We’re looking for a London-based PR leader to join our growing team in the UK. A successful candidate will be a creative thinker and a seasoned PR pro in touch with the everchanging media landscape and fluent at developing and executing strategic PR campaigns in both traditional and emerging media, with a bias towards consumer, travel, music and wellness.
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Praytell is a creative communications agency powered by teams with strategic minds and spirited hearts. We craft timely, integrated campaigns that make headlines across social, earned, digital, and beyond. Born in Brooklyn in 2013, we are now an agency of 160+ employees globally with physical hubs and locations in the US, UK, and Australia. After a decade of delivering award-winning work, we know one thing for certain - we’re just getting started!
If you’re looking for an opportunity to join a growing team, work for leaders who care and to make your mark in an industry long overdue for a shakeup, we’d love to hear from you.
Job Overview
* Location: London, UK
* Employment Type: Full time
* Title: Senior Account Director
Roles & Responsibilities
* Leading and supporting key accounts acting both as a client point of contact and day to day support for larger accounts, overseeing deliverables, strategy development and more.
* Support the development of media strategies, client strategic planning and creative, and assist with execution of approved plans.
* Supporting all aspects of account health and profitability from budgets to contracts, allocations and more, working in tandem with account oversight.
* Develop and nurture long term relationships with clients, offering strategic counsel, creative thinking and problem solving.
* Keeping on top of industry trends and cultural moments so as to offer informed and succinct insights to clients.
* Identifying and pitching incremental opportunities to grow business with existing clients.
* Playing a key role in the ongoing growth of the Praytell UK office, including cultural and professional development with other team members.
* Support development of Praytell UK growth through networking activity, new business pitches, candidate pipeline development and other efforts that develop the agency’s presence in the UK.
Experience and Skills
* You have about 7-9 years of experience in public relations, communications and/or client service in a related field in an agency environment.
* You’ve led accounts with multiple workstreams.
* You have experience working with other departments to deliver great work and show clear leadership with managing ongoing client relationships.
* You can still be hands-on with media and manage day to day deliverables.
* You have experience pitching new business, building and presenting decks and are comfortable in these environments.
* You address issues proactively with fresh ideas and a positive attitude.
* You leave no stone unturned and you’re always trying to find a way to succeed.
* You approach all work ethically and honestly, setting an example for your colleagues.
* You are able to clearly and concisely communicate both verbally and in writing.
* You bring consumer media relationships and strive to develop, maintain and strengthen partnerships with key media contacts and internal account teams.
* You’re able to manage your time working on multiple projects for multiple accounts while staying organised and maintaining high-quality deliverables.
Our Culture
We get it. Every agency says they have a super great work culture. But culture isn’t just something you have—it’s something you create. Some of the measures we take to have a truly great culture:
* Truly Hybrid Working: We trust you to get your work done wherever you are, but we also appreciate the benefit of time spent together.
* Flexible Working: We offer flexible work schedules and locations, as well as flexible time off and more than a dozen company holidays and mental health days.
* Flexible Fridays: We aim to keep Fridays meeting-free, providing space for catching up on tasks and sparking new ideas.
* Collaboration: We support and celebrate one another’s work.
* Community Connection: We cultivate connection with each other and the places where we work and play.
* Global Mindset: We pride ourselves on maintaining a small-agency culture and community that puts our people first.
Compensation and Benefits
* Salary Range: £50,000 - £63,000 (Compensation may vary based on factors such as experience, expertise, skills, and abilities.)
* Private Healthcare Insurance (BUPA) - eligible after 6-month probationary period.
* Employee Assistance Programme (Bupa).
* Bank Holidays, Accrued PTO & Unlimited Time Off.
* Sick Leave & Sick Pay.
* Pension Scheme (Nest).
* Death in Service (MetLife) - eligible after 6-month probationary period.
* Maternity Leave (Government Program).
* Paternity Leave (Government Program).
* Shared Parental Leave.
* Jury Service.
* Flexible Schedules & Remote Working.
* Mobile Phone Allowance - eligible after 6-month probationary period.
* Commuting Benefits - eligible after 6-month probationary period.
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