Senior Account Executive, Publicity

Senior Account Executive, Publicity

Location: New York, NY (Hybrid)

Allied Global Marketing is hiring an experienced Senior Account Executive to join our Publicity team, supporting clients across the travel, hospitality, entertainment, and lifestyle industries.

The Senior Account Executive will lead day to day client work and national publicity initiatives from planning through execution and analysis. This role requires strong client relationship management, strategic thinking, excellent writing, and established media and influencer relationships across New York and national markets.

The Senior Account Executive will serve as a primary client contact, develop and execute strategic earned media programs, secure meaningful coverage, coordinate media and influencer opportunities, and mentor junior team members. This individual will manage multiple accounts with limited oversight while maintaining high standards for client service, organization, reporting, and results.

At Allied Global Marketing, we embrace the thoughtful and responsible use of generative AI to enhance creativity, strategic thinking, and operational efficiency. Team members are expected to use in house AI tools to support research, brainstorming, writing, media analysis, strategic planning, reporting, presentation development, meeting summaries, and workflow optimization while maintaining accuracy, confidentiality, sound judgment, and strong client service.

Client Relations / Account Management

• Serve as a lead day to day client contact and maintain strong, transparent relationships with assigned clients
• Develop a deep understanding of each client’s business, industry, communications goals, audiences, and competitive landscape
• Lead client meetings and calls with confidence, clear recommendations, and limited senior oversight
• Translate client goals into actionable communications plans, timelines, deliverables, and campaign priorities
• Anticipate client needs and potential challenges, recommend solutions, and elevate material risks appropriately
• Manage expectations and deliver commitments accurately, on time, and within agreed scope
• Create polished client materials, including plans, presentations, briefing documents, meeting recaps, reports, and strategic recommendations
• Maintain accurate project tracking, documentation, time reporting, and account organization across multiple assignments
• Support crisis communications and issues management by working with senior leadership on strategy and implementation
• Use AI tools to strengthen research, planning, writing, analysis, reporting, and workflow efficiency while applying professional judgment and human review

Media Relations / Campaign Execution

• Develop and execute strategic publicity programs with limited senior oversight
• Create timely story angles, press releases, pitches, media alerts, talking points, run of shows, and other press materials that require minimal editing
• Lead media strategy, target development, outreach, follow up, and placement efforts across local, regional, and national outlets
• Secure meaningful coverage, including opportunities with tier one publications, broadcast outlets, digital platforms, and relevant creators
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with journalists, producers, editors, creators, and influencers across assigned categories
• Stay current on journalist beats, outlet priorities, editorial calendars, cultural moments, and changes across the media landscape
• Coordinate interviews, broadcast segments, desksides, press visits, photoshoots, events, and media or influencer attendance at client activations
• Monitor industry trends and competitive activity to identify proactive opportunities and recommend strategic pivots
• Track and…