Senior Account Executive: Beauty at Tractenberg & Co. | New York, USA

Senior Account Executive: Beauty

New York, USA (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableSenior Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own media relations and integrated communications for beauty brands, translating trends into earned coverage across digital, print, and social outlets while mentoring juniors and shaping strategy.

Manage day-to-day account execution and client strategy with a focus on beauty, wellness, and commerce media.
Develop relationships with media, influencers, and creators to secure coverage and partnerships.
Identify cultural story angles and oversee events, launches, and experiential moments.

Job Description

Responsibilities

Lead day-to-day account execution across multiple beauty and wellness clients
Develop and maintain strong relationships with beauty, wellness, lifestyle, and commerce media
Proactively pitch and secure media coverage across digital, print, broadcast, podcasts, affiliate commerce, and social-first outlets
Draft compelling pitches, press releases, media alerts, client recaps, briefing documents, and strategic communications materials
Support influencer and creator outreach, gifting, and partnership initiatives
Identify culturally relevant trends, partnership opportunities, and creative story angles for clients
Manage product mailings, desksides, events, launches, and experiential moments
Monitor media opportunities, industry trends, and competitive landscape
Assist with client strategy development and brainstorms
Help mentor and support junior team members

Requirements

3–5+ years of beauty PR agency experience required
Strong beauty, wellness, and lifestyle media contacts
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
Passion for beauty trends, social culture, influencer marketing, and commerce media
Strong organizational skills with the ability to multitask across fast-moving accounts
Positive, collaborative, solutions-oriented mindset
Ability to think creatively and strategically while executing quickly

Nice-to-have

Experience working with affiliate/commerce media strongly preferred

Benefits

- Hybrid schedule: 3 days/week in our SoHo NYC office, 2 remote
- Benefits package included
- Opportunity to work on exciting, culturally relevant beauty brands and campaigns

Tractenberg & Co.

Founded in 1999 in New York City by leading Public Relations Executive Jacquie Tractenberg, Tractenberg & Co. is a full-service, boutique-style communications agency that delivers in-depth, high-quality influencer marketing, public relations, social media, and experiential marketing services to beauty, fashion, and lifestyle clients worldwide. Tractenberg & Co. prides itself on creating custom-designed, strategically focused campaigns that are individually tailored to each client’s need. From traditional media outreach to cutting-edge new media services, social media management, creative content, event production to cause-related marketing campaigns, influencer relations, multi-cultural marketing aid, and copy-writing services—Tractenberg & Co. takes a multifaceted approach to tell compelling brand stories across all platforms.

Founded in 1999

New York, Iowa, USA

53 employees (8 in marketing)

www.tractenbergandco.com