Chasen Creative Media · 6 days ago
Account Director, Beauty PR
New York, United States
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
7+ years expChasen Creative Media is an award-winning brand consulting firm specializing in public relations and marketing within the beauty sector. They are seeking an Account Director to lead client relations, oversee strategic planning, and mentor a team while managing accounts for top beauty brands.
Public Relations & Communications
Responsibilities
Work cohesively alongside Vice President and Founder/CEO
Maintain solid relationships with beauty, business, and trade editors
Execute media outreach and ensure consistent top-tier press coverage
Handle important client communications and continually raise the bar across all initiatives, press, influencer and experiential activations by running meetings and conference calls in a professional, educational and confident manner
Maintain client relationships, expectations and KPI's
Monitor media, beauty and general lifestyle trends; ensuring the team creates new strategies across the ever-changing beauty landscape
Maintain our position as the forefront of the marketing industry by increasing our thought leadership, knowledge of current trends, strategies and market research including attending seminars, panels, conferences, and attending virtual learning opps etc
Collaborate with senior leadership to develop compelling new business proposals and decks, including brainstorming, shaping strategic narratives, and contributing creative ideas to win new business
Execute influencer campaigns including seeding, paid partnerships and have a key understanding of influencer pricing, scale, and platforms including TikTok, Instagram and YouTube
Creative mindset, constantly churning out innovative ideas for projects and story angles
Escalate client needs and expectations to VP/CEO as needed
Create an inspiring workplace environment with an open communication culture
Mentor, lead and guide team with a positive attitude and professional tone
Maintain organized team action item lists, delivering clear directive and expectations
Delegate tasks and set deadlines; adjusting systems in place as needed
Set and track clear team goals for team, while monitoring team performance
Serve as key agency point of contact for day-to-day client communication
Heavy project management ensuring all internal and external deadlines are met
Develop and execute forward-thinking communications strategies and tactics for clients while securing consistent client coverage
Lead client status calls, giving comprehensive, concise and clear updates on campaign management
Secure strong and consistent press and influencer coverage with significant results from strategic pitching, seeding and partnerships across client roster
Oversee campaign and strategy proposals and recaps inclusive of detailed analytics and visuals
Maintain client health overseeing account needs, deliverables, and KPI's
Show proactivity, resourcefulness and tenacity in problem solving
Qualification
Required
PR agency and team management experience in the BEAUTY space
Strong leadership skills and a passion for cultivating junior team members
Hands-on experience launching and managing 360 campaigns - press, influencer, and experiential
Possess excellent media relationships and secure consistent, top tier press coverage
Extensive background in PR account management
Proven ability to project manage, multitask, execute, and lead while maintaining composure in a very fast-paced environment
Excited about beauty and growth in the PR industry!
Beauty PR Agency Experience, Strong Leadership Skills, Organization, Tenacity, and Creativity
7+ years full-time working experience in beauty PR
Agency experience and currently live in the NY Metropolitan area
Proven experience leading PR strategy for corporate accounts
Benefits
15 PTO days and Paid Holidays
Paid Winter Break between Christmas and New Year’s Day—in addition to regular Paid-Time-Off (PTO) and paid holidays
Paid medical, dental and vision insurance premium for employees; family coverage available
Monthly Employee Wellness stipend
Expense budget for industry networking
Work-related travel opportunities
Company
Chasen Creative Media
CHASEN CREATIVE MEDIA is public relations and marketing consulting firm with a forward-thinking approach to brand building.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase