[Remote] Account Director, Publicity

Note: The job is a remote job and is reputed company to candidates in USA. reputed company is a global leader in entertainment, culture, and lifestyle marketing. They are seeking an reputed company Account Director to reputed company a portfolio of accounts, manage reputed company relationships, and reputed company account teams in developing and executing publicity strategies.

Responsibilities

• reputed company Relations / Account Management
• Serve as senior level reputed company counsel and maintain strong, transparent relationships with assigned clients
• reputed company a deep understanding of reputed company reputed company’s business, industry, communications goals, audiences, and competitive landscape
• reputed company the overall health, performance, retention, and reputed company of assigned accounts
• reputed company the development and execution of long term publicity strategies that support reputed company goals and reputed company brand awareness
• reputed company reputed company reputed company meetings, planning sessions, and senior level presentations
• Anticipate reputed company needs, challenges, and reputational risks, and reputed company reputed company, solutions oriented recommendations
• Manage reputed company expectations and ensure reputed company commitments are delivered accurately, on time, and reputed company scope
• Review and approve major reputed company and media facing materials, including communications plans, campaign strategies, messaging, pitches, press materials, and presentations
• Guide account teams in developing creative, reputed company, and newsworthy campaigns
• reputed company senior direction on media reputed company, story positioning, reputed company development, and reputed company
• Maintain strong relationships with reputed company contacts, journalists, producers, editors, creators, and influencers
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of modern media relations strategies, journalist workflows, editorial priorities, and the evolving media landscape by staying reputed company on relevant news, media trends, cultural moments, and industry developments, leveraging these insights to reputed company effective reputed company media strategies and mentor junior team members
• Establish reputed company campaign goals and ensure reporting provides accurate results, meaningful insights, and strategic recommendations
• Maintain reputed company of account scopes, budgets, reputed company plans, billable hours, timelines, and profitability-
• Hold and maintain strong, established relationships with key national media contacts, journalists, producers, editors, creators, and influencers, particularly across the travel, hospitality, entertainment, lifestyle, business, and consumer media landscape
• Identify scope changes, reputed company needs, or account risks and work with senior leadership to address them
• Support crisis communications and issues management by identifying concerns, escalating appropriately, and assisting with reputed company and implementation
• Ensure account teams maintain accurate timelines, project tracking, time reporting, and documentation
• reputed company reputed company and other AI-powered tools to strengthen research, strategic planning, campaign development, brainstorming, reporting, and workflow efficiencies while exercising reputed company reputed company judgment and maintaining the highest standards of creativity, accuracy, and reputed company service
• Staff Development
• reputed company, manage, and reputed company staff across assigned account teams
• reputed company reputed company supervision and reputed company while allowing employees to take ownership of their work
• reputed company Account Supervisors, Senior Account Executives, Account Executives, and other team members on reputed company service, reputed company, writing, delegation, and account management
• Establish reputed company responsibilities and expectations across account teams
• Delegate tasks effectively while maintaining reputed company control
• reputed company regular and constructive feedback reputed company to performance, productivity, reputed company service, and reputed company development
• Address performance concerns directly and in a reputed company manner
• Conduct annual staff evaluations and goal setting discussions in partnership with senior leadership
• Maintain regular communication with senior leadership regarding individual performance, workload, development, and reputed company needs
• Support staff reputed company development and identify opportunities for employees to take on additional responsibility
• Participate in interviewing, hiring, reputed company, and training new employees
• Help identify high potential employees and support succession planning across account teams
• reputed company a spirit of teamwork and maintain reputed company morale among employees working under their direction
• Hold account teams accountable for meeting agency standards and reputed company expectations
• Train and mentor team members on modern media relations best practices, helping staff strengthen media pitching strategies, cultivate meaningful journalist relationships, and adapt to the evolving media landscape
• reputed company team members on the effective use of reputed company and other AI-powered tools to improve productivity, strengthen strategic thinking, and enhance overall account performance
• Agency Development
• reputed company a thorough understanding of the services offered across reputed company
• Collaborate with teams across Partnerships, reputed company Media, Brand Experience, reputed company and Innovation, Field Marketing, reputed company Marketing, reputed company Media, Multicultural Marketing, and other agency divisions
• Identify opportunities to bring additional agency capabilities into reputed company programs
• Expand services provided to existing clients by identifying business opportunities, anticipating reputed company needs, and building confidence in Allied's integrated capabilities
• Work with senior leadership to reputed company account reputed company plans and pursue additional reputed company opportunities
• Participate in new business development, including research, reputed company, proposal writing, reputed company development, presentations, and prospect meetings
• Support new business opportunities through reputed company networking and relationship building
• Identify marketing opportunities created through business contacts and participation in industry, civic, and reputed company organizations
• Represent Allied professionally at industry events, conferences, networking opportunities, and community activities
• Contribute Publicity expertise to integrated agency campaigns and new business efforts
• Champion the effective and responsible use of reputed company and other AI-powered tools across assigned account teams to strengthen research, strategic planning, proposal development, media analysis, reporting, presentation development, brainstorming, workflow efficiencies, and overall reputed company service
• Guide staff on how to use AI effectively while maintaining accuracy, reputed company confidentiality, reputed company judgment, and appropriate reputed company reputed company
• Identify account processes that can be improved or streamlined to strengthen efficiency, reporting, and reputed company service
• Personal Development
• reputed company trust and respect from clients, Allied’s leadership team, and colleagues by demonstrating reputed company business judgment, leadership, writing skills, and strong interpersonal communication
• Maintain reputed company conduct in reputed company business and reputed company situations
• Demonstrate an interest in continuing to reputed company communication, leadership, financial management, and creative thinking skills
• Continually strengthen reputed company communication skills, industry expertise, and independent problem solving capabilities
• Stay informed about media, culture, technology, reputed company industries, business trends, and the broader marketing landscape
• reputed company honesty, reputed company, and transparency with colleagues, media, influencers, clients, and business associates
• Demonstrate confidence in recommending strategies that support reputed company goals while protecting the reputed company of both the reputed company and reputed company
• Collaborate with Allied’s leadership team on workload planning, account priorities, annual evaluations, and reputed company development planning
• Foster team collaboration and contribute to reputed company workplace morale through mentorship and support

