Job Description

Title : Account Director

Location : New York metro area (New Jersey is also OK!). You will primarily work from home with commuting required to in-person client meetings, events, etc. and occasional co-working with colleagues.

Who We Are : Foxglove is PR Net's Culinary Agency of the Year (2025) and a PR Net 100 agency globally. We are a communications consultancy specializing in all aspects of the hospitality industry with expertise in publicity, marketing, and brand strategy. Our clients are some of the most exciting names in the industry globally like Chef Gregory Gourdet, W Hotels, EDITION Hotels, Wynn Resorts, Roberta's, and JF Restaurants:

The Position:

Foxglove is seeking an earnest and hardworking Account Director to join our team. In this position, you’ll work closely alongside our account teams and as part of our management team in representing a rapidly growing list of acclaimed hospitality clients that span hotels, bars, restaurants and culinary events. This individual must thrive in thoughtful communication in a fast-paced, autonomous environment. Our team is nimble, effective, results-oriented, and versatile–able to work across a broad spectrum of tasks and clients in the hospitality sector. Those who enjoy a small-company-feel and who are fulfilled by a service-based and hospitality-driven culture should apply.

Why Us:

- Competitive salaries

- Health/Vision/Dental

- 401(k) with Safe Harbor Matching

- Paid parental leave for all eligible employees

- Commission for new business brought in for the life cycle of a client

- Generous PTO, inclusive of a Summer Friday schedule and holiday break between Christmas Eve and New Year's Day

- The most respected (and fun to work with) clients in the hospitality industry

- Frequent growth opportunities, access to ongoing education + mentorship, and travel opportunities

- A collaborative team that prioritizes culture, kindness, and winning as a team

Key Responsibilities:

- Thoughtfully manage client business for a robust account roster

- Serve as project manager and/or day-to-day lead on identified accounts under your purview; overseeing strategic planning, executing communications plans, pitching, thoughtful team delegation, and client reporting

- Oversee and support assigned direct reports, including employees at the Senior Account Executive, Account Executive, Account Coordinator, and/or Intern levels

- Actively contribute to Management meetings, developing internal tools and resources, and fostering the company culture

- Cultivate and maintain media relationships, visiting clients and making beneficial new relationships for Foxglove overall; with a strong focus on national media

- Media industry immersion and monitoring of key media outlets; reading and researching local media, relevant lifestyle + food magazines, online outlets and influencers; ensuring media lists are current and effective

- Lead execution of PR initiatives and in-market activations, including deskside appointments, interviews, FAM trips, media events in markets across the U.S.; serving as a senior Foxglove representative in the market and for clients that may not be under your day-to-day client roster

- Manage event organization, overseeing lists, invitations, and run-of-shows for events

- Research, write, edit and distribute press materials; and mentor client teams in doing the same

- Draft and disseminate agendas, press kit materials, client bios, website copy and curated pitches

- Oversee and maintain account reporting and thoughtfully share results

- Develop and maintain client relationships, staying in tune with goals and results against the scope of work

- Provide ideation for campaigns, strategic events, and partnerships

- Recognize and bring client issues to supervisor’s attention with a proposed solution(s); ability to navigate smaller client issues independently

- Establish trusted partnerships with peers, clients, and media; create channels of communication to keep them informed

- Interview prospective candidates and lead onboarding process

Job Requirements

- 5-7 years PR experience, directly related to the hospitality field, is a must

- Bachelor’s degree

- Passion for hospitality and travel

- Active, demonstrable, and strong media relationships in the hospitality sector

- Effective pitching skills and results garnered from proactive pitching efforts

- Energetic, self-directed, and self-motivated

- Displays a sense of urgency, ownership and drive to get things done

- Excellent presentation skills and ability to connect and work collaboratively with a client team to find creative story angles and target media

- Willingness to visit clients and travel for company obligations and to develop new media relationships

- Experience successfully driving media relations and thought-leadership campaigns

- Strong time management and project management skills

- Team management and team development experience

- Exceptional attention to detail

- Must be able to occasionally work night/weekend hours for client events

- Experience with relevant industry software: Google Suite (Drive, Sheets, Docs, Slides), MuckRack, Asana, etc.

- Social media literacy (past social experience is a plus)

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