PR Account Director

Are you an experienced PR professional? Do you take a digital-first approach? Want to make PR and social better for great brands? This might be the role for you!

The company

Our client is a creative and digital-first PR agency renowned for achieving great results for clients and growing effectiveness for brands. They do this by expertly delivering change through analytics, strategy, design, technology and experiences through PR.

They’ve been established for over 20 years and have built a portfolio of some of the world’s best-known brands, including Apple, PepsiCo, Microsoft, Kraken Rum, Accord, and many more.

Sustainable development, environment, and mission

The company is committed to sustainable development as a guiding principle within its work and office environment. Concern for the environment is an integral and fundamental part of this commitment. Their aim is to reduce the impact on the environment from their operations and implement best practices across the business. They are committed to reduce, reuse, and recycle.

The company’s mission is ‘Making it better’, which they do through care, cause and community, and sustainability to combat climate change. They aim to have all programs carbon positive before 2030.

Making talent better

The company also maintains a mentoring programme aimed at growing talent and helping people thrive in a positive environment through coaching, listening and feedback.

The role

You’ll primarily be responsible for the management of the Agency’s consumer client portfolio but will occasionally support B2B client work, too.

As a senior point of contact for consumer clients, you’ll be hands-on servicing campaigns and projects and developing strategies and PR programmes for new and existing clients.

You’ll also be responsible for managing and developing your team of an account manager, senior account executive and part-time account assistant/intern.

Responsibilities include:

• Taking the lead in clients’ PR strategies
• Leading a team to provide an outstanding level of client service
• Liaising with clients at a senior level on a day-to-day basis
• Promoting account growth with existing clients
• Working with other senior managers to generate new accounts
• Hands-on media and influencer relations
• Completing projects to a specific schedule and within an agreed budget
• Using your skills to push clients, and the agency, creatively and strategically
• Working with other parts of the wider business to develop and service client opportunities

The package

• £45,000-55,000
• A quarterly bonus system (approx. 10-15% on top of your salary)
• Commitment to training and development – you’ll receive an allocated training budget which can be spent on courses, exhibitions, talks, etc.
• Bespoke progression based on your interests and proactivity
• Summer and Christmas events each year
• Company get together every last Friday of the month
• A large team event every quarter
• Healthcare
• Pension

To be successful, you’ll have…

• Significant experience in professional client relationship management
• A background of working in a PR agency, preferably having dealt with parenting and/or consumer tech media, in addition to national consumer publications
• Proven track record in managing profitable accounts and bringing in new ones
• Flawless project management skills – and the ability to ensure client briefs are navigated through the agency, delivering on time and on budget
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• The ability to plan and strategize at a senior level
• A clear understanding of the creative and planning process
• Commercially orientated
• A persuasive and confident approach to creative projects
• Effective team management capabilities
• Full awareness of creative processes and techniques – including digital platforms
• Hands-on approach to new business – sourcing leads, preparing presentations and pitching

Apply!

If you’re excited about driving a digital-first PR business unit, apply now!

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