PR Account Director
£50,000 – £55,000
Our client is a leading, multiple award winning PR Agency, with over 30 years of experience partnering with a range of international and national lifestyle/hospitality luxury clients; from Michelin-starred restaurants, spa’s, gastropubs, luxury hotels and award winning bars – recently voted for ‘Top 10 in Hospitality Comms’. A friendly, driven and passionate team of PR, social media and marketing experts with a reputation for innovation and success.
We’re looking for a passionate and driven leader to work our client’s award winning client base in luxury travel & food; owning client relationships, managing campaigns and leading a team of superstars.
About You:
- Have a minimum of 4 years strong previous PR experience within an agency working on Hospitality, Travel or luxury food and restaurants.
- UK Media Coverage/Contacts
- You have a thorough understanding of the required strategic, media and communication skills required to run profitable and successful client accounts.
- Ability to able to maintain and grow client relationships.
- An excellent track record in winning new business – able to grow existing clients and identify and win new ones.
- A strong industry network and contacts with senior journalists and members of the press
- Strong commercial acumen – first-rate financial planning and reporting with the ability to set and work to budget and monitor profitability.
- Exceptional written, verbal and presentation skills
- An inspiring leader who loves helping their team and clients reach their full potential.
About the role
As the Account Director you will be core in overseeing PR campaigns from creative brief, implementation and delivery to ensure clients are receiving excellent outcomes as well as be able to flourish and make your mark on a fast growing agency with tons of opportunity.
- Full ownership of client relationships, overseeing delivery of client work; media strategy, and account development.
- Collaborating with the wider business to seek opportunity in winning new business.
- Overseeing PR campaigns from creative brief to implementation and delivery & securing top tier media coverage
- Lead, develop and delegate to your superstar team of PR professionals!
- Collaborate with stakeholders to provide support for agency growth and
- Use your creative ability to achieve exceptional outcomes for current clients and manage an extended portfolio ensuring consistency of service is delivered
- Championing the agency values and brand to stand out against the crowd.
- Developing senior press relationships and managing contacts with key commentators, industry spokespeople and sector influencers
- Offering crisis management and counsel to clients and extending networking opportunities
- Overseeing provision of account resources
- Formulating business strategy in conjunction with other directors
About the company
With over two decades of industry experience, our partner has become one of the most respected leading PR agencies in the UK. Their ethos is what really sets them apart, they take pride in developing and nurturing long lasting relationships with their clients and creating tailored based PR & Social solutions to continually drive sales and brand awareness with forward thinking clients.
Which, is also taken into account in their culture, they have a light, collaborative and nurturing culture, to help employees flourish and become experts in the space. Their mission is to develop their people; with an open door policy in terms of being able to discuss your career and job goals. Priding themselves in their highly collaborative, honest approach.
Beyond that, enthusiasm, a can-do attitude, a willingness to work pretty hard and get the job done. They look for people who have a positive attitude to life and are glass half full sorts of people.
Benefits & Nice to Have:
????️ 32 days holiday, loyalty holiday, a day off on your birthday & 3x days between Xmas and New Year
???? Hybrid working policy & Flexi hours
☀️ Early finishes every payday Friday & weekly early finishes in the summer!
???? Monthly employee recognition awards
????Coverage King/Queen of the Month Award
???? New business & Recruitment referral fee
???? Duvet rewards for attended events
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???? Competitive training budgets bespoke to your skills and goals.
???? Regular office and work events
???? Pension / Health Insurance
If you’re looking for an opportunity to work with award winning clients, expand your skills across various channels with a forward thinking team & business that offers flexibility and competitive benefits, then APPLY NOW!
CARE-TO-SHARE?
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