/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, Community Sixty-Six, CTZN Cosmetics, NatureLab. Tokyo, Shafer Clinic Fifth Avenue, indē wild, Salwa Petersen, Medik8 and more! Nouveau Communications is a hybrid work environment with an office based in NYC's Garment District area.
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.
*Previous beauty PR agency experience is required. Applicants without relevant industry experience will not be considered.
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
