No. 29 is seeking a Senior Account Executive for our fashion and lifestyle accounts. In this role, you are responsible for managing client initiatives and supporting the project team to meet the goals and KPIs of each client. At every stage of a project, you ensure clients and media are being presented with work of the highest caliber. This requires having and maintaining contacts at “top-tier” outlets as well as tastemaker, influencer, and stylist relationships. Part of your role will be working alongside the team’s Director to develop new creative strategies to engage with press and secure coverage around the clients’ key initiatives and beyond, by contributing to and helping execute on thought leadership.

The position requires a candidate who is an effective communicator, both with clients and the internal team. This means not only delivering coverage, but being able to work on strategy behind the scenes. Having your finger on the pulse of an ever-changing national media, PR, social media, events, substack, and general communications landscape is also a must—as is attending events and being engaged with the fashion landscape.

In addition to very strong foundational PR experience and writing skills, you must be regularly in touch with media contacts and be ready to build new relationships. These contacts should include reporters, editors, market editors, stylists, relevant influencers/ tastemakers, and aligned brands for potential partnerships.

What You'll Do

• Consistently craft compelling pitches and garner meaningful media coverage for clients.
• Work with the team to develop new creative strategies on a regular basis in order to land meaningful client coverage.
• Showcase deep media relationships and continue to build on those for clients in the purview.
• Build new relationships, consistently seeking out new outlets, reporters, etc. that we should be either top tier or in communication with.
• Serve as a strategic advisor to clients, understanding their business goals and contributing to long-term PR strategies.
• Conceptualize activations, events, and partnerships that loan to press coverage and amplification.
• Lead client meetings and presentations, providing insights, recommendations, and exceptional client management. Foster strong, lasting relationships with clients through effective communication and exceptional service.
• Contribute to the creation of client strategy. Lead the planning and execution of campaigns, ensuring they meet client objectives and deliver measurable results. Communicate roles, timelines and deliverables ensuring the team is on track to meet the client’s expectations and needs. 
• Collaborate with the project team to keep everything on track and ensure seamless project delivery.
• Stay in close communication with the client, providing updates on key initiatives, pitching efforts, etc.
• Continually be thinking about how to add value to your accounts and regularly assess whether the strategies and plans are working. Utilize creative thinking to propose solutions for meeting our goals and/or supporting our clients in alternate ways.
• Support and mentor junior team members, modeling excellent work for them, and do a QA check on their work.
• Plan and lead/travel on press trips as needed.

Who You Are

• You demonstrate resourcefulness amid ambiguity, proposing potential solutions and approaches for projects, even when the challenge or opportunity is unclear. You're able to operate with limited information, guiding clients towards potential solutions and gathering more data and/or feedback as you go in order to refine the strategy and/or fill in the concrete information.
• You’re the subject matter expert and offer guidance and support to more junior members. You read the news daily to stay up-to-date with client industry trends and PR best practices. Moreover, you recognize gaps in your knowledge and pursue continual education so your expertise stays current and relevant.
• You define and communicate project roles, outcomes and timelines to the project team. As "Air Traffic Control, " you are adept at delegating and ensuring the work is moving forward on schedule, even if you're not the final signoff. You anticipate issues and roadblocks and create contingency plans. You know when to ask for help and utilize support from others or escalate issues up as needed.
• You build trust and relationships through your ability to fully listen, reflect, and respond to others around you. You're adept at thinking on your feet, whether with clients or your team, recognizing when a situation needs more direction or refinement and avoid working in isolation. You involve others for feedback, acknowledging your blind spots, and leveraging multiple perspectives to create something that is greater than the sum of its parts.
• You're able to lead client calls confidently and effectively, guiding the conversation with energy and excitement. While you may not have all the answers, you effectively run through the agenda, prompting Directors to weigh in as needed. You play the role of a confident PR professional, keeping calls on track, remembering key details, and engaging in conversational and meaningful dialogue.
• You bring extensive contacts and strategic thinking, and are willing and eager to staff and attend events, from press previews to dinners and media breakfasts.
• You are comfortable and confident in public settings that require speaking with press, and know how to facilitate introductions at events between clients and media/influencers.

• 5- 7 years experience in a PR agency
• Ability to showcase specific strategic results you have driven for product/ collection launches, collaborations, and activations (including press trips and press previews)
• Experience managing accounts within your division
• Have and maintain close relationships with stylists and fashion & lifestyle editors and journalists in New York, as well as in the national landscape
• Experience leading events, such as press previews and dinners
• Experience working with celebrities and influencers
• Bachelor's degree in relevant field (preferred)
• Based in NYC

Bonus Points

• Experience working with non-profits, foundations, and/or social and environmental justice initiatives, having contacts in the space
• Knowledge and/or previous experience in the sustainability space or lifestyle spaces

Position Details

This is a full-time position based in our New York City office, with a hybrid work setting (three days in the office per week). Travel may be required; previous travel for our clients includes Los Angeles, Mexico City, Ghana, Iceland, Vancouver, Copenhagen and Paris.

We offer a competitive salary along with opportunities for commission and comprehensive benefits, perks, and opportunities for professional development. Our culture values collaboration, creativity, and a passion for excellence.

About Us

No. 29 was the first agency to focus exclusively on sustainability and social impact, and works with some of the most recognizable brands in the space (VEJA, TED, The Or Foundation, Circ, The Oberon Group, ReFED, and more). With teams in New York, Paris, and Los Angeles, No. 29 was founded on the belief that we can elevate positive change with thoughtful storytelling, strategic partnerships, and meaningful activations.

The brands and people we represent challenge the status quo, and we ensure the work stands out. Whether a heritage brand founded with sustainability at their core or the launch of new innovators in the space, our team is experts at identifying thoughtful storytelling opportunities, delivering coverage, building brand awareness and community.

Ready to Apply?

If you’re excited about the prospect of leading PR initiatives for a dynamic agency and possess the qualifications and experience outlined above, we’d love to hear from you. Please submit your resume and cover letter.

No. 29 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employment decisions are made based on qualifications, merit, and business needs.