Job description
Title: Account ManagerOverview: Seeking a dynamic individual with experience of PR within the consumer hospitality / lifestyle sector to join our client's growing team. The successful candidate will manage a portfolio of clients, shaping client reputation through a range of PR tools and manage team members.
Place of Work: Working remotely, with weekly F2F team catch-ups.
Hours of Work: Full-time, Monday-Friday, 9.30am-6pm including a 1 hour lunch break
Role:
As Account Manager, your responsibilities would include:
- Managing a portfolio of clients’ PR accounts, promoting them to their target audiences through a range of PR tools
- Managing the needs of the client and their accounts, providing creative ideas, strategic counsel and PR solutions whilst maintaining a high level of client interaction and relationship
- Developing industry and sector focused PR campaigns, and subsequent news angles, stories and media pitches
- Developing and nurturing a wide network of media contacts and industry spokespeople, regularly dealing with and speaking to key journalists
- Fulfilling clients’ key performance indicators, analyzing coverage and providing written reports
- Being involved in pitching for new business and developing PR proposals
- Keeping abreast of current PR trends and tools
- Managing and mentoring junior members of staff
- Communicating effectively with key stakeholders
- Championing the comapny's values and brand
Key requirements:
- 3+ years experience within a PR agency environment
- A flair for creativity, strategic thinking and innovation
- Exceptional written, verbal, interpersonal and presentation skills
- Good industry knowledge and a strong network of media, influencer and industry contacts, adept at building relationships
- Proven track record of successfully implemented PR campaigns and pitches for a range of lifestyle clients
- Strong organisational and planning skills, with an ability to manage multiple projects and clients simultaneously
- Driven, ambitious and willing to contribute to the business and the growth of the company
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