Wine & Spirits Account Manager

MMGY Wagstaff is an integrated public relations and marketing agency devoted to the culinary, travel and wine and spirits industries. We offer a comprehensive suite of communications, digital marketing, and branding services for our restaurant, hotel/resort, travel destination, wine and spirits, and hospitality lifestyle clients.

MMGY Wagstaff is committed to creating and maintaining a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and welcoming team. We operate on the belief that we are stronger together. Here, you will be a part of an intrepid, transparent, genuine, and sharing culture where we strive to make things better for our team members, clients, and communities.

We are looking for a dynamic New York-based Wine & Spirits Public Relations Account Manager to join our team of versatile storytellers and marketers who are professionally dedicated to their passions for food, wine, and travel.

Responsibilities:

• Offer client-facing strategy development and execution for earned media and influencer campaigns
• Lead client accounts and projects
• Execute strategy in specialized areas such as earned media relations and proactive media pitching, various writing projects, influencer marketing, etc.
• Attend and lead client meetings, and actively participate in new business proposal development and presentations.
• Review and assist in research, reporting, list building, content creation, and integrated work
• Develop concepts for, execute and attend relevant events/FAMs/media opportunities/etc.
• Comfortable working independently and as part of a multi-functional team

Requirements:

• Experience working with beverage alcohol and hospitality lifestyle brands in a public relations setting for 4-5 years, agency experience is a plus
• Ability to understand the Wine & Spirit industry and our clients’ businesses
• Show integrity and good judgment when working with colleagues and clients
• Excellent communication, writing and presentation skills
• Familiarity / experience working with wide wine, spirits and adjacent media and influencers
• Ability to work autonomously and with a team
• Experience managing multi-layered projects and meeting deadlines
• Manages time efficiently and effectively
• Possesses creative and strategic outlook with an ability to execute
• Knowledgeable in social media and branded content
• Experience engaging with senior executives on strategy
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and other platforms such as Adobe to be able to communicate, report results, create tools and templates for client work
• Adaptable, solution-oriented, and resourceful when tackling challenges and obstacles
• An overall passion for the hospitality lifestyle industries - restaurants, travel/destinations/hotels, wine & spirits. Must be able to communicate in a clear and professional manner.

MMGY Wagstaff offers a nurturing work environment where creativity and professionalism are abundant, dynamic, independent thinkers thrive, and intrepid work inspires. Our competitive benefits package includes group medical, dental and vision insurance, as well as other offerings including paid short-term disability, a 401(k)-retirement plan with match, voluntary long-term disability, pet insurance, and accident/critical illness plans.