Master’s degree in Public Relations, Journalism, Communications, or related field
  • Knowledge of Muckrack or Cision and Fashion GPS
  • Account Management: you lead several accounts at any given time, managing your work load and client responsibilities proactively and responsibly. You will be responsible for the output and performance of the junior staff across accounts, and must supervise accordingly.
  • Strategic planning: In conjunction with Account Supervisors, you develop high level client strategy (30, 60, 90-day, or even year-long plans) that demonstrate a sharp understanding of the industry as well as the client and their goals. Plans are expected to include integrated and measurable PR initiatives that can be pitched to the client with clear ROI potential.
  • Written Materials - you are responsible for the majority of client’s written materials: press releases, media alerts, media plans, proposals and client communication.

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)

Salaries

Posted range

$75K/yr – $95K/yr

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
24 (7% of company)
Median Tenure
7.7 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
5

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

Senior Account Executive, Beauty

SHADOW · New York City, NY · Hybrid