The SENIOR PUBLICIST should have a keen understanding of the culinary and hospitality media landscape with strong public relations skills and prior New York agency experience. The SENIOR PUBLICIST will lead accounts and manage account teams, have solid relationships with media and experience working on strategies and new business (assisting with proposal writing, researching relevant business leads).
At LCM, we provide a sense of belonging and foster a company culture where every voice is welcome, heard and respected. There is a level of support and commitment from management, colleagues and others so that all people–individually and collectively–can do their best work and contribute to the overall success of the organization.
-Create meaningful and impactful comprehensive public relations strategies and plans.
-Conduct proactive and reactive media pitching.
-Successfully pitch feature stories and meet with/manage media to deliver high quality results.
-Act as day-to-day client contact for a selection of accounts.
-Oversee and create assets (when needed) for accounts including press releases, fact sheets, biographies, messaging, media alerts, agendas and recaps.
-Follow industry and client category trends and regularly share insights, thoughts and key findings as it relates to competitors.
-Delegate effectively, setting clear expectations and deadlines to junior team members.
-Manage quality of work on multiple accounts with professionalism and support team leaders.
-Support on new business proposals with research, brainstorming ideas and proposal creation.
-Have a passion for food & beverage and hospitality.
-Excellent verbal, written, presentation and follow up skills.
-Lead by example; demonstrate proven strong work ethic.
-Live in NYC or tristate area.
