Manager, Public Relations, Watches, Fine Jewelry

At Chanel, we are focused on creating an inclusive culture that nurtures personal growth, contributing to collective progress. We believe the uniqueness of each individual increases the diversity, complementarity and effectiveness of our teams. We strongly encourage your application, as we value the perspective, experience and potential you could bring to CHANEL.

Title: Manager, public Relations ,Watches & Fine Jewelry

Position Objective/Mission:

Assist in the development and implementation of a strategic Public Relations plan that increases brand awareness and desirability for the Watches & Fine Jewelry Division.

Position Responsibilities:

• Monitor, identify and report on sensitive communication, emerging topics and key competitor launches
• Assist Senior Group Director in all sample buys
• Partner with Fashion PR Lead to create and amplify synergies whenever possible with Fragrance & Beauty (WeLoveCoco)
• Work closely with the Senior Group Director of PR to develop and execute the annual press strategy for Watches & Fine Jewelry in partnership with Lead PR Analyst
• Develop and implement press strategies to support key product launches on an annual basis
• Partner with Client Engagement team to transmit press coverage to boutique network
• Maintain relationships with national and regional press, freelance stylists/journalists, bloggers, etc.
• Oversee regional press strategies to support key regional initiatives
• Act as a key digital adviser for the department, including keeping abreast of new platforms, resources, blogs, websites, industry trends, etc; responsible for collaborating and sharing with the cross-department digital teams (Paid / Owned)
• Ensure ongoing support of Fifth Avenue Flagship Boutique
• Partner with Head & Senior Group Director of PR with budget planning and management
• Help develop and manage the existing PR team and act as a mentor and role model for the department
• Manage the general Watches & Fine Jewelry editorial coverage nationally and regionally across the earned media landscape (print, digital, social) to ensure consistent and qualitative coverage. Oversee the implementation of the digital strategy for the Watches & Fine Jewelry division
• Identify qualitative press opportunities for Watch and Fine Jewelry creators
• Partner with Buying Team to support key business drivers for the US Market
• Support international editorial shootings for all global markets that take place in the US.
• Support the VIP and Influencer Teams with all event dressing. Coordinate all deliveries and ensure proper documentation of all loans for these events.
• Responsible for all product movement and inventory control for PR and VIP dressing
• Partner with Lead Analytics to monitor and analyze all PR initiatives and campaigns

Position Requirements:

• Proficient Writing skills
• Solid fashion, lifestyle, and trade press contacts with print, broadcast and online media, as well as influencers
• Knowledge and passion for the fashion industry and media landscape.
• Strong leadership skills
• Strong visual storytelling skills – convey results visually, curating data into a digestible way to see and understand trends and patterns.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to deal diplomatically with colleagues and press
• Ability to execute strategy and vision as well as follow through
• Strong analytical thinking – experienced with collecting, organizing, and reconciling data with an understanding of strategic implications

What You Can Bring to the Team:

• Courageous leadership
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong organizational and project management skills
• Enthusiasm to collaborate and support cross functional Partners of the Business
• Creative problem solver

The anticipated base salary range for this position is $60,700 through $105,000. Base salary is one component of the total compensation for this position. Other components [may/will] include additional compensation, benefits, and perks.

Chanel is a private company whose values are grounded in creating the conditions for people to perform at their best and feel fulfilled and confident in their work. We offer a unique work environment where individuals are encouraged to better understand the brand, the business, and motivations, so that together we can unlock the possibilities of growth. This is reflected in:

Diversity and Inclusion

• At CHANEL, we are intentional in promoting Diversity & Inclusion. We foster respect, empathy, and dignity for all. We believe strongly that the diversity of our people across the full spectrum of human differences is essential to our organisation and the connections we have with each other and our clients.
• We offer Employee Resource Groups in the US that are voluntary, open to all, employee-led groups formed around a shared identity or lived experience, whose aim is to foster a diverse, inclusive, and equitable community aligned with the values and missions of the communities they support.

Chanel Community

• CHANEL Community empowers our employees to channel their passions, talents, and sense of purpose to contribute to and learn from our communities.
• Employees are encouraged to take time off annually to volunteer through CHANEL Community. CHANEL also matches employee donations to select charitable organizations.

Fondation Chanel

• Since 2011, Fondation CHANEL’s mission is for women and girls to be free to shape their own destiny. Through multi-year partnerships with financial and technical support, Fondation CHANEL is committed to improving the safety and autonomy of women and adolescent girls around the world, impacting over a million women and girls in its first 10 years.
• For more information, please navigate to the Fondation Chanel website here

Sustainability

• Employees are encouraged to contribute to our US Sustainability efforts at the corporate level and within the divisions, through organized taskforces and initiatives.
• CHANEL Mission 1.5° is our climate action plan. It is focused on transforming the business in line with the ambitions of the Paris Agreement on climate change to limit the average global mean temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels.

Arts and Culture

• We are committed to extending our legacy of cultural engagement. Global support includes the CHANEL Culture Fund, which supports a select group of leading art culture institutions across the globe, and the CHANEL Next Prize for the next generation of creative talent. US support currently includes Annual sponsorship of the MoMA film program, Tribeca Film Festival programs and Through Her Lens, Support of the Academy Gold Fellowship for Women and Sponsorship of the BAAND Together Dance Festival at Lincoln Center.

Career and Leadership Development:

• We have dedicated in-house teams focused on supporting the onboarding of employees, developing leadership skills via custom programs like Imagine Chanel People, Heart of Leadership and group and individual coaching, and blended online and live classes offered on our Bloom platform and by skilled trainers, such as Shape Your Career, to develop career building skills.

Compensation

• Base salary, bonus potential and other forms of variable pay [may/will be] offered for this position

Benefits And Perks

• Wellbeing resources include dedicated paid time off for wellbeing (2-week August Office Closure and Wellbeing Days in Retail) and a Wellbeing fund
• Life insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Health Advocate, International Business Travel Accident & Medical, and Commuter Transit & Parking
• 401K, pension, and other incentives
• Family and care giving benefits (inclusive of parental leave, fertility support, MilkStork, and Care.com Membership)
• Robust healthcare offerings; medical, dental, vision, MDLIVE (virtual care), One Medical, Flexible Spending Accounts (Health Care & Dependent Care), Health Savings Account and Employee Assistance Program
• Chanel, Inc. benefits and perks are dependent on eligibility and subject to modification by Chanel at any time.
• Generous paid time off policies to include vacation, holiday, sick and volunteer days
• Flexibility (flexible time and hybrid work options)