Public Relations Specialist
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
•Manage ongoing public relation strategies and generate publicity for Hard Rock Hotel & Casino with a focus on daylife, nightlife, entertainment, music, travel, hospitality, food and beverage.•Develop and implement creative PR and marketing campaigns around the property’s venues, including the large and small music venues, nightlife, daylife and six restaurants located inside the property.•Work closely with hospitality and travel writers to gain press and brand Hard Rock Hotel & Casino as the original rock-n-roll, boutique hotel.•Worked with the memorabilia curator to pitch music and travel writers on creative stories focused on the more than $4 million collection on property.•Work closely with film and production crews including Jimmy Kimmel Live, OK! TV and EXTRA! to develop Hard Rock Hotel’s in-room entertainment channel, social media videos and b-roll needs.•Served as the editorial liaison to the property’s bi-annual in-room magazine. Responsible for creative direction, coordinating and staffing photo shoots and copy editing the final magazine.•Work closely to manage the hotel and casino’s public relations agency to ensure brand integrity is maintained throughout multiple platforms including creating pitches, drafting/editing press releases, facilitating media interviews and developing speaking points for property officials.•Plan and execute grand openings and special events.•Curating tailored trips for media to build brand awareness and secure media placement.•Work closely with the online team to align messaging across all platforms including web, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.•Work closely with agents, managers and talent publicists to coordinate social messaging, interviews, red carpets and event run of show.•Planned, created and worked events involving Dan Reynolds of Imagine Dragons, 311, Neon Trees, Floyd Mayweather, Jenny McCarthy, Jason Derulo, Brody Jenner, Drake, Icona Pop, Sean “Puff Daddy” Combs, Tommy Lee and many more.