Our client is a much loved agency, focusing on hospitality, with some BIG names on their books! Due to remarkable growth we are now seeking a Senior PR Senior Account Manager to join its vibrant team.
You will be working with some of the UK’s best-loved restaurant, bar and hotel accounts across all traditional and social/digital channels. This exciting PR roles involves managing junior members of the team and pro-actively seek out and pitch for new business
Requirements:
- Proven track record and experience in the hospitality sector
- A great black book of media and third party contacts
- A nose for what is and what isn’t press worthy
- Digital savvy and the ability to integrate campaigns
- A big sense of teamwork and the ability to work autonomously
- Strong writing skills
- Creativity and commerciality
- Proven success in winning accounts and exceptional client servicing skills
- A strong work ethic and passion for the industry
Duties:
- Directing all the day-to-day client activity and relationships through the team
- Devise strategy and plan campaigns to deliver strong press coverage
- Oversee client press coverage; ensuring regular and relevant coverage is secured and communicated to the client – seek to exceed client expectations
- Act as client counsel offering senior strategic advice and nurture existing relationships
- Provide line management and training and development for junior team members
- Keep abreast of all media, including newspapers, magazines, journals, broadcasts, newswires and blogs, for opportunities for clients including editorial and advertising
- Relationship building and networking with colleagues, clients and the media
- Signing off client status reports
- Selling in bigger features and news stories to the media
- Social media – oversee on behalf of clients and ensure team members are regularly promoting and interacting with clients across all platforms
- Ensure your team manages their budgets and time effectively
- Identify and cultivate new business opportunities as well as encourage organic growth
- Regular pitch writing and presenting
- Liaising with and reporting to/updating Rochelle Cohen/Kate Downey re projects as and when required
Generous benefits include:
- Extra day holiday for every year you stay
- Additional holidays between Xmas and new year – usually 3-4 extra days
- Further day-off on your birthday
- Voucher for employee of the month
- Contributory pension
- Monthly drinks – when allowed
- Duvet hour – come in hour late or leave hour early if worked an evening
- Summer/Christmas parties – when allowed
- Early finish last Friday of every month
- Flexi hours
- Soft drinks cupboard
- Welcome lunch on arrival
- Bonus for new business brought in
- Client renewal team dinners
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