Account Manager - Travel, Placemaking and Lifestyle

Job Description

The Account Manager is responsible for driving the day-to-day running of client accounts, supporting the team’s delivery of creative, impactful PR strategies and campaigns for clients, while leveraging and building strong media, influencer and key network relationships. You will be a key point of contact for clients and play an active role in campaign execution, event delivery, and media engagement.

You will be able to embody The Beacon’s culture, being proactive, ideas-led, and purpose-driven, contributing to the agency’s reputation for thoughtful, creative communications and excellent client management.

Reporting To

Account Director & Founding Partners

Main Requirements

• Currently operating at Senior Account Executive or Account Manager level
• Strong travel and lifestyle media contacts across print, digital, and influencers. Experience within the US market also beneficial but not necessary
• Proven experience managing events, including but not exclusive to press events, pop-ups and/or brand activations, influencer activations, and launches end-to-end
• Solid understanding of campaign delivery and product launches from planning through to reporting
• Experience working in an agency environment
• Experience working with affiliate agencies or platforms is desirable but not essential
• Highly proactive and solutions-oriented, with the ability to anticipate client needs
• Strong organisational and admin skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Confident communicator with clients, media, and internal teams
• Passion for creative ideas and cultural relevance within PR
• Knowledge and passion for fashion and lifestyle industries. Able to demonstrate and leverage own personal network
• Experience working with influencers and content creators, including outreach and management
• Strong writing skills across press releases, pitches, and reports

Key Responsibilities

• Client Management
• Support the day-to-day running of client accounts, ensuring smooth delivery of work and overseeing junior team members on the day-to-day admin requirements to ensure a seamless delivery
• Build trusted relationships with clients and provide regular updates
• Contribute to client meetings, status reports, and campaign planning
• Media & Influencer Relations
• Leverage your existing and maintain and grow a strong network of fashion, lifestyle, and influencer contacts
• Lead on media outreach, securing coverage across relevant titles and platforms
• Identify and manage influencer partnerships aligned to campaign objectives
• Experience with sample management and logistics preferable
• Campaign & Event Delivery
• Support the execution of campaigns from concept through to completion
• Support and lead on the logistics and delivery of events including press days, dinners, launches, and brand pop-ups
• Coordinate suppliers, guest lists, run sheets, and on-site management
• Experience with running small scale event budget an advantage but not necessary
• Content & Creative
• Draft press materials, pitches, and creative ideas for campaigns
• Contribute to brainstorming sessions, bringing fresh, culturally relevant ideas
• Team Contribution
• Support junior team members where appropriate
• Play an active role in maintaining The Beacon’s purpose-driven, positive, collaborative culture

The role offers a rare opportunity to work at the intersection of iconic global brands and the most exciting emerging names shaping the future of lifestyle. You’ll partner closely with a carefully curated mix of clients, ranging from internationally recognised leaders to ambitious, fast-rising disruptors across the fashion and lifestyle spectrum, gaining unique insight into every stage of a brand’s journey. Acting as a trusted advisor and collaborator, you’ll help translate their vision into culturally relevant

campaigns that capture attention and drive impact. It’s a role defined by variety, influence, and meaningful relationships, where you’re not just managing accounts, but playing a key part in elevating brands and shaping how they connect with the world.

Benefits

• 4 day week (terms applied)
• Annual salary review
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Access to training and professional development

After passing introductory period

• Day off for birthday
• Access to BUPA Wellness Cash Plan

Contract Type

• Fixed Term or Perm

About The Beacon

The Beacon is a consulting service and agency designed to adapt seamlessly to the needs of modern businesses seeking bespoke, creative and intelligent communications support. More than just a traditional agency, The Beacon is highly flexible and purpose driven, offering an ‘in‑house’ style partnership whilst leveraging big agency expertise and the agility to respond to short- and long-term goals.

The Beacon aims to be a guiding light in today’s increasingly intricate communications landscape, one that isn’t one size fits all and needs to consider people and planet in all it does.

Our mission is to do great work with great people. Our core values are kindness, integrity and transparency. We want to guide meaningful change‑empowering progress that benefits our industry and positively impacts our local communities, wider society and the natural world. At the heart of our mission is a commitment to protecting our shared home, championing inclusivity, and challenging industry norms, while nurturing a community of conscious communicators.

We pride ourselves on being a truly inclusive employer, implementing concrete practices that support diversity and work‑life balance. Our focus on cultivating mindful, impactful communication ensures that our messages - and those of the businesses we partner with - resonate across all audiences. This multifaceted approach, fostering inclusivity, conscious communications, and support for purpose‑driven enterprises, creates proof points for our socially responsible business values.

The Beacon is committed to partnering with organisations that share our values and vision for a more sustainable, equitable future. By harnessing the power of strategic, conscious communications, we aim to elevate voices that matter and stories that need to be told, ultimately contributing to a world where business for good is the norm, not the exception.

At The Beacon, we believe that real change comes from actionable policies. Here's how we're working to create a more equitable and inclusive PR landscape:

• Agile Working: We offer flexible arrangements that empower caregivers to balance work and personal responsibilities effectively.
• 4-Day Work Week: As an accredited 4-day week employer, team members choose their day off, recognising the importance of personal time while maintaining excellent client service.
• Family-Friendly Culture: We implement a company-wide office closure for one week in August operating on a skeleton staff rota, aligning with school holidays to support working parents and give all employees a well-deserved summer break.
• Career Progression: We value skills and experience over continuous employment history, ensuring that talent and potential drive opportunities.
• Hybrid Working: Flexibility to work from home or out of an Uncommon coworking space in Holborn or Liverpool Street.

We operate with a flexible, collaborative approach that allows us to be responsive while maintaining balance for our team. Our structure includes:

• A mix of full-time team members and specialist consultants, ensuring the best expertise for each client.
• Clear, open communication via Teams to keep projects running smoothly.
• A strong emphasis on work-life balance, supported by our agile working policies and 4-day work week.
• A focus on results over rigid working hours, what matters is delivering excellent work, not being online 24/7.