Our client, a multi-specialist PR agency with strong consumer, corporate, digital, travel, and technology teams, is looking for an Account Director to join their Consumer team. They work with great brands across consumer tech, leisure, and lifestyle including travel, mobile technology, retail, and home entertainment.
Key Responsibilities
* Driving campaigns forward and coordinating activity across busy accounts.
* Effectively managing a range of coverage generating techniques – identifying possible news hijacking opportunities, drafting spokesperson commentary, driving social editorial, etc.
* Applying your knowledge of the news & social agenda to client campaigns and using it to generate opportunities.
* Maximising your extensive contacts list to seek out opportunities, sell-in, and land top-tier coverage.
Skills & Experience
* An established Account Director with relevant consumer tech and lifestyle agency/client experience.
* An excellent team player with great communication skills and leadership qualities.
* Excellent media relations within consumer tech, lifestyle titles, broadcast, and national news/features writers.
* Influencer campaign experience – especially with gaming influencers – would be a bonus.
* Proficient in developing creative and impactful content for a variety of needs.
Location & Workplace Policy
* Hybrid, 3 days in office in Central London.
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