Own and execute media relations programs for beverage clients, including building media lists, writing strategic pitches, securing coverage, and managing client communications and event logistics.

Own media list development and pitch strategy
Maintain proactive client-facing communications and progress reporting
Coordinate events, press trips, and journalist outreach

Job Description

Responsibilities

Builds media lists with minimal oversight
Strategic pitch writing and targeting
Relationships with press contacts developed to a point where regular contact should result in hits for clients
Feature story pitching
Client management
Professional, client-ready, and timely communications -- internally and externally
Effectively communicates progress against program deliverables
Other duties as assigned
AE’s at our agency work collaboratively as core members of the account team, while taking responsibility for their own tasks and delivering on quantifiable goals. Such goals include securing media coverage for our clients, securing appropriate attendees for events and seminars, event planning and staffing, organizing press trips, and forming relationships with beverage industry members at all levels.
AE's have client-facing responsibility within their accounts and are expected to interact with clients on calls, in meetings, and at events. AE responsibilities on their accounts will expand over time, in some cases including account leadership.

Requirements

Can build strong media lists with little need for review from supervisors
Can proactively conduct outreach to potential clients and promote agency
Strong written/verbal communication, including the ability to successfully pitch to top tier journalists
Has strong relationships with industry contacts and proactively networks to increase connections
Can provide effective customer service including: leading client meetings, completing deliverables on time, managing expectations, and driving strategy
Events - can build strong trade lists with little need for review from supervisors and is able to communicate key benefits of the event to invitees
AE responsibilities and client-facing requirements as described in Description
Proficient in Google Workspace and Microsoft office tools (Excel, PPT, Word)
Qualifications- Desired Skills and Experience

Preferred

Knowledge of the spirits industry is a plus
Desire to continuously refine skills and/or learn new ones
Proficient in Google Workspace and Microsoft office tools (Excel, PPT, Word)

Benefits

Clients: Our client list is incomparable, across a range of countries, regions, and categories.
Opportunities for Advancement: We are growing within all of our categories every year, affording every employee potential for promotion and career advancement.
Fun!: Happy hours, events, product tastings both in the office and outside.
Diversity: We strongly believe the diversity of our staff – made up at all levels of people from all backgrounds, from 12 countries, speaking 8 languages – is our strength, not only because of the vibrant intellectual and cultural working environment but because it reflects the diversity of the marketplace in which we make our appeal and the diversity of our clients.
Work-life balance and generous PTO: We believe employees who are happier outside of work are happier at work, and vice versa, so we have created a culture that prioritizes work-life balance. We have a flexible PTO system and we take off the week between Christmas and New Year's.
Expertise: We are the largest fine wine and spirits-focused integrated communications agency in the U.S.
Learning Programs: The collective wine and spirits knowledge of our staff is unparalleled. You will have the opportunity to learn from others, both formally and informally, and through our in-house educational programs share your knowledge.
Prestige: Our reputation in the industry, among both media and trade, is second to none, and an email address from our domain is afforded certain respect and a second look.
Pay & Benefits: We offer competitive salaries within our category and full benefits - health, dental, vision, life insurance, 401K, and a generous PTO policy.

Colangelo & Partners

Integrated Communications for Premium Brands in Food, Wine, Spirits & More.Ask industry insiders where to turn for the best food & beverage marketing services, and Colangelo & Partners is sure to enter the conversation. Over the last 9+ years, we have steadily grown our client base from smaller, entrepreneurial brands to include regional and national institutions, ranging from the trade commissions of South Africa and Chile to global brands such as Chianti Classico and Slow Wine.We believe integrated communications is the key to propelling a brand’s story across the modern media landscape: From press to trade to consumer, from print to web and social, from New York to Capetown to Bordeaux. With an international clientele and worldly employee culture, Colangelo & Partners provides an ideal fit for premium, artisan brands seeking to build their businesses in the US and beyond.

Founded in 2006

New York, New York, USA

86 employees (16 in marketing)

www.colangelopr.com

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors

1.5K

Traffic Source Mix

16.6%

Direct

65.5%

Referral

Social

11.7%

Paid

1.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~86

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size

15 (17% of company)

Median Tenure

3.4 years

Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)

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Responsibilities

Builds media lists with minimal oversight
Strategic pitch writing and targeting
Relationships with press contacts developed to a point where regular contact should result in hits for clients
Feature story pitching
Client management
Professional, client-ready, and timely communications -- internally and externally
Effectively communicates progress against program deliverables
Other duties as assigned
AE’s at our agency work collaboratively as core members of the account team, while taking responsibility for their own tasks and delivering on quantifiable goals. Such goals include securing media coverage for our clients, securing appropriate attendees for events and seminars, event planning and staffing, organizing press trips, and forming relationships with beverage industry members at all levels.
AE's have client-facing responsibility within their accounts and are expected to interact with clients on calls, in meetings, and at events. AE responsibilities on their accounts will expand over time, in some cases including account leadership.

Requirements

Can build strong media lists with little need for review from supervisors
Can proactively conduct outreach to potential clients and promote agency
Strong written/verbal communication, including the ability to successfully pitch to top tier journalists
Has strong relationships with industry contacts and proactively networks to increase connections
Can provide effective customer service including: leading client meetings, completing deliverables on time, managing expectations, and driving strategy
Events - can build strong trade lists with little need for review from supervisors and is able to communicate key benefits of the event to invitees
AE responsibilities and client-facing requirements as described in Description
Proficient in Google Workspace and Microsoft office tools (Excel, PPT, Word)
Qualifications- Desired Skills and Experience

Preferred

Knowledge of the spirits industry is a plus
Desire to continuously refine skills and/or learn new ones
Proficient in Google Workspace and Microsoft office tools (Excel, PPT, Word)

Benefits

Clients: Our client list is incomparable, across a range of countries, regions, and categories.
Opportunities for Advancement: We are growing within all of our categories every year, affording every employee potential for promotion and career advancement.
Fun!: Happy hours, events, product tastings both in the office and outside.
Diversity: We strongly believe the diversity of our staff – made up at all levels of people from all backgrounds, from 12 countries, speaking 8 languages – is our strength, not only because of the vibrant intellectual and cultural working environment but because it reflects the diversity of the marketplace in which we make our appeal and the diversity of our clients.
Work-life balance and generous PTO: We believe employees who are happier outside of work are happier at work, and vice versa, so we have created a culture that prioritizes work-life balance. We have a flexible PTO system and we take off the week between Christmas and New Year's.
Expertise: We are the largest fine wine and spirits-focused integrated communications agency in the U.S.
Learning Programs: The collective wine and spirits knowledge of our staff is unparalleled. You will have the opportunity to learn from others, both formally and informally, and through our in-house educational programs share your knowledge.
Prestige: Our reputation in the industry, among both media and trade, is second to none, and an email address from our domain is afforded certain respect and a second look.
Pay & Benefits: We offer competitive salaries within our category and full benefits - health, dental, vision, life insurance, 401K, and a generous PTO policy.