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Job Description

Salary : Responsibilities

Client Relations

Maintain day-to-daycontact with clients with a holistic view of the business, contribute and lead portions of client planning and strategy, oversee IAT efforts, lead weekly status calls, attend client meetings and maintain client relationships.
Oversee account management weekly : priorities for clients, agendas and weekly status updates / calls, reporting.
Provide strategic POVs in writing and on calls, answering questions, drafting more complex memos and in real time.
Proactively offerand successfully implement new ideas and solutions to meet client needs and drive projects forward.

Management

Lead internal and external communications strategies and programming to solve clients business challenges.

Create action steps from meetings and recommended paths to achieve.

Regularly engage and collaborate withinternal agency partners : creative and strategy team, operations, and other third parties.

Work closely with clients marketing, social media, and partnerships teams to ensure cohesive brand messaging across all channels.

Mentor junior staff and have regular check-ins to ensure team is moving client work forward.

Manage timelines, calendars and overall account support materials.

Media Relations

Create and implement high-impact public relations activations to enhance brand visibility and reputation in the luxury market.

Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with luxury, fashion, hospitality, and lifestyle media, securing placements in top-tier publications (e.g., Vogue, Robb Report, Forbes, WSJ, Town & Country).

Develop influencer plans, inclusive of vehicle loan strategic plans and drive forward to achieve KPIs.

Identify and collaborate with celebrities and brand ambassadors to elevate brand presence.

Monitor relevant media / stories and analyze, build and review media lists, craft compelling pitches and press materials strong writing skills a must.

Identify thought leadership opportunities and awards for client brand and executive team. Manage executive LinkedIn content. Draft strong messaging and Q&As.

Monitor, analyze, and report on PR campaign effectiveness, providing insights and recommendations for continuous improvement.

PR Events

Manage assigned PR / Marketing events (or a portion thereof), activations, and partnerships as applicable.

Responsibilities associated with a project may include but are not be limited to : budget management, registration, managing guest travel, logistics planning, site selection, presentation development, working with the creative team on branding and graphic design, working with the production team on interactive / experiential technology, scenic / set design, dcor design, staffing

Strong discernment skills are required, as you will represent the company at events and make decisions on its behalf.

Willingness to learn and develop new skills in a fast-paced environment.

Ability to participate in travel; approximately 25% expected.

Finance

Oversee budgets, vendor invoices and support monthly billing processes.

Job Requirements

Bachelors degree in marketing, communications or related field.

Minimum 7-10 years of experience in a professional environment within the public relations and / or communications industries. Lifestyle PR a plus.

Strong media network with established relationships in the luxury, lifestyle, and business press.

Exceptional writing, editing, and storytelling skills.

Experience managing high-profile events and brand activations.

Knowledge of digital PR, influencer marketing, and social media trends.

Maintain effective working relationships with clients, internal staff and third parties.

Highly motivated and enthusiastic individual who is adaptable / flexible

Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment while maintaining attention to detail

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a polished and professional demeanor.

Who are we?

About Iris

We are Iris. The Participation Agency. With over 1000 people in 14 offices worldwide, we use the power of Participation to help brands grow further, faster. We combine creativity, data-driven media and the power of people to help brands, such as Samsung, adidas, Bentley, Pizza Hut, Beiersdorf and Samsonite, explode into cultural moments and embed themselves in peoples lives

The Iris Character

We have five core behaviours that we look for to help us to build a culture that fosters true progress : Courage, Storytelling, Collaboration, Empathy and Commitment.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

FOR THE FREEis our global DE&I strategy. Its aim is to create a business where everyone feels free to be themselves and has the same opportunity and access to progress.Our DE&I strategy encourages courageous thinkers who champion outsider perspectives.FOR THE FREEhas three main pillars of activity :

Diversity-We want to invite difference. To be an organisation that is fully representative of different groups and reflects the city, country and world that we live in. We value our talents lived experiences including gender, race, class, disability, neuro-diversity and sexual orientation.

Equity-We want to be fair to everyone. To remove barriers for individuals and groups and provide the bespoke access, support and opportunities that are needed to fully participate in our organisation. We are levelling the playing field.

Inclusion-We want everyone to feel at home.To provide a place where people can be themselves, express their unique identity and contribute to the life of our community

Privacy Statement

If you decide to apply for a role at Iris we will only keep the data provided by you for 2 years from the date we receive it, following which your data will then be destroyed. We have a legitimate interest to process the data you provide us and we will protect your rights in accordance with all applicable data legislation. If at any point you decide you would like us to delete the data we hold or have any more questions please email us atdpo@iris-worldwide.com.

You can find out more about ourPrivacy Policy here : http : / / www.iris - worldwide.com / privacy -policy /

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and recruit on talent alone, regardless of age, gender identity, ethnicity, religion, education, class, sexual orientation or disability. We champion diversity and believe it not only benefits, but enhances our creativity, our company and the wider society at large. We are For The Forward.

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