Senior Account Executive

Experience: Around 3+ years’ PR agency experience

About Hue & Cry
Hue & Cry is an independent creative communications agency with teams in New York and London. We specialize in food, drink and travel, working with hotels, resorts, travel companies, restaurants, spirits brands and other consumer businesses. Our work brings together PR, strategy, creative and content to create campaigns that get people talking and help brands become part of culture.

We’re looking for a Senior Account Executive to join our New York PR team. This is a great role for someone who already has a strong grounding in agency PR and is ready to take more ownership of client accounts, media relationships and campaign delivery. You’ll work across US clients and campaigns, while also collaborating with colleagues in London and on international accounts.

What you'll be doing
As a Senior PR Account Executive, you’ll play an important role in the day-to-day running of a portfolio of food, drink, travel and hospitality clients. You’ll have your own areas of responsibility, work directly with clients and journalists, and help keep accounts moving while contributing ideas and spotting opportunities.

Your day-to-day work could include:

Managing day-to-day activity across several client accounts and making sure agreed actions happen on time

Acting as a regular client contact and building strong, trusted relationships

Developing story ideas, press angles and pitching strategies

Writing tailored pitches and proactively approaching journalists and media

Building and maintaining relationships with relevant US media

Monitoring the news, culture and wider industry to identify timely opportunities for clients

Drafting PR materials including pitches, press releases, briefing documents, client updates and reports

Contributing ideas for campaigns, activations, partnerships and influencer programs

Organizing and delivering media events, press trips, influencer stays, launches and other client experiences

Managing timelines, deliverables and project information across your accounts

Monitoring campaign results and helping turn them into useful client reporting and recommendations

Supporting and guiding more junior members of the team

Working with senior colleagues in New York and London on strategy, creative thinking and campaign development

Contributing research and ideas to new business pitches and agency projects

As your experience grows, you’ll have opportunities to take greater ownership of accounts, contribute more to client strategy and play a bigger role in shaping campaigns from the outset.

What we're looking for
You’ll probably have around 3+ years’ experience in PR, ideally within an agency environment, and be comfortable managing the day-to-day demands of several accounts at once.

You’ll probably enjoy this role if you:

Have strong media relations skills and genuinely enjoy finding and pitching stories

Understand what makes a journalist interested in an idea and can adapt your approach to different media

Write clearly, confidently and persuasively

Have a good understanding of the US media landscape

Keep up with news, culture and trends and can spot opportunities for clients

Are comfortable speaking directly with clients and taking responsibility for your own workstreams

Are organized and able to keep several different projects and deadlines moving at the same time

Pay attention to detail without losing sight of the bigger picture

Are proactive and comfortable suggesting ideas, rather than always waiting for direction

Enjoy working collaboratively and sharing ideas with colleagues

Are comfortable giving guidance and support to more junior members of a team

Have an interest in food, drink, travel, hospitality and consumer brands

Experience working with travel, hospitality, food, beverage, spirits or lifestyle clients would be particularly useful. Experience of press trips, media events, influencer programs or experiential activations is also useful, but we don’t expect every candidate to have done everything on this list.

What you'll develop
This role is an opportunity to build on your existing PR experience and start taking greater ownership of accounts and campaigns.

You’ll have the opportunity to develop further in:

Media strategy and senior media relationships

Client management

Campaign planning and delivery

Strategic PR thinking

Events, press trips and activations

Influencer programs

Reporting and evaluation

Account and project management

Supporting and developing junior colleagues

New business and pitch development

You’ll work closely with senior colleagues in both New York and London, with plenty of opportunity to contribute ideas and take on more responsibility as you develop.

What we offer

Health insurance

401(k)

Training and development

The opportunity to work with a varied portfolio of food, drink, travel and hospitality brands

Exposure to both US and international clients and campaigns

Opportunities to attend events, press trips and experience the brands and destinations we represent

A collaborative team where people at every level are encouraged to contribute ideas

Hue & Cry is committed to creating an inclusive workplace and welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds.

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