Account Director

Nike Communications, a leading luxury lifestyle agency, is looking to add an Account Director to lead the global strategy for high profile brands in the spirits and events categories.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Serve as the day-to-day contact person for all client relations across several global spirits brands.
• Partner with senior leadership team on fresh and culturally-relevant global strategies and creative brand acts that can be rolled out in multiple markets around the world.
• Lead on the development of brand materials, create messaging frameworks, and actively contribute to and manage the production of brand toolkits.
• Partner with the internal PR and Digital teams for guidance on PR and Influencer Marketing capabilities.
• Develop Quality Storytelling headlines/pitch angles/story ideas for Grey Goose, as well as the actual pitches, to then pitch these to editors to secure feature stories.
• Accompany Grey Goose spokespeople for press interviews, whenever possible.
• Research potential brand and production partners, whether cause-related or for a product collaboration, and help manage the creative, organizational and logistical execution of these partnerships.
• Join IAT partner status and presentation meetings and help manage follow through on action items.
• Assist with researching and reporting industry, marketing, and cultural trends relevant to our clients’ global consumer target audiences.
• Experience working with global brands/teams required
• Manage and mentor junior staff and/or interns

Ideally, you would have:

• Bachelor's degree, preferred
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience working in PR and media relations
• A comprehensive understanding of the media landscape, music and fashion industries, cultural events, emerging brands, and new digital platforms
• Exceptional relationships with key members of the press
• Flexibility to travel for work related events or meetings
• Outstanding presentation skills - online and in person
• A proven track record of delivering high-quality stories in print, online, and broadcast
• Experience managing a team and events/programs with budgets of $1M+

Here are our list of benefits:

• Medical, Dental and Vision including an agency-paid annual membership to OneMedical
• 401(k) plan participation
• 15 vacation days, 10 holidays off per year
• An additional day off to take during the month of your birthday
• Agency closed between Christmas and New Years
• Summer hours from Memorial Day Weekend to Labor Day
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave
• ·Cellphone reimbursement
• End of year bonuses
• Happy hours and annual company-wide offsite party!

This position can be based out of New York

Salary ranges from 95K-110K depending on experience