Foxglove Communications is seeking an earnest and hardworking Senior Account Executive to join our team. In this position, you’ll work closely alongside Account Coordinators, Account Executives, Account Supervisors, Account Directors, and Vice Presidents on a rapidly growing list of acclaimed hospitality clients that span hotels, bars, restaurants, spirits brands, and culinary events across the country. In New York and Philly, our roster includes best-in-class talent, organizations, and properties like Bastia, Ellen Yin and High Street Hospitality Group (a.kitchen, Fork, High Street, High Street Bakery, etc.), Levain Bakery, New June Bakery, Nok Suntaranon, The Dead Rabbit, and Dear Irving, to name a few. The ideal hire excels at consistently providing thoughtful communication in a fast-paced, autonomous environment. Those who enjoy a small-company feel and who are drawn to a service-based and hospitality-driven culture should apply.*
*Note: Candidates must be based in New York, New Jersey, or Philadelphia. You will work a hybrid schedule and will be required to have on-site presence at frequent client meetings, media appointments, and events.
Who We Are:
Foxglove is a communications consultancy with expertise in brand strategy, PR and marketing. Foxglove was founded by Gia Vecchio, a strategist and storyteller with over a decade of experience across hospitality, travel, beverage, and fashion brands that range from savvy startups to global, household names.
What We Do:
Brand Positioning • Marketing Strategy • Media Relations • Media Training • Activation • Content Creation • Social Strategy • 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
