PR Account Director – Food and Drink Brands

PR Account Director – Food and Drink Brands

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a PR Account Director to join a leading Food and Drink PR Agency in London. With an impressive existing client base, they are looking for that special someone to come on board as a fabulous AD to hit the ground running, manage campaigns and lead a team.

The successful AD will have previous experience working on Food and Drink brands, either agency or in-house with a strong B2C background. B2C Preferred.

With a solid reputation within the PR sector, the agency is fully equipped and caters to some of the best (if not the) businesses within the UK (large and small). Offering a comprehensive package of services incorporating public relations, marketing solutions, profile management, social analysis and content planning, the agency’s contacts and clients are the envy the Public Relations sector… some of the best breakthrough brands around!

It’s no bulls*** when we say this AD will work on THE best trailblazer posh nosh & boozy beverage brands currently hitting the UK… really is a goldmine in terms of accounts! (*Non-boozy brands too).

Sounds like a bit of you?

You are a knowledgeable, capable and confident operator with a thorough understanding of the required financial, strategic, media and communication skills required to run profitable and successful client accounts. You are fully in control of client relationships, overseeing delivery of client work within budget; you are fully up to speed on the communications mechanics available to deliver KPIs for a variety of clients’ Scopes of Work.

Account Directors drive profitable implementation of strategies and activities agreed with clients – in consultation with Senior Management and Directors – ensuring that programmes, objectives and outcome KPIs are being met, and delivering client delight to ensure client retention.

In supporting revenue growth Account Directors are central to the overall business development mission and play a key part in proactive and reactive lead generation, management and response development.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a dynamic and creative agency with an excellent reputation!

This role will be full immersive within the Brands Food and Drinks sector, so will suit a hands-on account manager who loves everything PR and leading from the front.

Sounds like a bit of you?

• Knowledge and confidence within our clients’ business sectors
• Thorough understanding of clients’ respective businesses, commercial priorities and strategies
• Strategic & lateral thinking
• Team leadership and management
• Business & financial acumen
• Fees and budget planning and management
• Understanding commercials around planning campaigns / SOW
• Basic market understanding and increasing awareness
• Understanding levers and factors to make clients profitable
• Business development (increasing current client fees and new business)
• New business development and networking skills
• Familiar with industry sector – growing familiarity with contacts in business, media, influencers
• Delivers ‘customer delight’ to clients ~ within budget
• Innovator with new ideas/creativity – in line with digital innovation / focus
• Results orientated – outcomes v output
• Campaign led, story-telling approach to client work
• Decision making/judgement – in consultation with Senior Management and Directors
• Influencing skills – internal and external
• Knowledge sharing across the agency
• Planning skills
• Presentation skills
• Resource management

Snap shot of benefits, but not limited to…

• Competitive salary
• Bonus scheme
• Hybrid working
• Progression and development opportunities
• Fab company culture
• Work social events

Previous PR agency experience within F&B brands… a must!

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