PR Account Manager, Home + Design (NYC)

Account Manager, Home + Design (NYC)

About Us:

Since JBC launched in January 2014, we’ve been hyper-focused on one thing, and one thing only: results. By crafting meaningful narratives and devising dynamic, results-driven strategies, we’ve developed an innovative roadmap to media relations that ultimately drives growth and scale for our partners. JBC is proud to represent today’s most uniquely competitive brands that are upending the evolving consumer market. We build meaningful relationships with our partners on the pillars of transparency and empathy, and with our unique data-driven approach, our efforts speak to consumers, investors and the industry as a whole to secure market share and a defining foothold within our portfolio brands’ respective categories.

JBC is headquartered in both New York City and Los Angeles, but our reach is global. Our team is widely respected with a talent retention rate that is amongst the highest in the industry — reflected in our longstanding commitment to a forward-thinking workplace culture. We provide compassionate benefit packages, including comprehensive reproductive-care benefits, four-day summer workweeks, and agency-wide mental health days. We view our work through the lens of diversity, equity, and inclusion — championing the next generation of entrepreneurs, no matter their identity or background.

Some of our human-first programming includes:

• Split in-office x work-from-home schedule
• Flexible PTO and four-day summer workweeks
• Commitment to DEI via workshops, speaker sessions, and engagement opportunities

About the Job:

Under our Lifestyle umbrella, the Account Manager, Home + Design will manage day-to-day public relations efforts for a roster of some of today’s most exciting consumer brands in home furnishings, interior design, architecture, and product PR. This candidate should have an expressed interest in the aforementioned topics, as well as in the business and culture that surrounds them.

While based in NYC, this position does require some travel to support our clients for events like high-priority media interviews and photoshoots, store openings, trade shows with heavy media attendance, media events, and more.

Position Reports to: Director of Lifestyle & Vice President of Lifestyle

Core Responsibilities:

Media Expertise *core emphasis

• Pitching and securing product placements, product feature stories, brand features, etc., on national and regional levels, across online, print, broadcast, and podcast media
• Communicating daily with editors/media and continuing to build strong relationships with key editors in business, home, decor, design, lifestyle, and more
• Regular media entertaining (coffees, lunches, etc.)
• Initiating new, creative pitches and brand-building opportunities (ex. Media event ideation, creative mailer ideation, etc.)
• Drafting of press releases, media alerts, client interview prep docs

Client & Account Management

• Managing day-to-day account operations with a high level of organization, including press hits, call agendas, interview updates, etc. (with support of junior staff)
• Updating all client materials and other written materials daily
• Spearhead client reporting for Director approvals
• Supporting strategic planning, including bi-annual PR plans, pitch calendars, etc.

Team Management & Development

• Mentoring 1-2 junior staff
• Ensuring the junior team maintains client operations (including sending all press clippings as they publish or print, on-time agendas, etc.)
• Suggesting new initiatives for team building and keeping a positive work environment
• Participating in JBC committees (DEI, party-planning, intern committee, sustainability committee, AI committee, etc.)

AI Utilization

• Expectation to leverage approved AI tools to streamline research and administrative workflows, improving the speed and consistency of daily tasks while strictly adhering to agency data-privacy protocols.
• Responsibility to ensure every AI-generated draft undergoes thorough human fact-checking.

About You:

Ideal Profile

• Someone who truly wants to build a career in home & interiors PR, excited about the PR industry, actively reading/listening to podcasts about the home industry and marketing field
• Naturally proactive
• Outstanding attention to detail and meticulous organizational skills
• Skilled writer and communicator
• Ability to balance many priorities and act resourcefu…