Experience working across fast-paced press offices.
Knowledge of a wide spectrum of media and connections within it.
An established Account Manager seeking a new role.
Excellent media relations within lifestyle titles, broadcast, and national news and features writers.
Ability to develop creative and impactful content for varied needs.
Responsibilities
Drive campaigns forward and coordinate activity across core accounts.
Manage a range of coverage-generating techniques.
Apply knowledge of the news and social agenda to client campaigns and use it to generate opportunities.
Use an extensive contacts list to seek out opportunities, sell in stories, and secure top-tier coverage.
Manage influencers and talent from negotiations and contracts through content delivery.
Draft standout copy for media, influencers, and owned social channels.
Build strong day-to-day client relationships, lead client meetings, and provide advice and recommendations.
Own projects and campaigns from planning through delivery, reporting, and evaluation.
Manage and support junior team members, delegate effectively, and ensure work is delivered to a high standard.
Manage account budgets and resources, monitor profitability, and ensure work is delivered within agreed scope.
Identify opportunities to grow and develop client accounts.
Juggle multiple client and team needs.
Desired Qualifications
Strong agency experience working with big brands.
Experience working with technology brands.
Ability to tap into content and social trends, with knowledge of current and emerging talent and influencers.
We are recruiting for a PR Account Manager to join our Consumer team who work with great brands across consumer tech, leisure and lifestyle including home entertainment, gaming, travel and retail.
We are looking for someone with experience across fast paced press offices, a team player with a passion for popular culture and a great eye for news, a creative brain who loves thinking big and thrives on bringing ambitious campaign ideas, to life someone who enjoys a busy and varied role and someone knowledgeable of and connected with a wide spectrum of media.
Some of the things you will be doing:
Driving campaigns forward and coordinating activity across your core accounts
Effectively managing a range of coverage-generating techniques
Applying your knowledge of the news and social agenda to client campaigns and using it to generate opportunities
Maximising your extensive contacts list to seek out opportunities, sell-in and land top-tier coverage
Managing influencers and talent from negotiations and contracts through to content delivery
Using your creative writing skills to draft stand-out copy that will resonate with media, influencers and owned social channels
Building strong day-to-day client relationships, confidently leading client meetings and providing advice and recommendations
Taking ownership of projects and campaigns from planning through to delivery, reporting and evaluation
Managing and supporting junior team members, delegating effectively and ensuring work is delivered to a high standard
Managing account budgets and resources, keeping an eye on profitability and ensuring work is delivered within agreed scope
Identifying opportunities to grow and develop your client accounts
Juggling multiple client and team needs
Who you are:
A hard worker who loves the constant variety and fast pace of a career in PR
An established Account Manager looking for a new role on an exciting client mix.
An excellent team player with great communication skills
Excellent media relations within lifestyle titles, broadcast, and national news/ features writers
Proficient in developing creative and impactful content for a variety of needs.
Brownie Points if…
You have strong agency experience working with big brands.
You have experience working with tech brands
Socially minded, tapping into content and social trends along with knowledge of current and up and coming talent/influencers.