Account Supervisor- Travel PR

Finn Partners; New York (NY); On-site; USD 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Finn Partners Travel Team in New York City seeks an Account Supervisor with 4–7 years in PR, focusing on luxury travel and premium brands. You will lead multiple projects, manage budgets, and serve as the primary day-to-day client lead with support from senior executives.

You will craft comprehensive media strategies, oversee events and influencer programs, and mentor junior staff while contributing to new business proposals. Hybrid schedule with travel may be required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of PR agency experience, with a focus on travel, luxury hospitality, or premium consumer brands.
• Strong understanding of the luxury sector and how to represent high-end global brands.
• Proven track record of securing high-impact coverage and maintaining relationships with top-tier national media.
• Knowledge of evolving media landscape, including podcasts and influencer engagement.
• Experience driving multi-faceted external programs spanning media relations, social media, and thought leadership.
• Exceptional project management and problem-solving skills, with ability to manage complex timelines and client expectations.
• Polished oral and written communication skills, including presenting to senior-level executives.
• Experience with industry tools.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the central day-to-day contact for clients, managing timelines and budgets while providing strategic counsel.
• Develop PR strategy documents integrating earned, owned, and paid tactics to meet client goals.
• Identify and mitigate executional challenges; provide solutions to senior leadership and clients.
• Oversee proactive media relations to secure high-impact earned media across top-tier publications.
• Monitor industry trends to identify newsjacking opportunities and keep clients at the center of conversations.
• Build and sustain relationships with journalists, freelancers, and influencers.
• Organise and lead press trips and special events with flawless on-site execution.
• Lead and mentor junior staff and support new business opportunities.

Skills

Media relations

Influencer engagement

Project management

Executive communication

Industry tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in PR/Communications

Tools

Media monitoring tools

PR software

Job description

Account Supervisor

Location: New York, NY

Finn Partners Travel Team, is looking for an Account Supervisor with 4–7 years of experience to join our global travel and lifestyle practice. Ideal for a PR professional with deep roots in luxury travel, this role offers the opportunity to oversee and elevate a portfolio of premier global hospitality brands.

As an Account Supervisor, you will lead multiple projects and team members, acting as the primary day-to-day client lead with the support and guidance of senior-level executives. You will balance high-level strategic planning with the oversight of daily account activities to ensure exceptional service and measurable media results. This will include media relations strategy, client planning and execution, special events and partnership programs for our amazing travel clients.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the central day-to-day contact for clients, managing overall timelines and budgets while providing consistent strategic counsel.
• Develop comprehensive PR strategy documents that seamlessly incorporate earned, owned, and paid tactics to meet client goals.
• Anticipate potential executional challenges and proactively offer solutions to senior leadership and clients throughout program lifecycles.
• Oversee and lead proactive media relations efforts to secure high-impact earned media across top-tier publications.
• Stay tuned to industry trends and the evolving news cycle to identify "newsjacking" opportunities that keep our clients at the center of the conversation.
• Maintain a pulse on the media landscape to build and sustain meaningful relationships with key journalists, freelancers, and influencers.
• Organise and lead press trips and special events on behalf of clients, ensuring flawless on-site execution.
• Lead and mentor junior staff, fostering a collaborative environment through effective delegation and professional development.
• Support new business leads and opportunities, playing an active role in the development of proposals and new business presentations.

Requirements

• 5+ years of PR agency experience, with a focused background in travel, luxury hospitality, luxury, or premium consumer brands.
• A deep understanding of the luxury sector and the nuances of representing high-end global brands.
• A proven track record of securing high-impact coverage and maintaining strong, existing relationships with top-tier national media across travel, lifestyle, business, and consumer sectors.
• Knowledge of the evolving media landscape, including a pulse on podcasts and a history of successful influencer engagement.
• Demonstrated success in driving multi-faceted external programs—spanning media relations, social media, and executive thought leadership.
• Exceptional project management and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage complex timelines and client expectations autonomously.
• Polished oral and written communication skills, including a sharp eye for editing and the ability to present to senior-level executives.
• Experience with industry tools

This role will be based in our New York City office and a hybrid schedule of a minimum of two in-office days per week. Work travel may be required with this role.

Compensation

The approved salary range for this role is $75,000 - $90,000 annually, dependent on experience and location.

About FINN Partners: Founded in 2011 on the core principles of innovation and collaborative partnership, FINN Partners has grown from about $24 million in fees to nearly $200 million in fees over ten years, becoming one of the fastest growing independent public relations agencies in the world. The full-service marketing and communications company’s record setting pace is a result of organic growth and integrating new companies and new people into the FINN world through a common philosophy.

With more than 1,300 professionals across 35 offices, FINN provides clients with global access and capabilities in the Americas, Europe and Asia. FINN Partners clients are also supported through longstanding partner agencies and its membership in the PROI network of leading agencies around the world. Headquartered in New York, FINN has offices in: Abu Dhabi, Atlanta, Bangalore, Bangkok, Beijing, Boston, Chicago, Delhi, Denver, Detroit, Dublin, Fort Lauderdale, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Honolulu, Jerusalem, Kuala Lumpur, London, Los Angeles, Madison, Manila, Mumbai, Munich, Nashville, Orange County, Paris, Portland, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Shanghai, Singapore, Washington D.C. and Yangon.