Global Celebrity Relations Manager

Michael Kors (USA) Inc; New York (NY); Vor Ort; USD 110.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Capri Holdings Limited seeks a Global Celebrity Relations Manager to lead celebrity dressing strategies and VIP initiatives for Michael Kors Collection and MICHAEL KORS. You will cultivate relationships with talent, stylists, publicists, and entertainment partners to drive brand visibility and cultural relevance.

You will oversee global dressing requests, fittings, and logistics, and manage budgets across celebrity partnerships and events, coordinating with design, production, and marketing

Qualifikationen

• 5+ years of experience in VIP Relations, PR, Communications, or a closely related role within luxury fashion.
• Bachelor’s degree in Public Relations, Communications, Marketing, Fashion, or a related field.
• Established and active relationships with leading celebrity stylists, talent representatives, publicists, and entertainment industry contacts, with a demonstrated ability to cultivate new relationships.
• Demonstrated experience securing and managing high-impact celebrity dressing and VIP placements.
• Strong understanding of the celebrity and stylist landscape, with an instinct for identifying both established and emerging talent relevant to the brand.
• Strong understanding of luxury fashion, entertainment, media, digital platforms, social media, and evolving cultural trends.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, relationship-management, and presentation skills.
• Strong organizational and project-management skills with the ability to manage multiple high-priority opportunities simultaneously.
• Experience with Fashion GPS, Launchmetrics, or similar industry platforms strongly preferred.
• Strong reporting capabilities with proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience managing budgets, vendors, and operational processes.

Aufgaben

• Execute global celebrity relations strategies aligned with brand positioning and marketing objectives.
• Identify celebrity dressing and partnership opportunities to maximize brand visibility across red carpets and events.
• Manage relationships with talent, stylists, publicists, agents, and other industry contacts.
• Oversee global celebrity dressing requests, fittings, shipments, and logistics.
• Lead end-to-end celebrity participation across brand campaigns, events, and editorial opportunities.
• Supervise department staff and coordinate celebrity requests, samples, and schedules.
• Collaborate with PR, marketing, design, and events teams to ensure alignment on celebrity strategy.

Kenntnisse

VIP relations

Public relations

Negotiation

Relationship management

Presentation skills

Organizational skills

Project management

Communication

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in PR/Communications/Marketing/Fashion

Tools

Fashion GPS

Launchmetrics

Excel

PowerPoint

Jobbeschreibung

Michael Kors is always interested in hearing from talented, globally-minded individuals with a passion for fashion. If you enjoy working in a creative, fast-paced environment, then we would love to hear from you!

Who You Are:

The Global Celebrity Relations Manager supports the development and execution of global celebrity relations initiatives across Michael Kors Collection and MICHAEL KORS. This role is responsible for cultivating and maintaining relationships with celebrity talent, stylists, publicists, and entertainment industry partners to drive brand visibility, strengthen cultural relevance, and support key marketing and communications objectives. Working closely with internal and external stakeholders, the Global Celebrity Relations Manager supports celebrity dressing strategies, talent partnerships, VIP events, and high-profile brand initiatives, while overseeing the daily operations, budget management, and global coordination of the celebrity relations department.

What You’ll Do:

Celebrity Strategy & Brand Positioning

Execute global celebrity relations strategies aligned with overarching brand positioning, seasonal priorities, and marketing objectives. Strategically identify celebrity dressing and partnership opportunities to maximize brand visibility across red carpets, editorial placements, street style, and key cultural moments. Evaluate talent opportunities based on brand alignment, cultural relevance, audience reach, and potential media impact. Collaborate with senior leadership and cross-functional teams to establish short- and long-term VIP initiatives that support brand awareness and commercial priorities.

Celebrity Dressing & Talent Relations

Manage ongoing relationships with talent, celebrity stylists, publicists, agents, managers, and other key industry contacts. Oversee global celebrity dressing requests, including red carpet appearances, press tours, award shows, premieres, and off-duty placements. Direct sample selection, fittings, alterations, shipments, and logistics in coordination with internal teams and external partners. Partner with design, atelier, and production teams on custom celebrity looks, managing projects from initial concept through final execution. Manage talent participation across brand campaigns, special events, social media initiatives, and editorial opportunities.

