Senior Account Executive - Travel & Hospitality

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableSenior Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Build and own a travel/hospitality PR engine that secures high-impact coverage by proactively pitching media, crafting timely story angles, and guiding a team to manage multiple clients and brand partnerships.

  • Media relations: pitch consumer, travel, and trade outlets and manage coverage through compelling storytelling and timely press materials.
  • Story development: identify culturally relevant angles, shape messaging, and lead brainstorms to influence brand and destination strategy.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Proactive and reactive media pitching to consumer, travel, and trade press
  • Successfully pitch stories, meet with and manage media to deliver high-quality, meaningful coverage
  • Lead creative brainstorming sessions and contribute to brand and destination strategy
  • Identify and develop timely, culturally relevant story angles that cut through
  • Stay ahead of industry and competitive trends, regularly sharing insights and opportunities with the team and clients
  • Create key materials including press releases, fact sheets, biographies, messaging, media alerts, agendas, and recaps
  • Manage multiple clients simultaneously while maintaining a high standard of execution
  • Own and evolve media lists with a focus on quality and relevance
  • Support and execute press trips, media visits, and on-property experiences with polish and attention to detail
  • Build relationships with destinations, tourism boards (CVBs), and hospitality partners where relevant

Requirements

  • 3–5 years of PR experience, preferably with at least 2 years in travel, hospitality, or lifestyle
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Strong organizational and time management skills
  • Ability to multitask and prioritize effectively
  • Experience in public relations or a related field
  • Knowledge of travel, hospitality, and lifestyle industries
  • Understanding of the media landscape and journalist relationships
  • Proven track record of securing impactful media placements
  • Ability to work well under pressure and meet tight deadlines
  • Working knowledge of social platforms (Instagram, LinkedIn, etc.)

Benefits

  • Bonus
  • Healthcare, Life, Vision, and Dental
  • 401K
  • Hybrid work environment
  • Access to leading travel and hospitality brands and experiences
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KLG Public Relations

KLG Public Relations is an award-winning PR Agency specializing in lifestyle, Wine & Spirits brands as well as celebrity-owned products with offices in NYC, Miami, Chicago and LA. As a results-oriented agency, one of KLG PR’s goals is to drive sales for clients through high quality media. How We WorkAt KLG PR, we curate newsworthy narratives that appeal to a target audience and work with the right journalists to get our brands’ stories prominently featured. On top of this, we track noteworthy trends that align with our clients goals and utilize that information to help maximize the visibility of their brands.In addition to crafting strategic media relations, we embrace every opportunity to maximize exposure – consistently leveraging our industry relationships to form partnerships that will reach critical target consumers.Who Is KLGKate Laufer Gorenstein, the namesake of KLG Public Relations, is an award-winning Communications Executive with nearly 20 years of Hospitality, Food & Beverage experience. KLG draws on her decade of in-house experience at leading spirits companies to lead her team in their cross-disciplinary and collaborative approach that continues to produce real results for her diverse roster of clients.KLG is recognized as a fearless pioneer. Best known for media relations expertise and unmatched passion, KLG’s strengths include integrated marketing communications programs and influencer relationships. KLG has been quoted as an industry expert in several media outlets, including The New York Times, People Magazine, The Los Angeles Times and various industry publications.

Founded in 2016
New York, New York, USA
38 employees (4 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
3.3K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
54.8%
Direct
26.7%
Referral
4.8%
Social
12.9%
Paid
0.7%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~38

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
4 (11% of company)