PR Account Director

Recruiter
Confidential
Location
London
Salary
Competitive
Posted
26 Feb 2021
Closes
10 Mar 2021
Job Title
Associate Director
Category
Sales
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Role responsibilities:

Account Management

* Actively develop strategic proposals and pitch to clients

* Oversee the delivery of toolkits and global activations

* Excellent understanding of the traditional media and social media landscape

* Excellent understanding and experience of influencer marketing, including experience of partnership negotiation and overseeing content creation

* Overseeing the creation of materials for client programmes including strategic launch plans, press releases, media advisories, influencer briefs, contracts etc.

* Building strong client relationships at a senior level, attending client meetings and calls as required

* Hold regular account review meetings to ensure client service standards are maintained

* Overseeing client reporting and campaign evaluations

* Building strong relationships with internal PG ONE colleagues, representing the MSL team and actively participating in internal meetings

Financial Management

* Excellent understanding of commercial needs of agency and financial requirements of clients

* Overseeing budget management, staffing and servicing levels to ensure continued profitability and utilisation on accounts

* Ensuring that clients are invoiced correctly and budgets and expenditure closely tracked

Client Management

* You will be the account lead, working closely with your team and clients to deliver projects on time and within budget

* You will be responsible for identifying any client/ budget/ team issues in a timely manner and working with to resolve

* You will be a source of knowledge, ensuring that clients are kept abreast of current industry events and news

Team Management

* Attend regular meetings with the account team (and with wider experts where applicable) to ensure campaigns are progressing on time and budget

* Responsible for motivating and mentoring junior team members, and leading by example

* Helping to ensure existing and new team members are effectively inducted, trained, developed and motivated to deliver the best work for our clients

Strategic Thinking

* Developing strategies and contributing strategic insight into the handling of client issues and crisis

* Building relationships with and leveraging PG ONE's internal experts in order to up–sell services to existing clients across the business

* Developing and presenting strategies at client and team meetings

Agency Ambassador

* You will act as an ambassador for the division and for PG ONE as a whole by proactively developing relationships – both internally and externally – to help raise PG ONE's profile

* You will support local teams across the UK and internationally where relevant, ensuring they manage local client relationships and deliver best–in–class work in line with the PG ONE standards

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