Lafayette 148 New York

Sr. Coordinator, PR & Events

Lafayette 148 New York  •  $60k - $66k/yr  •  Brooklyn, NY (Onsite)  •  6 days ago
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Job Description

The Sr. Coordinator, PR & Events will support the execution of PR, VIP, and event initiatives to drive brand visibility and awareness. This role assists with outreach, sample coordination, press coverage tracking, and event logistics, while partnering cross-functionally to support key brand moments across retail, wholesale, and brand channels. Contributes to reporting and day-to-day operations to ensure smooth execution and consistent brand presence.

Responsibilities:

VIP / Celebrity / Influencer and Editorial Styling Opportunities

  • Support strategic outreach and cultivate relationships across VIP, influencer, and editorial contacts to contribute to securing regular brand placements.
  • Execute consistent outreach with strong follow-through, demonstrating ongoing progress in building and strengthening active media relationships
  • Support and attend VIP fittings for key brand moments including but not limited to; NYFW presentations, CFDA Awards, ambassador campaigns, retail activations, and branded content shoots
  • Track, compile, and proactively share editorial coverage and VIP placements across internal and external channels in a timely manner
  • Coordinate incoming VIP requests across cross-functional teams, ensuring clear communication, responsiveness, and adherence to timelines

Press / Editorial

  • Contribute to consistent and strategic pitching efforts to support securing across relevant fashion outlets
  • Support pitching across seasonal collections, collection launches, and timely editorial opportunities, including shopping stories and key brand moments
  • Cultivate and strengthen relationships with editors and stylists through press previews, market appointments, and targeted off-site meetings
  • Assist in coordination and on-site execution of press days and showroom appointments, including guest list development, outreach, and overall experience
  • Ensure timely sharing of hi-resolution imagery, accurate credits, and sample requests to support editorial placements
  • Review outreach lists and pitches for affiliate agency partners, ensuring alignment with brand positioning, target audience, and editorial strategy

Events

  • Support implementation and ongoing maintenance of internal event systems (e.g., Smartsheets, Concur) to track timelines, budgets, and key success metrics
  • Coordinate VIP dressing for events as needed, ensuring alignment across teams and timelines
  • Contribute to execution across different internal stakeholders including but limited to PR, Retail, Wholesale and Atelier Direct.

Cross-Functional Work

  • Contribute to a consistent cadence of VIP and event placements for social use, ensuring alignment with product priorities, adjacent brand narratives, and visual direction
  • Support communication and coordination across Retail, AD, Wholesale, Design, Social, and Content teams to align on key initiatives and brand moments
  • Compile and share reporting on PR activations, including influencer gifting, event recaps, strategy decks, and media placements, with support from the PR & Events Assistant and Director oversight
  • Support image selection and content creation for approval with Social and Content teams
  • Track invoicing, budgets, and expenses, ensuring accuracy and timely submission

General Support

  • Coordinate sample trafficking across sendouts, returns, follow-ups, and confirmations, ensuring accuracy and timely communication
  • Track and share editorial coverage, VIP/influencer placements, and earned social media across internal channels
  • Compile and organize industry news and research for distribution to leadership teams
  • Assist with submission and tracking of PR & Events-related invoices
  • Contribute to event logistics, including planning tools, event supplies, and vendor coordination
  • Build proficiency across internal systems and platforms, including Smartsheets, ShopMy, Launchmetrics (Fashion GPS), Instagram, and LinkedIn
  • Provide guidance and onboarding support to interns, when applicable

Desired Background:

  • 2+ years of experience in Fashion, PR, Marketing or Social Media
  • Bachelor’s degree required
  • Internship experience preferred

Skills:

  • Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and execute with accuracy
  • Clear and effective written and verbal communication, paired with sound judgment and problem-solving in day-to-day execution
  • Collaborative, proactive and professional approach, with the ability to work independently and adapt within a fast-paced environment
  • Thoughtful and creative thinking aligned with brand positioning and business objectives
  • Demonstrates a strong interest in the evolving fashion, media, and cultural landscape, with an awareness of industry conversations, emerging talent, and relevant news and trends.
  • Working proficiency across key platforms and applications, including Microsoft Office, Blue Cherry, Launchmetrics (Fashion GPS), Dash Hudson, Hootsuite, Sprout Social, Smartsheets, ShopMy, Instagram, and LinkedIn

Base Salary Range:

The base salary range for this position is $60,000 – $66,000. Base pay offered may vary depending on skills, experience, and location.

Lafayette 148 New York

About Lafayette 148 New York

Named after the SoHo address where it was founded, Lafayette 148 New York is a New York-based luxury womenswear brand known for intelligent, understated design, impeccable craftsmanship, luxurious materials, and a modern, New York aesthetic. With its own design studio and production facility, it is rarity in the fashion world: a truly vertically integrated brand.

In 1996, Lafayette 148’s founders Deirdre Quinn, Shun Yen Siu and Ida Siu had a singular vision of fashion’s future. They imagined a company that combined concept, design and production all under one roof. A place with a globally minded culture that married its Eastern and Western roots and took an inclusive approach to design, making beautiful, meticulously constructed clothing for accomplishing women everywhere. And Lafayette 148 was born.

Today, the company employs more than 300 people in the United States, and 1,000 worldwide. In Fall 2018, Lafayette 148 moved its corporate headquarters to an expansive, sustainably renovated loft space in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, continuing its tradition of innovation in the fashion industry. Globally, customers can explore the world of Lafayette 148 New York at one of thirty-nine freestanding boutiques in the US, Canada and China.

Lafayette 148 New York is also available in the world’s most luxurious stores, including Bergdorf Goodman, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, Bloomingdales, as well as hundreds of high-end specialty boutiques across North America. Experience the world of Lafayette 148 at lafayette148ny.com.

Industry
Fashion & Apparel
Company Size
201-500 employees
Headquarters
New York
Year Founded
1996
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