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Kerry Petrocelli

Melville,NY

Summary

Public Relations professional with close to ten years of experience, seeking freelance/consulting role that will utilize my strong media relations experience, client relations skills and passion for story telling. I have experience across a variety of spaces including health and wellness, beauty, lifestyle (including fashion & accessories) specializing in both products and services as well as representing female entrepreneurs, thought leaders and parenting brands. Examples of previous accounts I've worked with include Nanit, Motherly, Qeepsake,Tiny Tags, Bravado Designs, celebrity plastic surgeon Dr. John Paul Tutela and beauty brands such as Weleda, Style Edit, Dermatologist's Choice and Noughty. I have also worked with mental health experts such as Matthew Hussey and David Kessler.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Freelance Consultant

K Haggerty PR, LLC
08.2023 - Current

Through my consulting work I have assisted DAZ PR, Cromwell Collective, Corbett PR among other PR agencies with the following:

  • Lead accounts as the main point of contact
  • Roadmap and strategy development
  • Fact sheet development
  • Pitch writing and ghost pitching
  • Client facing meetings

PR Director

Victory Public Relations
02.2015 - 08.2023
  • Lead strategy across beauty, health and lifestyle accounts to ensure that client goals are met
  • Oversaw and acted as direct day to day communication with clients including leading introductory meetings, check-ins and strategy sessions
  • Develop & maintain relationships with top tier media including national, regional and in trade publications across digital, print, broadcast and podcasts. Examples include Today Show & Today.com, Forbes, Well + Good, CNN, NBC, Prevention, Allure, Glamour, Sirius XM interviews and more
  • Develop, implement and maintain strategic influencer and celebrity gifting, partnerships and collaborations including contract creation and key messaging development
  • Lead team including running internal team meetings, managing and assigning daily tasks to ensure that account goals are met and onboarding and mentoring new employees and interns
  • Develop, maintain and deliver weekly, monthly and quarterly PR reports
  • Draft, implement and distribute pitches, press releases, and press kit documents
  • Manage and facilitate virtual and in person event production including securing location, vendors and media attendees
  • Develop and maintain media and influencer databases

Freelance Publicist

D&D Public Relations
09.2018 - 04.2019
  • Developed strategy, facilitated and managed press trips and media stays to result in coverage for client, Grand Coral Beach in Mexico and The Sherry Netherland Hotel in NYC
  • Drafted, implemented and distributed pitches, press releases, and press kit documents
  • Maintained the agency's social media presence
  • Secured and facilitated media interviews and deskside meetings
  • Developed & maintained relationships with top tier media nationally, regionally and in trade publications across digital and print including Travel + Leisure, Conde Nast Traveler, Marie Claire, and more
  • Developed & maintained relationships and partnerships on behalf of clients with top influencers and secured influencer stays in exchange for content creation
  • Responsible for monitoring daily coverage and maintaining clippings

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Communications, Public Relations

Marist College

Skills

  • Muckrack, Cision, Meltwater, Slack
  • Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint
  • Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter, LinkedIn and TikTok

Timeline

Freelance Consultant

K Haggerty PR, LLC
08.2023 - Current

Freelance Publicist

D&D Public Relations
09.2018 - 04.2019

PR Director

Victory Public Relations
02.2015 - 08.2023

Bachelor of Arts - Communications, Public Relations

Marist College
Kerry Petrocelli