Factory PR seeks a VIP Manager, LA with experience in fashion and celebrity. The candidate should be culturally connected and have a genuine passion for the Public Relations and Fashion fields. This position reports directly to the Director of VIP + Celebrity. This candidate must be incredibly entrepreneurial, self-motivated, and a creative thinker.
Responsibilites:
- Support VIP Director with all agency and client initiatives
- Possess existing relationships with key stylists, editors, producers and influencers
- Conduct showroom appointments and market events
- Contribute to innovative and tactical communications strategies
- Conceptualize and execute press events
- Attend key industry events
- Manage PR budgets, calendars and client task lists
- Oversee execution of internal and external reporting for client activity and progress on monthly/weekly basis
- Accompany clients and editors on press trips
- Conduct clear and frequent communication with the NY-based team
- Manage interns and assistants including hiring and day-to-day activity
- Minimum 2 years experience preferably at a PR agency, managing VIP relations and PR responsibilities
- Superior knowledge of fashion industry
- Existing relationships with talent stylists and management
- Proficient across all social media platforms (Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, etc), Microsoft Office and industry tools such as Cision, Launchmetrics, etc.
- Experience in creation, maintenance and timely pitching of talent/press clips and budgetary tracking documents
- Experience in supervising/mentoring junior staff is required
- Must exhibit strong writing, communication and presentation skills to effectively articulate ideas to clients, agency principals and colleagues
- Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, English, Marketing or a related field
- Manage interns, act as a strong mentor and guide
- Must have ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline oriented, high-energy environment with a consistently positive attitude
- Must be self motivated, entrepreneurial, loyal and a talented communicator
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