AVP, Luxury Travel PR — Hybrid NYC

Quinn PR; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive health and wellness plan

Unlimited PTO

401(k)

Job summary

Interluxe Group in New York, NY is seeking an Associate Vice President to lead luxury travel communications. You will develop and execute integrated strategies connecting high-value audiences with hotel and hospitality clients, guiding a team of three to deliver measurable outcomes.

The role focuses on data-informed creativity, strong media relations, and crisis management, with opportunities to shape campaigns, events, and influencer partnerships.

Qualifications

• Seven+ years’ work experience in travel/hotel/hospitality PR; agency experience is required
• Minimum three years in a supervisory capacity managing at least 2 junior team members
• Ability to adapt to fast-paced, multi-tasking, unique work environment
• You’re a self-starter with a proven ability to lead a team and work well independently
• You have experience resolving client issues quickly and efficiently
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Outstanding team player with a positive attitude
• Experience launching campaigns with non-client partners
• You have a solid portfolio of secured media coverage (national, magazine, newspaper, TV and digital wins) and brand partnership contacts
• Comprehensive knowledge of the travel industry + media, including industry-appropriate bloggers and influencers
• Proven experience handling crisis a plus
• Proficiency in reporting platforms (Muck Rack, Meltwater, Tagger)

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic direction to clients and team
• Responsible for client satisfaction and meeting/exceeding deliverable goals
• Maintain client relationships through meetings, in-person travel/events, conference calls, general contact, meeting agendas, notes, reports, etc.
• Oversee account work for 3 team members (ranging from account executives to senior account executives), providing training, coaching, editing, mentoring and overall sound leadership
• Provide strategic, strong and consistent media results and measurement
• Support crisis communications, as needed
• Identify stories and pitches; edit and write press releases, media alerts, photo captions, media pitches, etc.
• Develop and maintain solid relationships with journalists, bloggers and influencers
• Provide ideation and campaigns; participate in brainstorms
• Recommend, source and implement strategic events and partnerships
• Provide influencer strategy, advice, research, campaign ideas and provide and/or supervise communications management
• Recognize and bring client issues to supervisor’s attention with a suggested solution
• Handle minor client issues independently
• Perform research and analysis of clients and the marketplace
• Oversee detail-oriented monthly and/or quarterly reporting
• Stay on top of current industry news, trends and technology; attend events; network

Skills

Travel/hospitality PR

Team leadership

Media relations

Strategic communications

Crisis communications

Client management

Written communication

Public relations strategy

Industry knowledge: travel media

Project management

Tools

Muck Rack

Meltwater

Tagger

Job description

Interluxe Group in New York, NY is seeking an Associate Vice President to lead luxury travel communications. You will develop and execute integrated strategies connecting high-value audiences with hotel and hospitality clients, guiding a team of three to deliver measurable outcomes.

The role focuses on data-informed creativity, strong media relations, and crisis management, with opportunities to shape campaigns, events, and influencer partnerships.