Colangelo & Partners is a leading fine wine and spirits integrated marketing communications agency in the United States, sought after by top brands and industry players for the quality of their results, creativity, and return on investment.
We are looking for a versatile and proactive Account Executive (AE) with a passion for wine. The ideal candidate has experience working in public relations, preferably within the food & bev / hospitality industry. The ideal candidate would also have at least general knowledge and understanding of beverage alcohol product types, origins, and methods of production.
This is a full-time, salaried, hybrid position, with team members expected in the office at least three days/week.
AE’s at our agency must be able to work collaboratively as core members of the account team, while taking responsibility for their own tasks and delivering on quantifiable goals. Such goals include securing media coverage for our clients, securing appropriate attendees for events and seminars, event planning and staffing, organizing press trips, and forming relationships with beverage industry members at all levels.
AE's have client-facing responsibility within their accounts and are expected to interact with clients on calls, in meetings, and at events. AE responsibilities on their accounts will expand over time, in some cases including account leadership.
Qualifications- Desired Skills and Experience
- 2-4 years of beverage alcohol industry experience; preferably in sales or marketing
- Knowledge of the wine industry
- Has strong relationships with industry contacts and proactively networks to increase connections
- Can build strong media lists with little need for review from supervisors
- Can proactively conduct outreach to potential clients and promote agency
- Strong written/verbal communication, time management, and presentation skills
- Events - can build strong trade lists with little need for review from supervisors and is able to communicate key benefits of the event to invitees
- Desire to continuously refine skills and/or learn new ones
- Proficient in Google Workspace and Microsoft office tools (Excel, PPT, Word)
- Excellent organization and time management skills
Responsibilities
- Builds media lists & trade lists with minimal oversight
- Strategic pitch writing and targeting
- Relationships with press contacts developed to a point where regular contact should result in hits for clients
- Feature story pitching
- Client management
- Professional, client-ready, and timely communications -- internally and externally
- Effectively communicates progress against program deliverables
- Other duties as assigned
What We Offer
- Clients: Our client list is incomparable, across a range of countries, regions, and categories.
- Opportunities for Advancement: We are growing within all of our categories every year, affording every employee potential for promotion and career advancement.
- Fun!: Happy hours, events, product tastings both in the office and outside.
- Diversity: We strongly believe the diversity of our staff – made up at all levels of people from all backgrounds, from 12 countries, speaking 8 languages – is our strength, not only because of the vibrant intellectual and cultural working environment such diversity fosters but because it reflects the diversity of the marketplace in which we make our appeal and the diversity of our clients.
- Flexible Time, Flexible Space Policy: We believe employees who are happier outside of work are happier at work, and vice versa, so we have created a culture that prioritizes work-life balance.
- Expertise: We are the largest fine wine and spirits-focused integrated communications agency in the U.S.
- Learning Programs: The collective wine and spirits knowledge of our staff is unparalleled. You will have the opportunity to learn from others, both formally and informally, and through our in-house educational programs share your knowledge.
- Prestige: Our reputation in the industry, among both media and trade, is second to none, and an email address from our domain is afforded certain respect and a second look.
- Pay & Benefits: We offer competitive salaries within our category and full benefits - health, dental, vision, life insurance, 401K, and a generous PTO policy.
