Bacchus (www.bacchus.agency) seeks an experienced Account Manager to work across travel and hospitality clients in an exciting, fast-paced and growing New York agency.
- Strong media contacts across national consumer and trade press, especially within the travel and food/drink sectors
- Experienced in managing multiple clients within a busy agency environment
- Good client relationship building skills
- Confident presenting skills
- Super organizational skills with strong attention to detail
- Strong writing skills with proven ability to secure coverage from pitches written
- Experienced in managing junior members of the team
- An enthusiastic, ‘can-do’ attitude and hard working ethic
As an Account Manager your responsibilities would include:
- To secure regular press coverage across all your accounts on an ongoing basis
- To write quality and grammatically correct media materials
- To maintain and deliver appropriate press lists
- To develop and maintain press contacts through frequent communication and meetings
- To research forthcoming features by regular proactive contact with the media
- Identify trends, creative feature angles and orchestrate brainstorms in which you bring creative ideas Client Management & Relations
- To develop and maintain good client relations at all times
- To act as the day to day point of contact for clients
- To call clients regularly and update on activity / maintain contact
- To ensure all relevant materials are prepared for each meeting e.g agenda Team Management
- To meet regularly with your Account Director to assist in planning strategy, discuss opportunities, and relay achievements
- To ensure that your team discharges their duties in a responsible, timely and professional manner, in particular, to ensure that all admin is achieved
- To monitor and assess junior team members’ performance
