SAE/AS Beauty

Title: Senior Account Executive/Account Supervisor Beauty & Health

Job Location: New York, NY 4 Days/Week Remote

INTRODUCTION

Rapidly growing marketing communications agency of lovely, sound-minded individuals seeks a pro-active and detail-oriented candidate with extremely strong media pitching skills and relationships, specifically in digital and broadcast. The ideal candidate is a media and influencer relations star that will bring a variety of beauty and health brands to life. A creative problem-solver with the ability to produce buttoned-up work on tight deadlines is essential. This role is a client-facing position.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Servicing numerous accounts and leading aspects of weekly client calls
• Growing and maintaining press relationships, leading and participating in proactive and reactive media relations efforts
• Securing high-level media placements, including broadcast and editorial features
• Conceptualizing and drafting media strategies
• Reviewing all press materials, agendas, client reports and anything to be sent to the clients for accuracy, grammar, spelling, formatting and content
• Overseeing junior staff in media relations and management of media lists and placement trackers across multiple clients
• Event management and staffing, including drafting of production schedules
• Spokesperson identification, contracts and management
• Partner & vendor communications and management
• Social media management including moderation, content development and reporting
• Participating in new business including research, developing proposals, attending new business meetings and presenting ideas
• Internal staff mentorship

REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum of four (4) years of public relations agency experience with a focus on consumer beauty and health
• The individual must have strong beauty media contacts, particularly among consumer digital media, broadcast, beauty experts and influencers, as well as a proven track record of generating media placements
• Working knowledge of social media platforms and paid influencer campaigns is critical
• This role is client-facing and candidates must be polished and confident in presenting ideas both in writing and person
• Bachelors degree in Communications, Journalism, Marketing or related field preferred

• Strong team player who works well in a highly integrated team model

• Outstanding communications skills (verbal, written, and presentation) and a dynamic social presence
• Comfortable with data, measurement (paid, organic) in order to mine for insights and optimizations
• Passion for real-time storytelling and content in the beauty/lifestyle space
• An eye for quality visual and editorially written content
• An understanding of influencer marketing best practices, as well as the earned and paid landscape
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with a solutions-oriented mindset
• An aptitude for tools and the ability to quickly pick up on new technology
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Proficiency in Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Background in beauty, wellness, healthcare a plus