Growing Leeds-based PR agency is on an expansion drive and looking to appoint a PR AM to their team of 9.
They work on a 50/50 mix of consumer and B2B clients across retail, legal, sustainability, utilities, insurance, construction, healthcare, education and interiors.
They have a hybrid working model of three days in the office and the rest from home.
They pride themselves on listening to what their clients need. They immerse themselves in their clients’ worlds and create meaningful relationships with the journalists and stakeholders they want to connect with. They create powerful PR that delivers targeted coverage, boosts reputation and makes clients proud.
Following a spate of new business wins and a chokka pipeline of opportunities, they need to build our team with strong recruits who are brimming with passion and have all the strategic know-how to drive forward results for our brilliant clients.
Their agency values mean a lot to them and they want to work with people who feel the same. They actively nurture open, collaborative and rewarding relationships, they absolutely give it their all and they don’t give up. They are a really positive bunch who care passionately about what they do and each other.
They are looking for a confident, experienced and passionate Account Manager.
The candidate needs to have three years+ agency experience in creating impactful PR campaigns and in delivering consistent coverage. This is a hands-on role as the successful candidate will lead a number of accounts to deliver results that exceed client expectations. Exceptional written, verbal and presentation skills are a must alongside excellent management, organisational and planning skills.
You will be expected to understand communication strategies and know how this ties into wider marketing, plus have established and meaningful relationships with journalists. You will have strong leadership skills with experience of management in a PR environment, plus business development abilities with a track record of success.
They need a strong networker that is adept at building relationships at all levels. A strong communicator with a proven ability to present complex industry information to target audiences. Strong consumer experience and expert knowledge of B2B comms is a must.
To be successful in this role you will possess:
- Excellent management skills.
- The ability to lead and control a multitude of activities for themselves and their account teams. Delegation and high level planning skills are a must
- Excellent written communication skills are a must, as is excellent attention to detail.
- We are looking for someone with previous experience in a similar role with strong experience of leading accounts and driving consistent PR results from their network of press contacts
Benefits
- 26 days holiday (plus BH)
- Have your birthday off!
- Work from anywhere for a week
- New business bonus
- Annual performance based bonus