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Senior Account Director – Crisis Communications – Multi Sector Clients

Employer
Capstone Hill Search
Location
London (Central), London (Greater)
Salary
£60,000 - £65,000
Closing date
29 Nov 2018

Job Details

A Crisis Communications team of one of the UK’s leading PR agencies is looking for a dynamic, experienced and creative Senior Account Director to join their highly successful team!

Benefits Include:

  • Free breakfast at the in-house cafe 
  • Gym discounts 
  • Childcare vouchers
  • Pension
  • Season ticket loan
  • Cycle to work scheme

Following a strong year in 2018, during which the agency’s Crisis & Issues team cemented its position as one of the leading communications advisers with a number of clients wins, they are hiring to support our continued growth in 2018 and beyond. They’re multi-award-winning team provides strategic communications counsel to some of the UK’s leading companies in a range of sectors, whether privately held or listed on AIM through to FTSE 100, as well as international firms looking to raise and manage their profile effectively in the UK.

The Role:

  • Act as senior counsel to clients, supporting the development of their communications strategies as a whole
  • Work with senior account leads to take responsibility for client servicing and performance, profitability, resourcing, forecasting and billing
  • Oversee account teams, providing leadership and guidance to colleagues whilst also identifying development and training opportunities for the team
  • Shape and steer the strategy for clients’ ongoing engagement with the media, analyst and investor community as well as being the day to day lead on mergers, acquisitions, IPOs, fundraisings, issues, and crisis
  • Work with the senior team to grow existing and win new business, leading on pitches, networking for leads and developing opportunities to extend our relationships with clients where appropriate

The Person:

  • Must have agency experience in Crisis Communications within an agency.
  • Experience of handling all media enquiries (including hostile and reactive media enquiries) and tailoring client messages and objectives as appropriate
  • Ability to manage junior team members, develop strong working relationships and support their development
  • Keen attention to detail and strong written and verbal communication skills.

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For more information call Tim Ruocco: 020 7017 3083 – [email protected]

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Company

Capstone Hill Search is a specialist consultancy focusing on communications and marketing recruitment in Europe, US and Australia. 

Capstone Hill Search was founded on the principle that to successfully search for, select and appoint high quality practitioners in this field recruiters must first have an in-depth understanding of the industry and the roles they seek to fill.

Capstone Hill Search combines extensive industry specific, on-the-job experience with proven recruitment expertise and leading edge practices to confirm capability, personality and cultural fit, and ultimately deliver outstanding people to your business.

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Company info
Website
Telephone
44 (0)20 7017 3080
Location
9 Appold Street
8th floor
London
EC2A 2AP
GB

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