Account Director, Lifestyle - Travel & Hospitality

Together Group•West Hollywood, CA

3d•$100,000 - $105,000•Onsite

About The Position

PURPLE has a unique opportunity for a senior level publicist to join our global PR agency’s LA office leading luxury travel/hospitality accounts. As a senior lead for the travel/hospitality team, this individual must have a proven track record of developing and executing strategic, integrated media/event/influencer campaigns and successfully managing and mentoring junior team members. The ideal candidate will have agency experience with luxury hotels, hotel openings and food & beverage outlets. Strong media contacts and relationships with top-tier consumer press and trade press are a must.

Requirements

4-6 years of travel/hospitality public relations experience at a PR agency
A track record of success opening new hospitality venues (hotels/restaurants) and generating consistent ongoing media coverage
Familiarity with the luxury market and clientele
Ability to be very nimble and work efficiently and effectively in a fast-paced environment
Integrated communications campaign conception beyond traditional media
Articulates ideas succinctly and is comfortable with public speaking and presentations
Superior high-level media contacts across broadcast, print and online media
A “proactive” attitude and team mentality and experience leading a team
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Exceptional problem-resolution skills, including the ability to think creatively and outside the box

Responsibilities

Proactively builds and implements strategy for clients
Evaluate and understand client business objectives and crafts strategies that reflects those business objectives.
Lead client programs and campaigns from planning to execution within the specified budget including new hotel launches
Event conception and management
Pull and collaborate with different divisions across the agency and office to ensure the client is getting access to the agency's network-wide expertise
Manage client benchmarks and deliver strong media coverage through leadership and guidance
Consistently produce high quality internal and external communications content
Manage and motivate other members of the team to ensure day to day operations run smoothly and PR results are delivered, while supporting them in their growth to the next level.
Proactively seek out and propose new business ideas, creating proposals and pitching
Strategize, execute, and manage global media relations campaigns across lifestyle, travel, fashion and business media.
Collaborate with division heads and project teams as necessary to seamlessly integrate cultural programming into project strategy and schedule and ensure successful execution of press and social media campaigns, special events, retail collaborations, and/or other deliverables.