Account Director / Senior Account Director - Consumer PR Agency
The Opportunity
We have an exciting opportunity for an Account Director or a Senior Account Director at an ambitious, growing, and award-winning consumer PR agency. Creativity drives them, and this role is ideal for someone passionate about the industry. If you love winning new business, seeing campaigns splash across news pages and websites, and enjoying success during awards season, we’d love to hear from you. If you’re energetic, entrepreneurial, charismatic, and excel in building rapport with clients and teams, this role is for you.
About You
We are seeking an established Account Director or Senior Account Director, preferably with agency experience in a creative consumer public relations business. The ideal candidate is eager to help contribute meaningfully to the future of a growing agency and is comfortable with managing day-to-day account activities. This is a fast paced, consumer shop, so you should love managing busy press offices and creative campaign work simultaneously, ideally having come from an award winning agency previously. You should love getting hands-on with the work, thrive on autonomy, and have a proven track record in running, and growing accounts. Passion for media relations is essential.
The Agency
This consumer PR agency excels in creating work that gets great results, using insights and creativity to put its clients at the heart of conversations. With a team of approximately 40, they deliver memorable work that drives tangible business benefits. They cover sectors including sport, lifestyle/travel/home, and food & beverage/FMCG, working with a diverse range of clients. The agency prides itself on its impactful, community-driven approach, resulting in numerous accolades, including PR Week, CIPR, and PRCA awards.
They are committed to a diverse and inclusive culture, with a 60:40 female-to-male split and 80% of the senior leadership team being women. This commitment is reflected in their perfect score on PR Week's Gender & Ethnicity Pay Gap Report for three consecutive years. They offer perks such as unlimited holiday, structured wellbeing support, and private medical insurance.
The Role
In this role, you will oversee multiple accounts in a team that could work across sectors such as sport, lifestyle/travel/home, and food & beverage/FMCG. The exact clients and team will be chosen based on your experience and interests. Your responsibilities will include managing the day-to-day press office, leading campaigns, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality work. You will also play a key role in identifying, leading, and managing new business opportunities.
Key Responsibilities:
- Press Office Management: Oversee the day-to-day operations of the press office, ensuring timely and effective media engagement.
- Campaign Leadership: Lead the planning and execution of communications campaigns, driving creative ideas and strategies.
- Client Relationships: Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, understanding their business needs and ensuring satisfaction.
- New Business Development: Contribute to new business pitches, identify opportunities for growth, and support the agency’s expansion efforts.
Requirements
- Established Account Director or Senior Account Director, ready to take the next step.
- Experience in running day-to-day press office operations and leading campaigns.
- Proven track record in managing and growing accounts independently.
- Strong entrepreneurial spirit and creative thinking.
- Exceptional presentation skills and ability to sell ideas effectively.
- Great team leadership skills, managing and getting the most out of juniors.
- Experience in new business pitches and strategic planning.
- Excellent instincts and sound strategic judgement.
If you're a creative, ambitious, and inclusive consumer PR Account Director, driven to make a meaningful impact and empower teams, we invite you to apply.
We will try to get back to as many people as possible, but if you don’t hear from us within one week from sending your application, you unfortunately haven’t been successful this time.