PR/Communications Account Manager, Manchester Salary £30K - £35K DOE Excellent Benefits Package, training and Career Development Opportunities We have an exciting opportunity for a PR professional to join one of the UK's leading independent full service creative and communications agencies to be based in the Manchester office. This role is perfect for someone with experience in corporate and trade PR and communications that are looking to progress to the next stage of their career as an Account Manager. The role is ideal for anyone with well-rounded communication skills covering media relations, social media, creative campaigns, client/programme management and basic evaluation and measurement. We are ideally looking for people with 2-3 years of experience in food and drink, FMCG or other consumer-facing brands. Role responsibilities Managing the delivery of client programmes and integrated campaigns Acting as a day-to-day client lead Working with your team to ensure client deadlines and KPIs are met Generating ideas and spotting opportunities for clients Developing client relationships Developing detailed knowledge and understanding of client businesses, sectors and participating in new business pitches and actively looking for opportunities for growing revenue. Role requirements Previous experience in a similar role Experience in building strong client relationships and providing thoughtful and considered consultancy across client programmes. Commercial awareness and the ability to produce client budgets Excellent verbal and written skills with the ability to apply solutions quickly Organisational, planning and client management skills Ability to think critically, creatively and to demonstrate good judgement A good work ethic, flexibility and enthusiasm to deliver work and results of a consistently high standard Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) Please note, we will endeavour to contact you within 48 hours of receiving your CV, however due to the nature of our business this may be delayed due to meetings, holidays and offsite visits. If you have not had a response within 7 days then please assume that your application has been unsuccessful, due to high volume response unfortunately we are unable to reply to all applicants.