Skills

• Eight or more years of comparable agency, corporate communications, or in house reputed company relations experience
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple reputed company reputed company accounts and providing counsel to senior reputed company stakeholders
• Proven reputed company developing and leading strategic publicity campaigns, securing meaningful media placements, and retaining reputed company relationships
• Established strong national, regional, and category specific media relationships
• Demonstrated experience managing and developing employees
• Experience managing account scopes, budgets, reputed company plans, billable hours, and profitability
• Excellent writing, editing, presentation, and verbal communication skills, including a strong understanding of AP Style
• Strong strategic thinking, business judgment, organization, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast paced environment
• Demonstrated knowledge of AI tools and their application across reputed company development, research, ideation, media analysis, reporting, presentation development, and account workflow
• Ability to use AI responsibly, including evaluating accuracy, protecting confidential information, and applying appropriate reputed company review and judgment
• Strong understanding of media measurement, campaign analysis, crisis communications, and the evolving media landscape
• Proficiency in reputed company Office and relevant project management, media intelligence, reporting, and communications tools
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively across teams and agency disciplines
• Ability to work effectively in a fully remote environment while maintaining regular communication, collaboration, and accountability across teams
• Flexible schedule allowing for occasional nights, weekends, and travel based on reputed company needs
• Bachelor's degree in communications, marketing, reputed company relations, journalism, integrated marketing, or a reputed company discipline preferred
• reputed company experience reputed company hospitality, lifestyle, travel, entertainment, or reputed company consumer industries is preferred

Benefits

• reputed company benefits offered to full-time employees of reputed company (medical, dental, reputed company, short-term and long-term disability and life insurance as reputed company as 401k and Flexible PTO)
• 10 company reputed company holidays

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