Public Relations Account Manager Wagstaff Media & Marketing
- Date Posted June 14, 2022
- Location New York, NY
- Category Culinary / Media
- Job type Full-Time
Wagstaff Media & Marketing is an integrated public relations and marketing agency devoted to the culinary, travel and wine and spirits industries. We offer a comprehensive suite of communications, digital marketing, and branding services for our restaurant, hotel/resort, travel destination, wine and spirits, and hospitality lifestyle clients.
Wagstaff is committed to creating and maintaining a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and welcoming team. We operate on the belief that we are stronger together. At Wagstaff, you will be a part of an intrepid, transparent, genuine, and sharing culture where we strive to make things better for our team members, clients, and communities.
We are looking for a dynamic Public Relations Account Manager to join our team of versatile storytellers and marketers who are professionally dedicated to their passions for food, wine, and travel.
Responsibilities:
- Offer client facing strategy development and execution
- Lead client accounts and projects
- Attend and lead client meetings, and actively participate in new business proposal development and presentations
- Review and assist in research, reporting, list building, content creation, and hybrid work
- Develop and implement strategic direction for client accounts
- Execute strategy in specialized areas such as such as social media strategy, earned media and proactive media pitching, partnership development, influencer marketing, travel trade strategy and engagement, etc.
- Comfortable working independently and as part of a multi-functional team
- Attend relevant events/FAMs/media opportunities/etc.
Requirements:
- 4-5 years of experience working in a public relations setting, hospitality and agency experience is a plus
- Show integrity and good judgment when working with colleagues and clients
- Ability to understand the industry and our client's businesses
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Ability to work autonomously and with a team
- Experience managing multi-layered projects and meeting deadlines
- Manages time efficiently and effectively
- Possesses creative and strategic outlook with an ability to execute
- Knowledgeable in social media and branded content
- Experience engaging with senior executives on strategy
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and other platforms such as Adobe to be able to communicate, report results, create tools and templates for client work
- Adaptable, solution-oriented, and resourceful when tackling challenges and obstacles
- An overall passion for the hospitality lifestyle industries - restaurants, travel/destinations/hotels, wine & spirits
- Must be able to communicate in a clear and professional manner
- This role is remote in the sense that you will be working from home, however, this role requires you to be based in the New York area to attend occasional in-person client and team events
Wagstaff offers a nurturing work environment where creativity and professionalism are abundant, dynamic, and independent thinkers thrive, and intrepid work inspires. Additionally, Wagstaff provides a variety of benefits and perks including medical, dental, vision, flexible-spending, and life insurance plans as well as 401(k) and matching, ample PTO, hospitality allowance, remoting capabilities and more.