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Jennifer Hawkins
Managing Partner at FINN Partners; Founder of Hawkins International & Maverick Creative | Entrepreneur
The ideal Account Supervisor is a resourceful, self-starter and leader who shares the FINN Work Hard-Play Nice values and thrives on tackling new challenges every day and is passionate about all aspects of the Travel, Tourism and Hospitality Industry.He/she/ they will be part of a strong, energetic, collaborative, and highly skilled public relations team and work on iconic global travel accounts: luxury hotels and resorts, destinations, wellness & luxury products, private airlines and travel related services.
The Account Supervisor will lead multiple luxury clients and work with a dynamic group of team members and act as a primary day to day manager for clients with support from senior level executives. You will oversee media relations strategy, client planning and execution, special events and partnership programs for travel clients. The role will lead a motivated team, engage in a range of assignments spanning launches, thought leadership, social media and stakeholder engagement ensuring client success.
This desirable role will be based in our New York City office (north of Times Square) and a hybrid schedule of a minimum of two in-office days per week.
Responsibilities:
Serve as day-to-day client contact along with senior executives, managing overall timeline and budget, establishing your position as the client’s “go-to person”
Manage day-to-day execution of specific public relations campaigns and programs
Oversee and lead proactive media relations strategy for accounts to secure earned media
Lead and mentor junior staff
Stay in tuned to trends and newsjacking to leverage for client’s earned media
Create public relations strategy documents incorporating earned, owned and paid tactics, goals and pitch angles
Organize and lead press trips on behalf of clients and events
Cultivate meaningful media relationships on behalf of clients with a pulse on media comings and goings
Cultivate new business leads, opportunities, participate in proposals and presentations
PR agency experience (at least 5 + years) working with travel and/or consumer clients
A Bachelor's degree in communications, public relations or marketing is a plus but not required
Prior luxury brand experience highly preferred
Experience successfully driving external programs—media relations, social media, thought leadership
Strong knowledge of and relationships with top-tier mainstream media outlets in business, lifestyle, consumer, travel and podcasts
A proven track record securing coverage for clients in national travel/hospitality/lifestyle media outlets and existing, strong relationships with national travel/hospitality/lifestyle media contacts and influencers
Strong project management, problem solving and executive functioning
Strong communications skills both oral and written (including editing skills)
Experience working with Meltwater, Cision, Muckrack, Creater IQ, Infegy a plus
As a FINN team member, you’ll also enjoy:
A generous time-off policy with extra time off during the summer (Summer Days), early close Fridays once a month, and office closure between Christmas and New Year’s Day
Complimentary reservations for our company house in upstate NY
A generous wellness subsidy
Hybrid WFH model
Company-provided weekly breakfasts and monthly lunches
Employment type
Full-time
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