Senior Account Executive - Lifestyle

PURPLE is a global lifestyle communications agency with offices in Los Angeles, Miami, New York, London, Hong Kong & Singapore.

For more than two decades, PURPLE has been the leader in culturally connected, results driven brand communications. With the original founding team still leading the business, we bring together our cross-generational and diverse personal networks globally to connect people and brands, build strategy and drive commercial success.

Our in-house talent pride themselves on their international networks, working collaboratively across luxury and creative industries to deliver game-changing earned media campaigns that are always bespoke, non-traditional and often provocative. Understanding the world of luxury and the ever evolving possibilities to lead in the space, we offer connected services across Communications, Events, Social Media, Partnerships, and VIP & Talent.

PURPLE doesn’t follow the cultural zeitgeist, we create it.

Who You Are:
Purple is looking for a Senior Account Executive to join our Lifestyle team. The ideal individual should have prior experience in a traditional and creative PR sector; can constantly evolve as we grow and possesses superior account and time management skills while collaborating with multiple senior team leaders. This is an exciting opportunity that promises to offer challenges and professional development in an environment where drive, an upbeat spirit, and a commitment to exceed expectations will be essential to thrive within this organization.

· Media monitoring on a daily basis and responsible for timely updates to clients on all achieved press and social media coverage.

· Proactively pursue media coverage opportunities with a focus on product placement in main editorials and product-led news placement

· Engage KOLs to secure product placement on both an organic and paid for basis

· Participating in the creation of communications plans

· Navigating partnership and collaboration opportunities
· Developing weekly and monthly media reports for clients

· Support AM’s on communication with all clients, building rapport and credibility based on trust and expert counsel

· Oversight and compilation of weekly client agendas and reports

· Proactively pitch story ideas to achieve maximum editorial placement across your brands

· Facilitate the smooth running of the day to day function of each account team, providing support as requested and required.

· Support your line managers with PR campaigns for diverse clients from conception to completion

· Brainstorm creative ideas and generate publicity strategies to enhance PR campaigns, going beyond the role of the press office

· Assisting with media appointments, research projects, and company events

· Consistently producing high quality internal and external communications content

· Analyse coverage across online, offline and blogs, and leverage added value from all PR activity

· Conduct research on both brands, products and industry to support the development of client plans and new business proposals.