Runway Shows, Events & VIP Experiences

Manage celebrity and VIP participation for major brand events, including runway shows, the Met Gala, awards-season initiatives, charitable events, and other high-profile activations. Manage talent invitation outreach, confirmations, and ongoing VIP communications. Manage end-to-end celebrity logistics, including travel, accommodations, transportation, glam, fittings, schedules, and on-site coordination. Oversee VIP-related budgets, vendor coordination, and reconciliation for brand events and special projects.

Global Department Management & Cross-Functional Collaboration

Supervise and delegate responsibilities to departmental support staff, including the coordination of celebrity requests, sample trafficking, scheduling, and logistics. Serve as a central point of contact for international offices, providing strategic direction and oversight on global celebrity dressing and VIP initiatives. Collaborate with PR, marketing, social media, design, merchandising, and events teams to ensure alignment on celebrity strategy and brand objectives. Maintain oversight of celebrity sample inventory, showroom operations, and archive management. Establish and maintain organized systems for talent tracking, placement reporting, departmental calendars, and ongoing relationship management.

Budget Management, Reporting & Performance

Manage significant departmental budgets across celebrity dressing, talent partnerships, and events. Maintain budget forecasting, expense tracking, purchase approvals, and financial reconciliation. Track and evaluate celebrity placements and partnerships through earned media value, impressions, press coverage, and social engagement. Identify opportunities to optimize departmental spending and maximize the impact of celebrity initiatives.

You’ll Need to Have:

• 5+ years of experience in VIP Relations, PR, Communications, or a closely related role within luxury fashion.
• Bachelor’s degree in Public Relations, Communications, Marketing, Fashion, or a related field.
• Established and active relationships with leading celebrity stylists, talent representatives, publicists, and entertainment industry contacts, with a demonstrated ability to cultivate new relationships.
• Demonstrated experience securing and managing high-impact celebrity dressing and VIP placements.
• Strong understanding of the celebrity and stylist landscape, with an instinct for identifying both established and emerging talent relevant to the brand.
• Strong understanding of luxury fashion, entertainment, media, digital platforms, social media, and evolving cultural trends.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, relationship-management, and presentation skills.
• Strong organizational and project-management skills with the ability to manage multiple high-priority opportunities simultaneously.
• Experience with Fashion GPS, Launchmetrics, or similar industry platforms strongly preferred.
• Strong reporting capabilities with proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience managing budgets, vendors, and operational processes.

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Compensation Range: 110,000.00 - 120,000.00 USD

Michael Kors is a world-renowned, award-winning designer of luxury accessories and ready-to-wear. His namesake company, established in 1981, currently produces a range of products under Michael Kors Collection, Michael Kors, and Michael Kors Mens, including accessories, ready-to-wear, footwear, watches, jewelry, and a full line of fragrance products.

Michael Kors stores are operated in the most prestigious cities in the world, including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, London, Milan, Paris, Dubai, Seoul, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Rio de Janeiro. In addition, Michael Kors operates digital flagships across North America, Europe, and Asia, offering customers a seamless omnichannel experience.

At the center of it all is a designer who has created an enduring and iconic luxury lifestyle brand with a distinctive point of view and global reach. Michael Kors has a sharp focus on providing his customers with accessories and clothes that are consistently polished, chic, relaxed, and glamorous. Kors has also been the recipient of numerous industry awards and accolades within the fashion industry.

The fashion designer also focuses on giving back. For more than 35 years he has been a passionate supporter of God's Love We Deliver, a New York-based non-profit organization that cooks and delivers nutritious meals to people living with serious illnesses in and around New York City. In 2013, in a move to broaden his philanthropic efforts, Michael Kors launched "Watch Hunger Stop," partnering with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to help fight world hunger. Proceeds from annual special-edition products and other targeted initiatives help provide food to children through WFP’s school meals program. To date, Michael Kors has helped WFP deliver over 35 million meals (and counting) to hungry children.

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