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Today, it is a global lifestyle brand that designs extraordinary things for the everyday, delivering seasonal collections of handbags, ready-to-wear, jewelry, footwear, home décor, and more. Known for its rich heritage and unique brand DNA, Kate Spade New York offers a distinctive point of view and celebrates communities of women around the globe who live their perfectly imperfect lifestyles.\nKate Spade New York is part of the Tapestry portfolio - a global house of brands committed to stretching what’s possible.\nA member of the Tapestry family, we are part of a global house of brands that has unwavering optimism and is committed to being innovative and wholly inclusive. Visit Our People page to learn more about Tapestry's commitment to equity, inclusion, and diversity.\nAbout Kate Spade New York:\nSince 1993, Kate Spade New York has believed that style is a language of optimism, with the power to spark joy that spreads. Today, we’re creating a world that feels uplifting, where luxury and warmth coexist. Our handbags, clothes, shoes, jewelry and more are classics with a twist, balancing craft with a playful spirit through thoughtful function, intentional color, and unexpected details-they’re pieces made to live with easily and love endlessly. In everything we create, we ignite a spark, turning the everyday into something more beautiful. Kate Spade New York is part of the Tapestry house of brands.\nJob Title: Associate Manager, Communications\nPrimary Purpose: The Kate Spade New York Communications Associate Manager will dually report into the Senior Manager, PR, and Senior Manager, Influencer. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to leverage their creativity and innovative thinking to drive brand buzz, enhance brand desirability, and shape cultural conversations that resonate with key audiences. The Associate Manager will play a key role in supporting the team’s integrated communications efforts across media relations, influencer and creator engagement, event execution, VIP partnerships, owned social media initiatives, and social impact activations.\nThe successful individual will leverage their proficiency in Communications to support the below [but noted limited to] areas:\nMedia Relations, VIP & Influencer:\nSupport in managing external PR & VIP agency partners.\nDevelop press materials - look books, collection product decks, pitching collateral and more.\nIdentify and support crafting storytelling angles to pitch culturally relevant outlets and build fashion credibility with target audiences.\nSupport the development and execution of Communications-led events, including guest lists, spearheading event assets, results recaps, and more.\nPartner cross-functionally on creative briefs and global requests.\nIdentify and vet new VIP talent partners who reflect brand values and reach target audiences.\nRecommend seasonal product priorities for VIP dressing opportunities.\nLead product orders to support Press, VIP & Influencer dressing requests.\nHandle administrative tasks including but not limited to: research/data needs, scheduling, general department organization, meeting notes, etc.)\nProduct/Sample Responsibilities:\nSupport external PR agencies in day-to-day activities ranging from sample requests, image requests, credit requests, copy requests, and more\nManage and communicate PR sample calendar needs and priorities with cross-functional teams\nLead seasonal sample ordering for Domestic PR and VIP, and collect/track seasonal sample orders from Global teams\nGeneral upkeep and organization of the Communications team product samples and sample inventory/life cycle\nOversee all gifting initiatives for Communications initiatives (inventory of product, allocation, packaging, partnership with cross-functional & agency partners)\nReporting/Data Management:\nLiaise with Global Marketing & PR teams to gather press clips (create, file, maintaining archives)\nMaintain global VIP records and archives\nLead all global reporting requirements (weekly recaps, quarterly reports, project specific recaps, etc.), working with global teams to track press wins and meet reporting related deadlines\nImplement product gifting, sample pulling, shipping, and tracking with influencers and content creators.\nRun analysis and make recommendations on creators and be able to source benchmarking.\nBudget Management\nCo-Manage Communications team budget, process and track all invoices.\nManage back-end administrative tasks with finance and legal teams including contracts, invoices, reports, and budget tracking.\nEducation, Experience & Technology Requirements:\nCollege degree; 3-5 years of relevant work experience in Communications, PR or Marketing (in-house and/or agency)\nSharp instinct for evolving fashion, social & digital landscape\nStrong written and verbal communication and cross-team collaboration\nExcellent judgment, problem-solving, strong attention to detail and organization in a fast-paced environment\nStrong interpersonal skills and proactive contributor to team brainstorms and department initiatives\nProficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, Launchmetrics, Traackr & Sprinklr\nAn outstanding professional will have…\nA strong understanding of the evolving fashion/retail industry, up-and-coming trends, and what drives cultural conversations amongst target audiences.\nAn excitement for creative thinking and bringing new ideas to the table as we work to push our brand’s boundaries and think outside-the-box.\nThe ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and contribute to group discussions. We love to hear all perspectives!\nOur Competencies for All Employees\nCourage: Doesn’t hold back anything that needs to be said; provides current, direct, complete, and “actionable” positive and corrective feedback to others; lets people know where they stand; faces up to people problems on any person or situation (not including direct reports) quickly and directly; is not afraid to take negative action when necessary.\nCreativity: Comes up with a lot of new and unique ideas; easily makes connections among previously unrelated notions; tends to be seen as original and value-added in brainstorming settings.\nCustomer Focus: Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.\nDealing with Ambiguity: Can effectively cope with change; can shift gears comfortably; can decide and act without having the total picture; isn’t upset when things are up in the air; doesn’t have to finish things before moving on; can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty.\nDrive for Results: Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.\nInterpersonal Savvy: Relates well to all kinds of people, up, down, and sideways, inside and outside the organization; builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably.\nLearning on the Fly: Learns quickly when facing new problems; a relentless and versatile learner; open to change; analyzes both successes and failures for clues to improvement; experiments and will try anything to find solutions; enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks; quickly grasps the essence and the underlying structure of anything.\nOur Competencies for All People Managers\nStrategic Agility: Sees ahead clearly; can anticipate future consequences and trends accurately; has broad knowledge and perspective; is future oriented; can articulately paint credible pictures and visions of possibilities and likelihoods; can create competitive and breakthrough strategies and plans.\nDeveloping Direct Reports and Others: Provides challenging and stretching tasks and assignments; holds frequent development discussions; is aware of each person’s career goals; constructs compelling development plans and executes them; pushes people to accept developmental moves; will take on those who need help and further development; cooperates with the developmental system in the organization; is a people builder.\nBuilding Effective Teams: Blends people into teams when needed; creates strong morale and spirit in his/her team; shares wins and successes; fosters open dialogue; lets people finish and be responsible for their work; defines success in terms of the whole team; creates a feeling of belonging in the team.\nKate Spade is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and we pride ourselves on hiring and developing the best people. All employment decisions (including recruitment, hiring, promotion, compensation, transfer, training, discipline and termination) are based on the applicant’s or employee’s qualifications as they relate to the requirements of the position under consideration. These decisions are made without regard to age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic characteristics, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, alienage, citizenship, disability, marital status, military status, pregnancy, or any other legally-recognized protected basis prohibited by applicable law. 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