Account Director – Consumer lifestyle, Entertainment & Fashion

One of PR Week’s “Under The Radar” and “Fastest Growing” agencies are looking to hire a new, pivotal member of their flourishing team!

This young, but rapidly growing agency are looking for an Account Director to work across their three divisions: Fashion, Lifestyle and Entertainment.

The Role:

In response to their recent blue-chip client wins and the ongoing growth of their core clients they now need a motivated Account Director to manage, and importantly grow, several of their key accounts.

This could see you working on clients including: Marvel Universe, Disney on Ice, Monster Jam, Prostate Cancer UK, Diadora, Ceder’s Non-Alcoholic Gin, QVC, Ultimo, Police, Frontline, Lumity and many more!

Reporting to an Associate Director and the Managing Director, you will guide the team of c.10 people to create some serious exciting projects for some instantly recognisable brands!

This company are currently investing in the growth of the team so they can continue to provide clients with the results and the market leading service they have come to expect.  This year they have also invested in their workplace and culture to create a working environment where the team is collectively and individually challenged.

So, if you are looking to join a team with a family-feel and no hierarchy to create competiveness, whilst working on some enticing projects – get in touch!

Key Responsibilities:

• Developing client strategy and creative with senior management team which meet clients’ business objectives
• Direct nominated PR accounts within the team delivering excellence and maximizing profitability for the agency
• Providing expertise for clients ensuring that they are challenged and satisfied on an on-going basis
• Management of all budgets across all accounts ensuring that fees reflect activity and expected margins are hit
• Ensuring that teams are commercially minded and focused on exceeding the KPIs set for their campaigns
• Demonstrate a detailed understanding of all media; print, broadcast and online and be familiar with key correspondents/editors of all major National media as well as deadlines, soft features etc
• Be fully up to speed on all media trends and developments within sector/journalist moves etc.
• Pro-actively identifying client development opportunities – both within existing projects, in relation to new projects and also laterally within client’s portfolio, as well as supporting the Director on new client opportunities
• Arranging internal new business ‘ideas’ generating sessions and allocating the best pitch team for each brief
• Writing and creating new business proposals with the senior management

The Company

This consumer lifestyle & fashion agency are made up of 20 PR experts, publicists, creatives and strategic thinkers. They believe in the power of positive media coverage and their guiding principle is to consistently deliver stand out results for their clients.

Smart, tenacious, media-obsessed, well-connected, with fantastic clients and a healthy work/life balance.

Interested?

Share your CV with the team via [email protected] or by completing the below application form.