PR Account Supervisor

JOB TITLE: PR Account Supervisor

DEPARTMENT: Public Relations

REPORTS TO: Group Account Director

LOCATION: Las Vegas preferred. AZ, CA, CO, DC or TX

ABOUT THE ROLE

R&R Partners is seeking a dynamic PR Account Supervisor to join our team and lead initiatives within the Visit Las Vegas account. This position reports to the Account Director, playing a crucial role as a key contact for clients and partners; managing specific brand/campaign elements; and contributing senior-level creative, strategy and media relations results. The ideal candidate will possess a solid grasp of destination marketing, some agency background, and expertise in crafting integrated PR strategies. Five years plus of public relations experience is required.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Support the account director in developing and implementing strategic public relations program for the client including positioning, strategy, goals and tactics to exceed KPIs and ensure client satisfaction
• Consistently bring forth fresh and innovative concepts that deliver brand impact. Stay on top of consumer and culture trends and explore emerging media
• Maintains direct, day-to-day, senior-level client contact and be confident in presenting to client
• Keep appraised of all relevant client and market developments.
• Guide media relations strategy for the team, including leading account-wide pitch strategies. Oversee use of integrated tools to track media relations efforts across a remote team. Deliver personal results through proactive media engagement with top tier media, ensuring influential placements for the client
• Contribute to securing media for, and providing senior-level support of, the domestic press trip program. Oversee junior team members hosting press trips/FAMs
• Assist with internal communications/PR needs, including coordinating with other departments on their needs (media lists, updated press kits, editorial content, requests, etc.
• Writes, distributes and reviews press materials and fulfills media inquiries to these audiences as required
• Represent and promote the agency at industry functions
• Foster professional development of Account Executives, Assistant Account Executives and Coordinators' through training, mentoring, and recommending educational opportunities
• Work with Accounting Department to review monthly client budget
• Work closely with intelligence team on insights and strategic applications of data.
• Develop roadmap for key initiatives and ensure timelines are met and teams are well-coordinated amidst competing priorities.
• Oversee event planning and aid in execution for media events, in-market deskside missions, trade shows, etc.

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

• A team player whose qualities and motivations align with our agency’s core values – fearless, integrity, advocacy, impact, ingenuity and foresight.
• 5 years of communications experience in travel and tourism and/or hospitality industries – agency experience preferred.
• Holds well-established connections with national travel and lifestyle media and excels at both nurturing existing relationships and forging new ones through a blend of traditional and digital methods.
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills, facilitating effective collaboration.
• Proficient in utilizing CRM systems, media monitoring services (Asana, Qwoted, Muck Rack, et al).
• Open to travel 3-4 days per month (if you're not based in Las Vegas)
• Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, public relations, or equivalent experience in a public relations environment.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Benefits package that cares for you like family.
• Recharge and unwind with a generous time-off policy.
• Stay connected with a mobile stipend.
• Secure your financial future with a 401k and company match.
• Make a difference through community involvement with time and financial matching.
• Set goals and track progress through annual performance reviews.
• Learning and development.

ABOUT R&R PARTNERS

Founded in 1975, R&R Partners is a full-service advertising agency with a long-standing tradition of producing award-winning creative solutions for some of the world's most iconic brands in the travel, tourism and hospitality, technology and innovation and purpose categories. As an independent agency, we are free to do what's necessary to help our partners achieve their goals. We don't shy away from taking on social issues and monumental tasks that transcend marketing because our people and our talents transcend what you'd find at a typical agency. Simply put, we’re built to do what other agencies can't. With a footprint in major markets across North America, we never let location get in the way of producing the best work for our clients, which include the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA), Boeing, Allegiant Airlines, Las Vegas Raiders, Brand USA, Topgolf, Hyatt, Firestone Walker, Cox Business, Intermountain Healthcare, and many others.