Company 
Join Development Counsellors International (DCI), a NYC-based destination marketing agency named one of Outside Magazine’s Best Places to Work. We help destinations and hotels tell their stories and land high-profile media coverage. Learn more at www.aboutdci.com

DCI is an equal opportunity employer and has taken a Diversity Pledge to ensure our agency is advancing racial justice, identifying unconscious bias, educating our staff, and using our place marketing platform to advocate for change. Our agency is also a member of the Diversity Action Alliance and Black Travel Alliance. While this job posting is a guide, we welcome applicants that may bring diverse backgrounds, ideas and experiences to DCI. 

The Role:

We’re searching for an Assistant Account Executive (AAE) who lives and breathes tourism, and hospitality PR. Do you love speaking in front of audiences – whether on the stage or on the phone? Excited to become buddies with top media? Quick on your feet? Have a passion for the travel industry? Then this position is for you! This hybrid role (3-4 days/week in NYC office) is perfect for someone who thrives on both independence and collaboration—and loves a little adventure in their work. 

Qualifications:

• 1 year of PR experience at a public relations firm in the U.S.
• Passion for researching story ideas and writing pitches
• Confidence in pitching media on the phone and a track record of media placements
• Strong presentation skills
• Experience in tracking media placements and reporting public relations success
• Impeccable organization
• BA/BS required
• Valid driver’s license required
• Applicants must be U.S. citizens or have all necessary approvals to live/work in the U.S. without Visa sponsorship 

Benefits 

• Competitive salary: $47k – $53k
• Open-book management 
• Performance-based incentives 
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage 
• 401(k) match: 4% 
• Flexible PTO, paid holidays (11), Office closes for a week at the end of the year 
• Parental leave (12 paid weeks) 
• Hybrid work environment: 3-4 days/week in the office