Senior Account Executive

Responsibilities

• Execute strategic communications plans for luxury destinations, tourism boards, hotels, resorts, restaurants and travel brands.
• Manage day-to-day client relationships, meetings, agendas, reports, deadlines and timely communications in English and Spanish.
• Develop proactive, newsworthy story angles and pitch national travel, culinary, luxury and lifestyle media.
• Write and edit press releases, pitches, media alerts, itineraries, briefing documents, talking points and other materials.
• Build and activate relationships with travel and culinary editors, writers, freelancers, producers and influencers.
• Personally secure meaningful earned coverage across national, regional, trade, broadcast and digital outlets.
• Identify timely travel, hospitality, destination and dining trends and turn them into relevant media opportunities.
• Plan and support press trips, FAM visits, media stays, desksides, client events and brand activations, including on-site execution.
• Support strategic partnerships, influencer initiatives, awards and executive visibility opportunities.
• Track earned media placements, monitor results and communicate account progress against client goals.

Requirements

• Four to six years of PR experience, preferably at an agency representing luxury travel, destinations, hotels, resorts, restaurants or hospitality brands.
• Professional fluency in English and Spanish, including the ability to communicate confidently with clients and media in both languages.
• Established, active relationships with national travel and/or culinary journalists and demonstrated recent earned placements personally secured.
• Excellent writing, editing, pitching and storytelling skills, with a strong command of professional client communications.
• Based in Miami/South Florida and available for regular on-site and on-the-ground client support.
• Experience managing multiple client accounts, competing deadlines and priorities in a fast-paced agency environment.
• A self-directed, resourceful publicist who proactively identifies opportunities and moves work forward with limited oversight.
• Comfortable with domestic and international travel for client meetings, press trips, events and activations.
• Strong organization, attention to detail and the confidence to represent clients, partners and the agency.
• A collaborative, polished, positive and solutions-oriented approach.

Benefits

• Exceptional Benefits: Competitive compensation, comprehensive health and wellness plans, unlimited PTO, and 401(k)