Senior Account Manager - Design

Senior Account Manager - Design

Department: Lifestyle

Employment Type: Contract / Temp

Location: PURPLE New York

Compensation: $85,000 - $95,000 / year

Description

Together Group is a curated group of creative consultancies, immersive technology, marketing, and production studios, spanning technology, creative, design, communications, production, and digital. We blend creativity, culture, and cutting-edge technology to craft the future of luxury and lifestyle, partnering with global luxury clients across Europe, North America, the Middle East, and Asia

About the Agency:

PURPLE is a global lifestyle communications agency with offices in Los Angeles, Miami, New York, London, Hong Kong & Singapore. For over two decades, we've led culturally connected, results-driven brand communications . We bring together diverse, cross-generational networks to connect people and brands, build strategy, and drive commercial success across Communications, Events, Social Media, Partnerships, and VIP & Talent.

Role Overview:

PURPLE has a unique opportunity for a senior level publicist to join our global PR agency’s NY office leading luxury design accounts.

As a senior lead for the Design & Lifestyle team, this individual must have a proven track record of developing and executing strategic, integrated media/event/influencer campaigns and successfully mentoring junior team members. Strong media contacts and relationships with top-tier consumer press and trade press are a must.

This is a temporary 6-9 month contract or freelance role

Key Responsibilities

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 lead example for all account teams on client management, results and strategic guidance.

• 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 budgets
• 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
• Proactively seek out and propose new business ideas, creating proposals and pitching
• Strategize, execute, and manage global media relations campaigns across design & lifesyle 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.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• 6-8 years of Design public relations experience at a PR agency
• A track record of success 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