Title: Account Executive, LA
*with a focus on jewelry and accessories accounts

Position Reports To: Account Manager, LA

Basic Function: To support the Manager, Director and bi-coastal VIP services team in coordinating and facilitating celebrity requests and initiatives for select clients.

Essential duties:

VIP Coordination

• Search for celebrity images on a continuous and frequent basis
     o Search for product loaned or gifted directly from showroom, in any category
     o Update and maintain list of sites for searching
• Facilitate celebrity requests and returns
     o Greet stylist and help them pull
        - All requests should be pre-approved so you know what brands to offer
     o Support the Assistant if needed to do sample pulls and check-in sample returns (specifically for jewelry)
     o Assistant to handle clothing/accessory aspect of pulls, AE (jewelry) to handle jewelry aspect
• Coordinate weekly/monthly celebrity gifting initiatives when needed
• Pro-actively work with Manager and team to outreach for all upcoming events

Account responsibilities

• Manage all inventory, with support from Assistant
     o Jewelry specifically to be handled directly by AE themselves
• Send out all jewelry LOR’s daily
• Send out VIP media alerts
• Send and manage all related VIP clippings
• Manage monthly and weekly reports

General Office Related Coordination

• Answer telephone
• Hire and manage LA interns as well as maintain online posting for interns
• Oversee Assistant, as well as the loan form book they handle daily
• Strengthen relationships with stylists and other celebrity influencers

Qualifications

• At least 2 years of experience in fashion public relations
• Bachelor’s Degree preferred
• Excellent writing skills
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and positive attitude
• Ability to manage several clients and their needs
• Proficient in MS Word, Excel and Outlook and familiarity with Fashion GPS is preferred

To Apply: Please send your resume in pdf format to jobs@kruppgroup.com.