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About the Role

Join our Spirits team as a Temporary New York-based Account Director. This role will cover a leave of absence from mid-August through the end of the year.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day account management across two Spirits accounts.
• Serve as the primary or support day-to-day client contact.
• Manage client communications, responding to requests and delegating work.
• Lead weekly client status meetings, including agenda development, recaps, and action items.
• Partner with the Spirits team Vice President to ensure execution against plans, priorities, and KPIs.
• Manage account timelines and ensure timely, accurate deliverable completion.
• Coordinate with IAT and Influencer teams for seamless workstream execution.
• Lead execution of upcoming programming across workstreams.
• Support planning and execution for events.
• Oversee Press Office and Evergreen programming, ensuring proactive execution against plans and KPIs.
• Field incoming Sponsorship event inquiries and oversee execution.
• Support execution of press strategy for brand tentpole moments and lead media relations outreach and coverage confirmations.
• Develop and manage client deliverables.
• Draft, review, and finalize client materials including press releases, media pitches, media lists, communications plans, messaging documents, client presentations, meeting agendas and recaps, and campaign reports.
• Drive proactive media relations.
• Oversee and support the team in developing creative pitch angles and identifying timely opportunities for brands in cultural conversations.
• Manage and delegate daily responsibilities to junior staff.
• Meet with Vice President for bi-weekly check-ins to discuss team and account updates and feedback.

Requirements

• At least five years of full-time experience in public relations and media relations.
• Genuine enthusiasm and in-depth knowledge of Luxury, Lifestyle, and/or Entertainment industries.
• Proven track record of delivering impactful stories across diverse media.
• Maintains genuine relationships with top media outlets and key freelance writers.
• Proficiency in team management and orchestrating events/programs.
• Adept organizational skills and strategic resource allocation.
• Embraces opportunities to travel for work-related events or meetings.
• Exceptional written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills online and in-person.
• Comprehensive understanding of the media landscape, including print, online, broadcast, and new-media channels.
• Embodies the values of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Demonstrates self-awareness, cultural competency, and the ability to work with people from diverse cultures and backgrounds.
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic workplace, showcasing adaptability and resilience.

Skills

• Public relations
• Media relations
• Client relationship management
• Team management
• Event management
• Organizational skills
• Strategic resource allocation
• Written communication
• Verbal communication
• Interpersonal communication
• Media landscape understanding
• Media outreach
• Spanish speaking and writing skills (a plus)

Location

• New York

Work Type

• Temporary
• Hybrid

Experience Level

• At least five years

Salary/Compensations

• 95K-110K

About the Company

• Established in 1984, Nike Communications is a female-founded creative communications firm specializing in the marketing of prestige brands.
• We create meaningful connections between iconic brands and their audiences by utilizing diverse perspectives to develop culturally relevant client campaigns.
• We believe differences fuel the creative spirit; that by embracing diverse perspectives and cultures, innovation can flourish, and creativity will shine through in each story we tell.

Equal Opportunity

• Nike Communications, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
• Nike Communications, Inc. is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities.