Senior Account Executive, Publicity

In business for over 30 years, Allied has built upon its roots in film advertising and publicity to become a global leader in entertainment, culture, and lifestyle marketing. Allied’s award-winning team of specialists, over 400 strong across 23 global offices, create campaigns that drive conversion for some of the world’s biggest brands in film, TV, sports, gaming, live entertainment, cultural institutions, hospitality, and consumer brands.

Our teams provide best-in-class marketing solutions across a range of services including integrated paid, owned, and earned media, creative solutions, and strategic consulting.

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, B2B, 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.

• 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

• 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…