PR Account Manager
Location | London |
Discipline: | Account Management |
Salary: | Up to £45,000 |
Contact name: | Stephanie Barber |
Contact email: | stephanie.barber@tpn.co.uk |
About The Company
Our client is a communications agency designed to support the ideas and innovations to solve the world’s biggest problems. Operating under a new brand this agency draws on the talent and expertise of two founder agencies to offer award winning international PR, marketing, digital and creative communications to international clients.
Their clients range from publicly listed multinationals to feisty start-ups and share their entrepreneurial spirit and a desire to do extraordinary things and try something different to achieve their goals.
About The Opportunity
An Account Manager is the first point of contact for each of the agency’s clients, responsible for managing the day-to-day running of client accounts, mentoring account executives and driving the tactical implementation of communications programs to meet and exceed client expectations. Account Managers also play an instrumental role in supporting marketing, business development and internal initiatives.
Responsibilities
Be the main point of contact for your clients on a day-to-day basis
Manage multiple projects of varying scope and size, applying experience and intuition to prioritise effectively
Translate agreed strategies and programmes into effective tactical implementation that meets and exceeds client expectations
Monitor the delivery of activity against agreed programme KPIs
Combine PR creativity with knowledge of the client and industry to identify news hooks, angles and thought leadership themes that deliver against each programme’s communications objectives
Deliver strategic, insight led writing with guidance on approach from senior team
Manage resourcing of day-to-day account activity including mentoring junior team members and marshalling wider team resources
Ensure the content and tone of every document is in line with the client’s brand and strategic goals, in an appropriate format for its purpose, relevant to the target audience and incorporates key messages
Create a wide range of documents, as well as mentoring account executives to effectively deliver them: Examples include, press releases, Pitches and pitching and bylined features / comment
Support all aspects of event management
Demonstrate established, in-depth market knowledge of client industries and their competitive positioning and be able to apply that to engaging with different audiences (e.g. media, clients, partners, prospects)
Proactively and effectively contribute to new business pitches, brainstorms, proposals and presentations
Take responsibility on a rota-basis for contributing content to the company social media channels and website and provide recommendations on making improvements
Attendance at external networking events
Apply commercial awareness to the running of accounts and scope cost estimates for basic projects
Contribute to strategy creation and drive forward the tactical implementation of agreed communications programmes across earned, owned and paid channels
Manage the delivery of work to clients by effectively delegating to and enlisting help from both senior and junior colleagues, channelling their resource effectively
Proactively identify opportunities for clients and present these to the consultant on the account
Proactively build relationships with journalists and industry influencers, leveraging these relationships to the benefit of clients
Spot and trouble shoot potential issues before they become problematic, keeping the Account Director aware of progress
Lead client meetings
Mentor junior colleagues, support their development and be a source of constructive feedback, ideas and experience
Oversee the creation of account documentation and maintain the highest standards of delivery
About The Desired Candidate
Previous experience working in a PR capacity
Agency experience preferable
Experience working in a fast-paced PR environment
Excellent command of the English language and the ability to write creatively whilst keeping in line with grammatical and journalistic best practices
Ability to manage multiple stakeholder relationships
Previous experience working to deadlines and achieving KPI’s
Benefits
Hybrid working approach (min 2 days in the office) + early Friday finish during Summer months
Financed learning & development programme & personalised Career Pathway
Access to the company People Hub (in partnership with Perkbox)
25 Days Annual Leave + 2 additional days per year (1 for birthday/1 volunteer day
Office closure between Xmas and NY
Bonus (10% of net profit to the team)
Enhanced Pension Contribution (4% & 4%)
Funded social events (Christmas, Summer Parties, regular meet ups, team lunches etc)
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