Jeremy Murphy

Jeremy Murphy is the founder of 360bespoke, overseeing a team that handles public relations strategy and execution, content development, reputation management, and crisis communications. Previously, Murphy spent 14 years at CBS where he served many roles as a Vice President, most notably as a company spokesperson and editor-in-chief. In addition, he is a respected speechwriter, having worked with shoe designer Steve Madden on his address to the Accessories Council; Elle magazine editor in chief Nina Garcia; media executive Dawn Ostroff (Spotify, Conde Nast, CW network) and artists like Usher, Dolly Parton, Indya Moore, and Issa Rae. Murphy recently authored the critically-acclaimed book “Fuck Off, Chloe: Surviving the OMGs! and FMLs! in your Media Career” (SkyHorse Publishing), a humorous look at media, millennials, woke-ism and color-coded GoogleDocSharedZoom nonsense. Distributed by Simon & Schuster, the book was called “hilarious” by the New York Post while the Daily News raved, “Media mavens will love “F*ck Off, Chloe: Surviving the OMGs and FMLs in your Media Career.” Radar added “(the book is) filled with witty and humorous prose that will no doubt leave you laughing out loud.”.

In 2024, Post Hill Press will publish Murphy’s second book, “Stars, Skies, and Scotch: If You Remember It, You Weren’t There,” a recollection of his decade traveling the world while editing a glossy entertainment magazine. The witty/ dishy confessional is being co-written with Sophia Paulmier. Murphy, also a screen writer, is currently working on developing the scripted TV series “House of Medici” with producers James Brolin and Scott Hart about secrets and scandals from the Medici era that come back to haunt a family in the 1980s London. The project is being packaged by the Gersh talent agency. His book “F*ck Off, Chloe” is also being developed into a filmed series.

At 360bespoke, Murphy has achieved national media placements for his clients in Vanity Fair, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Today, GMA, Reuters, Beauty Inc., Robb Report, US Weekly, Vogue, People, New York Post, WWD, Cigar Aficionado, Vogue Italia, Allure, Page Six Style, InStyle, Live with Kelly and Ryan, USA Today, Architecture Digest, Fox Business, New Beauty, Town & Country, New York magazine, Billboard, The New Yorker, Travel + Leisure, Elle, Bazaar, Good Day New York, KTLA Los Angeles, WNBC-TV New York, Scripps Broadcasting, CNN, Inside Edition, Yahoo Business, Sinclair/Full Measure, Boston Globe, KGO San Francisco, WGN-TV Chicago, Gotham, Denver Post, Miami Herald, Newsday, AMNY, Cindy Adams, Cheddar and the Daily Front Row among many other outlets. He has distinguished the firm as a destination for first-class clientele, including Rinna Beauty, the cosmetics brand by “lip pioneer” Lisa Rinna; celebrity violinist/ fashion muse Charlie Siem; BFF by Jennie and Tori, the new home accessories line by 90210 stars Jennie Garth and Tori Spelling; critically-acclaimed opera star Iestyn Davies; artistic director, taste maker and florist Jeff Leatham; Lolita Lempika, the classic French fragrance brand making its long-awaited return; Katama, the lifestyle brand bringing  elegance to casual ; Go Dash Dot, a maker of sophisticated and functional bags for women; The Quiver, an AirBNB-style surfboard rental company, and others. Murphy has been profiled in numerous media outlets, including Daily Front Row, WWD, Disrupt, Park Magazine,  New York Lifestyles, Authority, and Resident.

For its recent anniversary, 360bespoke commissioned a seven-day video series with messages from clients, supporters and friends of the agency, including James Brolin, Neil Patrick Harris, Mayim Bialik, Matt Lanter, Eric Rutherford, Eric Close, Cote dePablo and several more bold-faced names. The videos, created by editor Bryan Haneo, debuted throughout the week, including Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6 and Part 7.

At CBS, Murphy rose to become Vice President of Communications where he served on the team handling crisis communications (Janet Jackson Super Bowl, 60 Minutes 2 Memos, Howard Stern, etc.) He also focused on PR for CBS corporate, local TV, radio, and outdoor divisions, and writing speeches, memos and statements for the CEO and other senior executives.

