/no͞ovō/: modern, up-to-date
Nouveau Communications is a fast-growing NYC-based public relations and influencer marketing agency that specializes in beauty and lifestyle brands and expert personalities. This is a unique opportunity to work with disruptive brands that are quickly becoming household names. Our current client roster includes BTL Aesthetics, Touchland, Andrew Fitzsimons Hair, CTZN Cosmetics, NatureLab. Tokyo, Shafer Clinic Fifth Avenue, indē wild, Orpheus Skin and more! Nouveau Communications is based in a Chelsea area office.
Overview:
This role is an opportunity to work alongside a creative and talented team to service a roster of top beauty and lifestyle clients. A successful Senior Account Executive at Nouveau Communications will be extremely organized, hard-working, detail-oriented, and comfortable multitasking in a fast paced, creative environment. The SAE will be a strategic leader and client liaison overseeing an account team and executing public relations strategies. As a boutique agency, this is an environment where self-starters thrive and the ability to think critically, ideate creative strategy and execute with excellence are rewarded.
Qualifications:
- 4+ years (not inclusive of internships) of relevant beauty PR agency experience
- Bachelor's degree; degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, English or Marketing is preferred but not required.
- Proven track record of generating top tier placements in national online, print, podcast and broadcast media outlets.
- Highly organized, responsive and punctual.
- Strong written and verbal communications skills.
- Experience working directly with celebrity talent and their teams is a plus, but not required.
- Excellent time management skills; ability to work efficiently under pressure without sacrificing quality.
- Big picture thinker with problem solving skills and a drive to deliver beyond expectations for both the agency and for clients.
- Writing samples and previous placements will be requested.
General responsibilities:
- Manage and grow client relationships, working cohesively with the team
- Manage day-to-day workflow across direct reports, vendors, clients and freelancers, reporting into account lead(s)
- Creative mindset, constantly presenting innovative ideas for stories/partnerships/event/mailers and ultimately delivering strong results
- Help drive clients' business goals and objectives through ongoing research and monitoring within their category and against competitors
- Maintain client relationships by delivering top notch assignments on time while managing project expectations
- Have and maintain exceptional relationships with the media, particularly in beauty, commerce, broadcast, podcast, business and trade verticals, as well as key macro influencers
- Monitor media, beauty and general lifestyle trends; ensuring the team creates new strategies and pitch angles, and reports ever-changing media landscapes to clients
- Proactively continue to develop and grow media and influencer relationships through ongoing outreach and outings
- Craft relevant, creative pitches and thorough media/influencer lists to secure quality, high-impact placements and social media coverage for client brands across different industries on a regular basis
- Responsible for securing strong and consistent press and influencer coverage with significant results from strategic pitching, seeding and partnerships across client roster
- Fulfill all media and client requests and inquiries in a timely manner, ensuring no email goes by unresponded
- Be able to "manage up" and effectively communicate issues/successes to the VP/CEO, as necessary
- Manage and mentor junior staff (AE, AAE, AC)
- Execute regular reviews for direct report(s)
- Assist in the development of new business proposals
Benefits include:
- Performance-based bonus
- Ongoing referral bonuses for new client acquisition
- Generous contribution to healthcare, dental and vision plans
- Unlimited PTO, summer Fridays and generous company holiday schedule
