B2B / B2C PR Account Manager in London

Experienced, creative and passionate PR Account Manager to work across an exciting B2C and B2B PR portfolio of clients.

Are you a creative thinker with a thirst for culture, and a finger on the pulse of what's trending? Are you passionate about earned media, excited by media relations and a natural born networker? Then here’s a brilliant opportunity to join our client - a leading Top 100 award-winning PR and Digital agency based in Southwark, London.

With over three decades of big brand experience, the team of 50 passionate PR people are working with some of the UK’s most popular brands including Aldi, Unilever, Jacobs Douwe Egberts, Lansons Champagne and Wickes amongst many others.

Our client is looking for an Account Manager to join the team in London, working on world-renowned FMCG and retail clients, to tell brand stories and deliver best in class media coverage, across both consumer and trade channels.

You’ll be a results driven self-starter with excellent writing skills and brilliant attention to detail. An ambitious team player, with a positive attitude and a proactive mindset to ensure we are always ahead of the curve, delivering exceptional client service. There is a great opportunity for career progression and the opportunity to work across some really fab clients.

About the Role

Our client is seeking an experienced, passionate and creative PR Account Manager to work across an exciting consumer and FMCG trade portfolio of well-known UK/Global brands.

Responsibilities & Skills Required

• Writing skills - you will have the ability to write in a range of styles including news releases, case studies, articles and proposals, fact sheets, opinion pieces, blog entries etc.
• Media liaison - dealing with day to day enquiries; establishing and building relationships; ensuring copy is prepared, approved and submitted in line with deadlines; researching and writing copy for features; writing and following up photo-call notices; closing the loop with all press opportunities.
• Media Knowledge: it’s important to have in-depth knowledge of the media, for your specific clients and in general. This should include national, trade and online. You must be proficient in using basic media tools.
• Media pitching - selling in articles/features and finding new story angles where possible.
• Time management - prioritising your own workload to ensure you meet deadlines and objectives set by account managers and directors for each client - within the time allocated - and reporting to team members on progress.
• Working to activity plans - attending status meetings to ensure you understand client objectives and deadlines. Planning own work and meets all commitments against activity plans.
• Communicating - with managers to ensure they are updated on work in progress and briefed when having difficulty achieving required results.
• Client management - building solid relationships with assigned client contacts. Provide tactical counsel to all clients. Demonstrate a proactive stance with all assigned accounts by offering new ideas and new ways of generating success.
• Team management - motivating, managing and nurturing junior team members.
• Market knowledge - actively working to create a good knowledge of current developments and trends affecting the clients’ industries and markets.

In a nutshell you will need to have:

• Excellent working knowledge of national, consumer and trade media
• Track record in generating news angles and achieving stand out coverage for big brands
• FMCG/Retail PR experience
• Excellent writing skills
• Great client management experience
• Ability to nurture and motivate junior team members
• Passionate about PR

The Perks

• Hybrid working (2 days in the office each week or more if preferred)
• Flexible working hours on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays
• Weekly happiness audit
• 4pm finish on Fridays
• Free monthly onsite massage
• £250 yearly 'anniversary thank you'
• Local gyms discount
• Mental Health Allies
• Thursday afternoon drinks
• No meeting Fridays
• Rooftop bar and restaurant
• Staff recognition / voucher awards at monthly staff meetings
• Numerous perks being based at Rose Court incl weekly running club, puppy wellbeing workshops, yoga workshops, nail bar and so much more
• Sabbaticals and special leave of 3 weeks+
• Free flu jabs
• Mindfulness Hour

Additional Information

We respect the human rights of all employees, including permanent, temporary and contract workers. We select and promote our people on the basis of their qualifications and merit, encouraging diversity. We expect all employees to be treated without discrimination or concern for factors such as race, religion, national origin, colour, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age or disability. We seek to provide safe workplaces. We recognise the rights of our employees to freedom of association and collective bargaining. We will not tolerate harassment or any form of forced, compulsory or child labour.