Account Manager

Are you a passionate communications all-rounder who loves helping organisations to build their long-term reputations? Do you thrive on using your expertise to change public perceptions, solve problems, and deliver brilliant, multi-channel campaigns for a wide range of brands?

If so, you’re going to love working for BCW (Burson Cohn & Wolfe). Our Corporate Affairs team is expanding and we’re looking for an Account Manager to join our exceptional and award-winning team.

Our Corporate Affairs practice has an excellent range of high-profile, global clients spanning many sectors including financial services, education, food and drink, tourism and property.

We are not your traditional corporate team. We provide strategic corporate solutions for our clients, yet we also pride ourselves on the creativity which lies at the heart of all our campaigns. Our team is made up of talented, curious and entrepreneurial people and our culture is fast-paced, vibrant and meritocratic, where people can go as far as they can, as quickly as they would like to.

We are a thriving and hard-working team and we pride ourselves on our supportive culture. We like to be challenged, to learn new things and to constantly develop ourselves. We enjoy bringing different people into our team and celebrate our diversity – one size never fits all, and a big part of our success is down to the breadth of skills that we offer.

We love welcoming people into the practice and working with them to grow their skills through varied experience. Crucially, we value niceness as much as we do talent.

As an Account Manager, you will be responsible for leading activity implementation across key accounts under the guidance of the senior team, as well as playing an active role in the day to day running of the broader practice.

Key Skills & Accountabilities

• Campaign Planning, Management and Delivery- Creative ideas and communication strategies are developed and clearly documented in PR Plans which reflect the communication objectives for each client and enable delivery of all supporting activity.
• Media Relationships- Relationships with key journalists and bloggers representing client market sectors are established and maintained.
• Client Relationships- Multiple relationships are established within client organisations including members of the PR and Marketing teams, key spokespeople, sales teams and other primary members of the internal PR buying unit.
• People and Team Management- A comprehensive blend of management styles and techniques are adopted to ensure delivery of client results while motivating, supporting and developing team members. Management of multiple clients, operating in different industries, and in many countries both across Europe and on a global scale
• Copywriting - Advanced writing skills for both consumer and B2B audiences are in evidence, including the production of press releases, project proposals, presentations and wider forms of communications content.
• Presentation & Facilitation- Confident and effective presentation and facilitation skills are applied internally with teams and externally with clients, prospects and other audiences.
• Networking & Business Development- Networks of valuable contacts outside of the media and blogging communities are established and nurtured for leverage with clients and for business development purposes.
• Knowledge Building- A comprehensive and current understanding of the media, current affairs, client organisations, key market sectors and BCW’s business proposition result in client satisfaction and retention.
• Reporting & Meeting Management- Timely, quality-driven client reporting and information delivery is achieved.
• Digital Media- Demonstrate a strong understanding of the digital media landscape. Know the digital media tools available to you and how to incorporate them into client programs.
• Account Profitability- Account profitability is maintained through effective team service levels, time analysis and direct cost recovery.