Corporate PR Account Director – Senior Account Director

Manchester/Hybrid
REF: BCHS320
£40 - 55K

Due to expansion, this highly regarded Manchester agency is looking to appoint a corporate account director or senior account director to support corporate across a diverse range of sectors, including food and drink, property and real estate and tech.

 

The campaigns you would work on will be complex and at times sensitive, covering substantiality, diversity and inclusion, essentially campaigns that haven’t got straight forward solutions to achieve their goals. The role will also involve leading a team, creating, pitching and leading PR strategies being very strategic and consulting C Suite clients.

 

Role responsibilities

  • Planning and strategy development for client programmes and integrated campaigns
  • Taking commercial responsibility for a portfolio of accounts
  • Acting as lead client counsel
  • Managing and supporting the team to ensure deadlines and KPIs are met
  • Reviewing content and advising on placement across earned, owned, paid and social media channels
  • Leading planning and review meetings
  • Generating ideas and spotting opportunities for clients
  • Maintaining senior client and media relationships
  • Expert knowledge and understanding of client businesses, sectors and all forms of media
  • Identifying potential new business leads and areas of potential growth
  • Leading new business pitches

Role requirements

  • Previous experience in a similar role – either as a Senior Account Manager or Account Director
  • Experience in handling complex client issues and ability to provide senior clients with clear and well-informed strategic counsel
  • Commercial awareness and the ability to deliver a project to budget
  • Excellent verbal and written skills with the ability to apply solutions quickly
  • Organisational, planning and client management skills
  • Ability to prioritise workload and support junior colleagues
  • Ability to think critically, creatively and to demonstrate good judgement
  • A good work ethic, flexibility and enthusiasm to deliver work and results of a consistently high standard
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

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