Job Description

Title : Senior Account Executive

Location : We are currently looking for a Senior Account Executive in the following markets: NYC, NJ, or Philadelphia. Please only apply if you're based in one of these markets - unfortunately, we can't consider candidates outside our focus markets at this time! You will work a hybrid schedule and will be required to have on-site presence at client meetings, media appointments, and events.

Who We Are: Foxglove is PR Net's Culinary Agency of the Year (2025) and a PR Net 100 agency globally. We are a communications consultancy specializing in all aspects of the hospitality industry with expertise in publicity, marketing, and brand strategy. Our clients are some of the most exciting names in the industry globally like Chef Gregory Gourdet, W Hotels, EDITION Hotels, Wynn Resorts, Roberta's, and JF Restaurants:

What We Do: Brand Positioning • Marketing Strategy • Media Relations • Media Training • Activation • Content Creation • Partnerships • Hospitality Consulting

Responsibilities

• Thoughtfully manage client business for a robust roster of accounts; collaborating with the Project Manager and/or serving as a Project Manager or Day-to-Day lead as assigned
• Oversee and support assigned direct reports, including employees at the Account Executive, Account Coordinator, and/or Intern levels; collaborate with manager on reviews and growth path for direct reports as well as addressing performance challenges
• Developing internal tools and resources, and fostering the company culture
• Cultivate and maintain media relationships, visiting clients and making beneficial new relationships for Foxglove overall; with a strong focus on national media
• Media industry immersion and monitoring of key media outlets; reading and researching local media, relevant lifestyle + food magazines, online outlets and influencers; ensuring media lists are current and effective
• Oversee PR initiatives and in-market activations, including deskside appointments, interviews, FAM trips, media events in markets across the U.S.
• Manage lists, invitations, and run-of-shows for events
• Research, write, edit and distribute press materials; and mentor direct reports in doing the same
• Draft and disseminate agendas, press kit materials, client bios, website copy and curated pitches
• Oversee and maintain account reporting and thoughtfully share results
• Develop and maintain client relationships, staying in tune (alongside Project Managers) with the goals and results against the scope of work
• Support ideation and execution for campaigns, strategic events, and partnerships
• Recognize and bring significant issues to supervisor’s attention with a proposed solution(s); ability to navigate smaller client issues independently
• Establish trusted partnerships with peers, clients, and media; create channels of communication to keep them informed

Requirements:

• 3-4 years PR agency experience, directly related to the hospitality field , is a must
• Bachelor’s degree
• Passion for hospitality and travel
• Active, demonstrable, and strong existing media relationships in the hospitality sector and dedication to developing new media relationships, visiting clients & making beneficial new relationships for Foxglove
• Effective pitching skills and results garnered from proactive pitching efforts
• Energetic, self-directed, and self-motivated
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Displays a sense of urgency, ownership and drive to get things done
• Ability to thrive in an environment with multiple pressing obligations and urgent deadlines, deftly navigating shifting priorities
• Excellent presentation skills and ability to connect and work collaboratively with a client team to find creative story angles and target media
• Willingness to visit clients and travel for company obligations and to develop new media relationships
• Experience successfully driving media relations and thought-leadership campaigns
• Strong time management and project management skills
• Management experience and track record of successfully training and developing junior-level employees
• Must be able to occasionally work night/weekend hours for client events
• Experience with relevant industry software: Google Suite (Drive, Sheets, Docs, Slides), MuckRack, Asana, CoverageBook, etc.
• Social media literacy (past social experience is a plus)

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