* Job Title: PR Account Manager
* Location: Manchester or Stoke
* Employment Type: Full-Time
* Salary: £32K - £44K dependant on experience
Job Overview
Following several recent client wins, we have a new and exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior or PR Account Manager to join our growing PR team. You will be responsible for providing expert PR skills to a wide range of B2B client accounts within a busy and fast-paced agency environment. This is a client-facing role and as PR Account Manager you’ll work across all accounts, managing client deadlines, planning, and consistently coming up with ways to add value, and exceed expectations.
This role offers lots of variety including PR, social media, digital marketing & content. As the main point of contact for key clients, you’ll confidently respond to client briefs and support wider client objectives with proposals for renewed or new PR/Reputation activity.
If you join us at Senior level, you'll also:
* Take the lead on larger accounts and campaigns
* Advise clients on strategy and creative direction
* Present confidently in meetings and pitches
* Support the development of junior team members
Key Responsibilities
* Forming strong relationships with clients and providing PR strategy and planning alongside results-focused campaign implementation
* Managing multiple campaigns daily and being the primary contact for a portfolio of accounts
* Ensuring the full lifecycle of account work is delivered both in a timely manner and to a high quality
* Present strategies and ways to achieve the highest quality results possible for clients, within budget and on time
For a Senior-level appointment, you’ll also bring:
* Proven experience managing accounts independently
* Strategic insight and commercial awareness
* Leadership and mentoring skills
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Public Relations, Communications, Marketing, or a related field.
Experience
Ideally 4/5 + years’ experience with at least a year gained in an agency environment, you’ll be a strategic thinker with creative flair. As a modern-day PR professional, you’ll have proven digital PR/marketing skills, social media know-how and content production experience, and be used to selling-in and talking to media contacts. You must be a strong communicator with exceptional organisational skills, and have experience of delivering multi-channel PR campaigns.
Skills
* Exceptional writing, editing, and verbal communication skills.
* Strong media relations and pitching abilities.
* Creative thinking and problem-solving skills.
* Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines.
* Proficiency in social media platforms and digital PR strategies.
Attributes
* Attention to detail and a results-oriented mindset.
* Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build lasting relationships.
* Inquisitive and a nose for what makes a successful PR story.
* Tenacious, but professional to get the information needed from Clients to earn them a good level of media coverage.
* Commercially minded - spotting opportunities to expand and grow accounts.
Desirable Skills
* Experience in B2B marketing or technology sectors.
* Knowledge of media monitoring tools and analytics software.
To apply please email alexs@lesniakswann.com stating what you could bring to the position and also let us know what your favourite breakfast is.
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing/Editing
* Industries: Marketing Services
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