Manager-Account Manager in London

Location: Flexible remote working, with regular team collaboration days in London. Travel to client meetings, events, and exhibitions across the UK and abroad as required.

Working Pattern and Holiday: Full-time permanent role, with flexible working patterns considered for the right person. ASAP start strongly preferred — we have a major event in late September that this role would help bring home. 22 days annual leave, including bank/public holidays and your birthday off.

Barker PR is a specialist agency with a strong reputation in healthcare, dental and wellness communications. We create purposeful, engaging campaigns that deliver measurable results — from media coverage and stakeholder engagement to strategic brand positioning and live events. Our work spans PR, social, events, marketing campaigns, content and partnerships, always underpinned by curiosity, collaboration and creativity.

You'll work directly with one of our Brand Leads across a portfolio that includes a leading B2B software brand operating across multiple sectors (veterinary, pharmacy, primary care and a wider healthcare portfolio), a fast-growing dental tech brand, and additional B2B accounts across the healthcare and dental sector. Working directly with our Brand Lead, you'll take account coordination off the senior team, run the weekly client rhythm yourself, draft and distribute press releases at pace, brief internal specialists (design, social, editorial) and make sure nothing falls between the cracks.

We're looking for someone who's genuinely detail-focused — the person who spots what others miss, sweats the small stuff because they know it adds up, and is the natural quality-control safety net for the team. Someone who hustles: comfortable picking up the phone, chasing the contact, getting the press release out, moving the work through the agency without needing to be asked twice.

• A flagship B2B industry event delivered cleanly — project plan owned end-to-end, registration flow and email sequences running, keynote speaker briefed, sector press release programme drafted and distributed, on-day logistics coordinated.
• A flagship sector research report launching alongside the event delivered to launch — survey deployment and response chasing complete, partner coordination managed, report production hand-off cleanly executed with our editorial and design teams.
• A clean weekly rhythm across all accounts — status, measurement, coverage reports and team calls running without senior intervention.

From day one, your portfolio will include a flagship live B2B event, a major sector research report launch, an ongoing healthcare thought-leadership programme, a fast-growing dental tech brand with international rollout ambitions, and a clutch of additional B2B accounts in the healthcare and dental sector. The mix combines event project management, research-led campaign delivery, sector trade press distribution and day-to-day account rhythm.

Own end-to-end project plans for event delivery — a major industry event scheduled for late September being the immediate priority. Run registration flows, attendee guest list management, email sequences and post-event follow-up. Coordinate venue, suppliers, AV, branding, photography and videography for live events. Run the weekly and bi-weekly client call rhythm across your accounts. We're investing in the systems that make this less manual — you'll help shape that. Manage high-profile keynote speakers and sector KOLs coordination logistics (briefings, scheduling, follow-up) on programmes the Brand Lead is steering strategically. Survey deployment and response chasing on data-led campaigns. Track time accurately against your accounts — we run a transparent capacity-and-fees model and time data drives our planning. Help shape re-scopes when needed.

You're at ease picking up the phone, chasing the journalist, getting the supplier to commit, moving the work through. Demonstrable event project management — at least one live trade or industry event you've owned end-to-end. You can write a tight release, hit the right trade contacts, chase placement and write up coverage without supervision. Confident running an account day-to-day — you've owned a client relationship at AM (or strong SAE) level. Sharp written English and clear verbal communication. Comfortable with multi-stakeholder client environments (you'll be working across multiple sector heads, MDs and central CEO/CMO simultaneously). Genuine interest in healthcare, dental, veterinary or wellness sectors is an advantage. Familiarity with tools such as Cision, Canva, Mailchimp, social scheduling platforms, CRM systems (e.g. HubSpot) and project management tools.

A supportive, collaborative team culture with direct exposure to senior management on every account from day one. Flexible hybrid working (London-based collaboration days) and a commitment to work–life balance. 22 days annual leave including bank/public holidays, plus your birthday off. Clear progression to Senior Account Manager and Brand Lead for the right person — we'll support you on that journey. Investment in your development — we'll fund the training that helps you grow. A transparent way of working: every account team member can see fees, days and over-service position on their accounts at any time. We welcome portfolios or writing samples if you'd like to share examples of your work.

We're targeting an early September start (or sooner), to land ahead of our biggest event of the year. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including but not limited to race, gender, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation and socio-economic status. If you require any adjustments to the application process, please let us know — we're happy to support you.