Senior Talent Publicist

About the Role

Join a leading entertainment public relations boutique with offices in New York and Los Angeles, renowned for strategic counsel, influential media connections, and exceptional client service. We represent an impressive roster of acclaimed talent and seek a seasoned Senior Talent Publicist to join our New York team. This position suits a highly experienced publicist with a solid reputation in entertainment, eager for a leadership role in a creative, collaborative, and excellence-driven agency.

Key Responsibilities

• Direct publicity campaigns for a distinguished talent roster through strategic planning.
• Act as the primary client liaison and senior strategist on communication efforts.
• Create innovative, effective media approaches that increase client prominence and align with career goals.
• Secure significant media coverage nationally and internationally, including print, digital, broadcast, podcast, and new media platforms.
• Build and nurture relationships with editors, producers, journalists, bookers, and media influencers.
• Collaborate with talent agents, managers, legal representatives, studios, networks, streaming services, publishers, and brand partners.
• Advise clients on managing reputation, delicate communications, and urgent media situations.
• Represent clients at high-profile events such as premieres, festivals, awards, junkets, press tours, and special occasions.
• Guide junior team members and contribute to agency development and business growth.

Candidate Qualifications

• At least eight years of experience in entertainment publicity, focusing on talent representation.
• Proven success handling high-profile clients and executing prominent national publicity campaigns.
• Extensive established connections across entertainment, lifestyle, business, and cultural media sectors.
• Exceptional strategic planning, communication, writing, and client relationship skills.
• Ability to perform effectively in a dynamic, multitasking environment.
• High level of professionalism, sound judgment, and problem-solving capacity.
• Entrepreneurial mindset combined with a cooperative leadership approach.

Additional Information

We provide the chance to join a respected team that crafts thoughtful, personalized publicity strategies for leading voices in entertainment. The role emphasizes direct client engagement, impactful campaign leadership, and opportunities for professional growth within a boutique setting. Compensation and benefits are competitive within the industry.