Account Director - Entrepreneurs & Technology
- Employer
- Latte
- Location
- London (Central), London (Greater)
- Salary
- £43,000 - £48,000
- Closing date
- 15 May 2019
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- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Discipline
- Press / Media Relations, Consumer
- Seniority
- Senior Management
- Sector
- Technology
Job Details
About the agency
These guys work with some of the world’s most well-known technology brands. And it's the agency's strategic thinking and creative campaigns that lure these big brands in. They know how to develop long-term strategies which position brands in creatively compelling ways to drive audiences to engage.
Their clients are the Amazons and Facebooks of the world alongside fast-growing challenger brands. Depending on what team you work in, you’ll experience you might be protecting a major brand during times of crisis or helping a challenger with their next round of funding.
- In the past twelve months, they have won a multitude of major clients growing the team from 40 to 55 people.
- Love your workplace with a rooftop bar, cocktails at 4 pm on Fridays and a kick-ass MD. Everyone is there for each other as much as they are their clients. So when you see one team going hard for an event, you’ll see everyone else checking on them, taking treats and helping where they can.
- You’ll be given a helping hand every step of the way and clear guidance on developing your skillset in a number of areas. You'll really be thinking about how what and why of what you are doing.
About you
- You will be a PR Account Director working agency side on technology PR clients with a good understanding of the technology media landscape.
- You’ll have a natural interest in the tech start-up scene (experience within this isn’t required). You’ll be someone that enjoys reading about how people have founded companies, raise funds and want to immerse yourself in this.
- This role will have the opportunity to progress to become the Director of this division. As such you’ll be someone that likes leading a team, motivated to grow the client base and pull on the agencies outstanding reputation within this sector.
Benefits
- Flexible hours
- Rooftop bar
- In-house subsidised cafe
- Sabbaticals for the length of service
- 22 days’ holiday + Christmas shut down + birthday off + an extra day for each year of service
- Free TV subscription service
In this role, you will
- Lead a team of five people across a portfolio of high growth technology clients. These brands are on track to be the next industry titans.
- Create compelling PR strategies and campaigns that profile the CEO, elevate the brand within relevant target markets and help them raise funds from VC firms.
- Immerse yourself in the tech start-up scene, building a network of key contacts, growing your knowledge of the funding process and how VC’s work.
- Grow out the division and be rewarded for its success
Company
Latte is a PR & Comms recruitment agency that places proper PR talent into London’s most creative and strategic PR jobs. We give open advice to candidates to support career moves and we stay with them every step of the voyage. We’ve put the human back in human resources by sticking it to the hard sell and allowing PR people to make decisions based on real insight and information we provide. And just because some people ask – no, our super service doesn’t cost the candidate a thing, we’re literally just doing what all recruiters should be.
As for our clients, well, we have awesome relationships with them because they trust us. We don’t send CVs without certainty of potential fit and we’re picky about which agencies, brands and tech start-ups we recruit for so that we attract solid PR candidates. That means only working with London’s most creative and strategic.
- Website
- http://www.wearelatte.com/
- Telephone
- 07544431759
- Location
-
9 Appold Street
London
London
EC2A 2AP
GB
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