Manager, Public Relations
Vancouver, British Columbia, Ca
Working with the executive team to lead the marketing and media strategies that built brand awareness of the custom menswear brand and drove ecommerce and in-store sales. Key responsibilities included: Leading media initiatives throughout North America, targeting top business, technology and retail publications. Strategies include pitch and story development, media tours and events, the production of original content, and media relations. Secured coverage in Lifehacker, Esquire, BC Business, The Vancouver Sun, Bloomberg TV, Time Out, BuzzFeed, USA Today, The LA Times, Details, Business Insider, Mashable, The National Post, Businessweek and more.Managing influencer marketing program - identifying top fashion and style bloggers, seeding with product, and securing follow up coverage and partnerships.Producing VIP events for 75-150 media, influencers and high-value customers in key markets for Indochino's Traveling Tailor. Event management including guest list generation, asset creation, invitation process and management, event logistics (catering, photography, partnerships, sponsorship, staffing), hosting and follow-up. Events produced in Seattle, Vancouver, Orlando, San Francisco, New York, Chicago and Toronto.Creating media and marketing assets including the Traveling Tailor video - identifying and hiring partners, scripting and approving shot-lists, overseeing production and approval process.About Indochino: Indochino is changing the way men get dressed. Frustrated by experiences of ill-fitting suits and stores that treated them like second-class citizens, Indochino's founders used technology to make custom clothing accessible. Today, men anywhere can go through a simple online process and personalize a suit that will be made to their measurements. The pop-up stores are designed to create a comfortable and inviting shopping experience personalizing men’s custom clothing to their individual lifestyle and needs, while complementing the online experience.