Who We Are:
Autumn Communications is a full-service public relations and marketing firm with offices in New York City and Los Angeles. They specialize in developing compelling campaigns that amplify brand awareness, engage customers, and drive demand for our clients.
What We Need:
We're scouting for a connected leader to helm our Fashion division. In this role, you will be the driving force behind our clients' narratives, shaping their public image and securing their place in a competitive landscape. You're more than a publicist; you're a brand strategist, a cultural connector, and a tastemaker. The ideal candidate is a respected industry authority with a proven ability to build, nurture, and expand relationships with top-tier media and key industry players.
Responsibilities
- Spearhead the Fashion division, leading by example and inspiring your team to deliver exceptional results daily.
- Personally cultivate and leverage deep relationships with key fashion editors, stylists, broadcast producers, and digital tastemakers to secure game-changing placements.
- Drive the new business pipeline for the Fashion division, from identifying prospects to leading pitch presentations.
- Act as the team leader daily, working closely with senior account members to ensure teams are managed efficiently, meeting client goals, while abiding by company practices and standards.
- Maintain and maximize relationships with top-level national print, online, and broadcast media, pitching, writing, and securing media coverage alongside the teams.
- Demonstrate commitment to industry, agency, and clients by mastering industry knowledge and trends, understanding clients’ businesses.
- Serve as senior point of contact for clients; ensuring quality work from the team in order to meet/exceed expectations and maintain client retention.
- Oversee teams in managing various communications strategies in alignment with client objectives; identify and resolve when strategies aren’t working or the situations change.
- Monitor client documents to consistently evolve with changing goals, milestones, and achievements, as well as making sure account teams are pitching appropriately and regularly.
- Effectively and regularly communicate with internal team members and clients.
- Participate in and or lead creative brainstorming sessions for the agency.
- Acquire in-depth knowledge of, and be conversant in, assigned client’s business, products, industry, and competitive landscape.
- Mentor junior, mid-level, and senior staff by managing the review process of all direct reports.
Location: Must live in the greater Tri-State area or LA area with access to Autumn PR's office 2 days a week.
