Account Director – Consumer Entertainment & Lifestyle – Top Creative PR Agency – Soho -   to £50,000

Account Director – Consumer Entertainment & Lifestyle – Top Creative PR Agency – Soho -   to £50,000 plus amazing benefits

My client is a top 20 consumer PR, social and influencer agency based in the heart of Soho. Their truly creative culture has led to numerous awards and they work with some of the most prestigious, vibrant and cool brands around.

My client is now seeking a passionate and creative Account Director to join the friendly team and work across three of the agency’s biggest consumer lifestyle / entertainment brands to deliver PR, social, and influencer relations. The clients you will be working on include:

• Two of the leading subscription TV providers - so you will need a genuine passion for the world of entertainment, with the insight and knowledge to know what makes for a good entertainment story for tabloids and influencers alike. From publicising the biggest TV shows you’ll take responsibility for running the creative press office and  campaigns focused on proactive and reactive news hijacking. My client is looking for a candidate with a creative flare. You’ll be an integral part of the team – working with AMs and AEs to spot opportunities to get in the headlines, as well as leading on creative responses and executions of bigger brand campaigns around key hero shows and movies. You will cover a broad spectrum of entertainment and brand PR. From launching the leading entertainment platform, to promoting exclusive and original programming your remit it to maintain the reputation of the number one entertainment brand in the UK. You’ll take on responsibility for running the team that delivers these results. Day-to-day you’ll run the campaign team that keeps highly rated shows at the top of the UK listings media and secures quality coverage. On top of this, you’ll lead on creative responses for briefs of new shows, getting a sneak peek at the next big thing in entertainment and then creating a programme that drives awareness of it at launch.   

• The third client is a leading smartphone handsets and innovative gadgets brand. Your role will see you take the lead on creative campaigns, taking it off the tech pages and into the mainstream including taking a bunch of media and influencers to Scotland to capture photography on a smart phone or racing around Mercedes World in a Mercedes SLR to showcase the brand!

Candidate Requirements:

My client is looking to hire the best, the brightest and friendliest talent in the industry to help them grow. For this role, you will need to be culturally plugged into the latest trends and movements in the world of entertainment and lifestyle alongside having a proven track record of securing quality coverage with a variety of outlets including national entertainment contacts and influencers. You’ll also be driven to get results and will play an integral part in helping accounts to run smoothly.  In an ideal world, you will have experience working with entertainment/consumer brands or campaigns at Account Director level for up to a year, or equivalent relevant work experience, with a good knowledge of media / influencers and ideally a healthy contact book.

Most importantly, you’ll be ambitious, want to deliver award-winning work and want to have fun when you come into the office every day!

What’s the package?

My client offers a most competitive salary up to £50,000 depending on level and relevance of experience. They also have a class leading benefits package which includes flexible working, increased holidays, season ticket loans, health programme, generous pension, private health insurance, discounted gym membership and a full social programme including free tv subscription!

This is an amazing opportunity for an ambitious and talented Account Director with a solid background in entertainment and lifestyle PR. Please forward your CV without delay and in complete confidence to [email protected]