Murphy gained industry recognition at CBS where he created and edited its glossy magazine Watch, which redefined the perception of custom publishing. As its editor-in-chief, he built a respected masthead that featured top editorial talents like world-famous photographers Patrick Demarchelier, Ellen von Unwerth, Art Streiber and Ruven Afanodor, as well as fashion authority Kate Betts (former editor of Harper’s Bazaar and Time Design & Style); Time magazine columnist Joel Stein; New York Times contributors Ben Widdicombe, Frank DeCaro and Stuart Elliot; and Allure senior editor Kristin Perrotta as contributors. Working with these creative forces, he infused the magazine’s pages with elegant and timeless features, including recreations of French Impressionist paintings at the celebrated Hotel Plaza Athénée Paris; homages to Christian Dior and Babe Paley; and a cover shoot with actress Julianna Margulies by Demarchelier at the Hotel du Cap in the Côte d’Azur. The strategy successfully transitioned Watch from a publication to a brand encompassing print, television, online, video and social media. The pivot to luxury editorial also helped attract labels such as Tom Ford, YSL, Giorgio Armani, Dior, Givenchy, Salvatore Ferragamo, Valentino, Hugo Boss, Four Seasons, Ritz-Carlton and Peninsula hotels as advertisers.

Murphy also introduced culture into the magazine in a regular section called Muse which provided the inspiration to start 360bespoke several years later. The section featured profiles of artists/cultural figures like Fran Lebowitz, Thierry Despont, Thomas Keller, Michael Kors and future 360 clients Siem, Davies and Leatham. As part of the pivot to culture, Murphy started a salon series in conjunction with The Surrey hotel in New York and Cornelia spa to highlight artists and foster intimate conversation between them and a knowing audience. Over four years, the series hosted talents like Fran Lebowitz, Kate Betts, Siem and Davies, who participated in spirited conversations with moderators like Derek Blassberg.

In 2014, Murphy collaborated with violinist Siem, who wrote his first composition, “Canopy,” for Watch. Murphy used Siem’s music as a theme song for the magazine’s digital platforms, marketing efforts and sales campaigns, which was hailed by The New York Times as a new model in media: the first print publication to create an original “soundtrack” to transform magazine into a brand. CBS used Siem’s recording for three years, including campaigns narrated by Julianna Margulies (2016), Michael Weatherly (2015) and Pauley Perrette (2014). The project was a collaboration between the magazine, CBS and Team One, a division of Saatch & Saatchi specializing in luxury marketing.

Murphy also helped produce a documentary for the Pop network that went behind the scenes of its photo shoots in London. In addition, he launched CBS Interactive’s CNET magazine, a quarterly publication featuring the online brand’s reviews, features, product previews and personalities. Murphy served as General Manager of the magazine, helping build a readership of 1 million across the country as well as newsstand placement throughout the US.

In 2017, Murphy was featured in Channel 4 UK’s documentary “A Very British Hotel,” which gave viewers a behind-the-scenes peek at the operations of the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park London. Murphy, a “fan” of the brand and the London hotel, appeared in all four episodes, which were syndicated around the world.

Before CBS, Murphy worked as a reporter at Mediaweek, where he covered the nation’s top 50 markets. He began as a feature writer with Knight Ridder newspapers.

In 2010, Murphy was inducted into the Florida Atlantic University Alumni Hall of Fame.

My definition of heaven is … A night of good sleep

One thing I never leave home without … My iPhone XVIXV

First thing I do in the morning is … Feed Champers the cat before anyone else

Favorite travel accessory … My imagination

My personal style is … Preppy chic

Favorite designer is … Tom Ford

What I wore today … a blue Polo Ralph Lauren hoodie, Isaia denim, Tom Ford crocodile skin slip-ons and a black Saint Laurent leather jacket

Favorite musician(s) … Charlie Siem

Ski or après ski? .. Apres, with a scotch by the fireplace

Favorite Hotel … Hotel Plaza Athénée in Paris. It is so glamorous and chic. Everything is exquisite and Parisian, and the service is impeccable. You can’t not feel like a star when you stay there.

Favorite scent and the memory it triggers … Black Orchid

Favorite drink … Macallan 12 on the rocks with a splash of water. For wine, Brunello (specifically from Castiglion del Bosco in Tuscany)

Favorite Restaurants … Living in New York gives you plenty of options but I like my creature comforts: Felice, an Italian wine bar on East Side; The Polo Bar, Ralph Lauren’s restaurant in midtown (those pigs-in-the-blanket get me every time); Jean Georges at The Mark; J.G. Mellon, a dive bar famous for their burgers. Outside of New York, I’m obsessed with L’Atelier Joel Robuchon in Paris (made even better by a bottle of Châteauneuf-du-Pape);

Favorite Bar … The King Cole Bar inside the NY St. Regis