Senior Account Executive, Talent at Acceleration Community of Companies (ACC) | New York, USA

Acceleration Community of Companies (ACC)

Senior Account Executive, Talent

New York, USA (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive publicity for talent across entertainment, lifestyle, and culture, managing outreach, press schedules, and opportunities with strong media relationships.

Must-have: 5+ years in entertainment PR with agency experience.
Standout: Proven track record securing high-profile press and broad media relationships.

Job Description

Responsibilities

Support the development and execution of strategic publicity campaigns for talent clients across entertainment, lifestyle, and culture.
Manage day-to-day account responsibilities, including media outreach, interview coordination, press schedules, client updates, and campaign tracking.
Draft press materials, including biographies, press releases, media pitches, talking points, and award submissions with strong attention to detail and voice.
Proactively secure media opportunities, including feature stories, interviews, profiles, podcast placements, event coverage, and red-carpet opportunities.
Build and maintain strong relationships with entertainment, celebrity, lifestyle, and trade media.
Coordinate press appearances, junkets, premieres, events, and award campaign logistics as needed.
Monitor media coverage and provide timely reporting, recaps, and strategic insights to clients and internal teams.
Collaborate cross-functionally with social, influencer, brand partnerships, and digital teams to support integrated visibility opportunities for clients.
Stay current on entertainment news, pop culture, industry trends, and emerging media platforms.
Contribute fresh ideas and strategic thinking to help elevate client profiles and identify new opportunities.

Requirements

5+ years of experience in entertainment public relations or talent publicity; agency experience strongly preferred.
Experience supporting talent clients.
Strong entertainment media relationships and demonstrated success securing press coverage.
Excellent writing, pitching, organizational, and communication skills.
Ability to thrive under pressure and manage multiple clients, projects, and timelines simultaneously.
Highly organized, proactive, and detail-oriented with strong client service instincts.
Deep understanding of entertainment, celebrity culture, social media, and the evolving media landscape.
Comfortable working in fast-moving environments including events, interviews, premieres, press junkets, and high-profile moments.
A collaborative team player who is resourceful, adaptable, and eager to grow within the entertainment PR industry.
Fluency with AI and productivity tools that enhance media monitoring, research, writing, and campaign execution is a plus.

Acceleration Community of Companies (ACC)

Composed of acquired marketing, media, and communications agencies, Acceleration Community of Companies (ACC) was created in May 2018 by 30-year marketing and communications industry expert and operator Michael Nyman with the intent to guide and advise clients to move quickly and more efficiently with their branding, marketing, and media decisions. ACC has developed a new go-to-market business approach with a series of strategic and complementary acquisitions. Acceleration's unique community of specialized firms helps clients move quickly and efficiently with their branding, marketing, and media decisions and actions, by ensuring all agencies are tech-enabled, with data and analytics utilization linking them all together and driving maximum results for their clients. Members of the community include Advisory, ACC's in-house marketing and brand strategy agency; MKG, a creative and brand experience agency; Pink Sparrow, a design, fabrication and 3-D printing shop; Stripe Theory, a data marketing analytics and reputation management agency; Pixly, a full-service, performance-minded influencer company; Trailblaze, a marketing communications firm specializing in regulated industries; powerhouse public relations firm DKC and its creative services studio, HangarFour. Across the community, ACC has over 550 employees across 12 offices nationwide as well as in London and Asia and represents some of the most influential brands in the world including Pepsi, T-Mobile, Stanley, Netflix, Google, Airbnb, TikTok, Meta, the National Basketball Association, and Delta, among others.

Founded in 2018

Los Angeles, California, USA

47 employees (7 in marketing)

accelerationcc.com