Job Title: PR Coordinator
Reporting to: Marketing Manager
Department: Marketing
Location: New York

Purpose: The PR Coordinator will provide support to the Marketing Manager, acting as a primary contact for press in the US market. 

Key Contacts: 

• Internal
• Marketing Manager (Key Contact)
• Global Communications Director
• Chief Marketing Officer
• Global Marketing and PR teams
• Retail Teams
• Finance Teams
• External
• Press – junior level
•  Suppliers where relevant
• Charity/CSR partners where relevant
•  Brand partners where relevant 

Key Accountabilities:

• To develop key contacts with relevant fashion, style and lifestyle press ensuring that contacts are developed and maintained at key titles
•  Maintain contact database
•  To be an ambassador for the brand, connecting and building relationships with internal and external colleagues
•  To consistently create intelligent, topical and proactive pitches by identifying and executing appropriate PR opportunities based on global focus set by London HQ
•  Grow the brands presence on-line. Effectively manage the on-line media community with guidance from London HQ and Community Manger.
•  Compile look book and image library across all lines to communicate new collections to the press
• Effectively manage and control all PR budgets as appropriate, as well as manage US inventory of all sample stock.
• Monitor and manage all press coverage, both print and online and producing weekly reports as directed.
• Populating monthly editorial coverage round ups and creating and maintaining coverage for specific projects and events
• Assist in the management and development of the team intern/work experience. Help them to increase their skills and experience.
• Responsible for all central PR stock and sample movement
• Work with Marketing Manager on all PR focused events; including but not limited to seasonal press days and store events.
• Provide consistent creative support and suggestions to the Senior press
• Maintain and demonstrate a high level of informed and strategic industry knowledge
•  Appropriately represent the dunhill brand at all times and ensure that all who interact with the PR department, colleagues, suppliers and press, are treated with courtesy and respect
• Media database management
  
  (You may be required to undertake such further duties as your skills, qualifications and experience allow and/or as may be assigned to you by the Company on occasions)

  Personal Specification  

Education & Qualifications: College Degree in related field

Experience:

• At least 3 years experience in menswear PR
• Exceptional communication skills
• Proven experience of building strong relationships with press, external suppliers and brand partners
• PR/Marketing related work experience within fashion / luxury sector 

Technical Skills:

• Strong verbal communication and rapport building skills
• Excellent written communication
• Problem solving skills
• Excellent time management and organisational skills

Personal Skills:

• Excellent team player
• Creative and entrepreneurial skills
• Results driven and dynamic
• Pro-active, enthusiastic and tenacious
• Inquisitive and interested
• Able to react intelligently when responding to unforeseen requests
• Courteous and gracious

Job Knowledge:

• Passion for and keen knowledge of the luxury goods/fashion industry
• A strong knowledge of media 

Ability:

• Ability to work under immense pressure during the build up to events, whilst keeping logical and clear organization.
• Flexible to different working hours such as evenings and weekends as the role requires

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