Sunshine Sachs Morgan & Lylis · 4 months ago
Senior Account Executive, Beauty & Lifestyle
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$68K/yr - $75K/yr
4+ years expSunshine Sachs Morgan & Lylis is a company that represents clients across various industries including entertainment, social good, tech, and lifestyle. They are seeking a Senior Account Executive for their Lifestyle team, who will be responsible for creating and executing communications strategies, managing media relationships, and mentoring junior team members.
Telecommunications
Responsibilities
Drafting, developing, and executing comprehensive communications strategies
Conducting regular and thorough research on various topics, flagging relevant news updates for teams/clients
Drafting, editing and proofreading materials including press releases, blog content, pitches, fact sheets, FAQs, briefing notes, and client correspondence
Partnering with senior managers on achieving deliverables for a full roster of clients (average of 4 – 6)
Managing media contact lists to build relationships with new publications and media contacts
Participating in new business meetings, creating proposals as needed
Regularly bringing new opportunities for clients – media meetings, key introductions, etc
Proactively mentor and teach junior team members on account teams (really important for us)
Working with senior management to respond to client requests and ensure requests are taken care of in an efficient manner
Qualification
Required
You have at least 4 years working in PR, specific experience in communications, consumer brands, tech, lifestyle public relations, integrated media relations, and strategic media planning
You have a growing list of relationships with media across a variety of verticals and know how to leverage those relationships to secure impactful media opportunities
You are a strong writer – persuasive, concise, creative, and quick!
You have a well-rounded understanding of consumer/lifestyle/tech marketing
You are a strategic thinker, bring new ideas to the table, and love a good brainstorm
You have strong decision-making abilities and accountability; this is an important role, own it!
You have great judgment and can make 'the call' as needed
You have an innate curiosity and an entrepreneurial spirit
You are incredibly organized, detail oriented and able to excel at managing multiple projects simultaneously
You're willing to work select evenings/weekends and travel when necessary
You enjoy overdelivering rather than meeting expectations and take genuine pride in being part of something good
Preferred
Solid relationships across consumer media and a passion to build and grow business in this space
Interests beyond fashion and beauty – we never like to stay in our lanes here and see facets of niche industries where they never existed before (documentaries, tech, experiential museums, etc.)
B2B & thought leadership experience would be such a coup!
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision plans
401(k) with matching
Annual merit-based bonuses
PTO
Fertility
FSA for medical, childcare, and commuter expenses
Flexible work schedule
Work from Anywhere program
Summer Fridays
Wellness Days
4-week sabbatical or trip to celebrate select anniversaries
Collaborative workspaces
Celebrations
Networking opportunities
Community volunteering
Monthly Meet the Media series
Company
Sunshine Sachs Morgan & Lylis
Sunshine Sachs Morgan & Lylis is an independent full-service communications and narrative consulting firm.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
K
Ken Sunshine
Founder
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