Account Director - Travel & Hospitality

About the role

The Account Director will work closely with Senior Members of the Lifestyle team based in NY. You will be the lead on accounts and projects, serving as a trusted strategist and expert voice for clients. This individual will serve as a mentor, manager, and lead example for all account teams on client management, results, staff development and strategic guidance.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and understand client business objectives and craft strategies that reflect 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.
• 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.

Requirements

• 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.

Skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Exceptional problem-resolution skills, including the ability to think creatively and outside the box.