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Account Director or strong SAM - Global Luxury - Top Agency – London - to £50,000

Employer
Median
Location
Camden
Salary
£45,000 to £50,000
Closing date
18 Aug 2019

Job Details

Account Director or rising Senior Account Manager -  Consumer (Global Luxury) – Top Agency – Camden, London - £45,000 to £50,000 depending on experience, plus benefits and strong career progression

My client is a fully integrated communications agency, based in Camden. They help brands tell their stories through all means of content, whether words, pictures or moving image, build their reputation through emotional connections and solve their communications problems. And they do it all over the world.

My client is now seeking an experienced Account Director or rising Senior Account Manager who can lead on key integrated and global projects within their Global Luxury and Lifestyle division. Household name brands you will work on include a luxury diamonds/jewellery brand, iconic fashion label, and leading drinks brand. The successful candidate will be a self-starter whilst also being a team player.  A driven project lead, motivator and someone with commercial awareness and can demonstrate understanding of integrated communications across PR/Social/ Content and Owned channel initiatives.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • To develop and lead the strategic direction, media outreach and client servicing of accounts 
  • Maintain and stretch existing client activity, as well as support the introduction of new clients and business within the sector
  • To drive and own projects and campaigns from inception to execution
  • Support Associates to help generate and grow new clients and be accountable for all of your projects 
  • Be able to strategically input on growth and opportunities with existing clients (eg developing creative campaign ideas) 
  • To manage the team and develop juniors and be able to demonstrate ownership, good understanding of accountability and growth of accounts
  • Be able to manage a number of different work streams and clients simultaneously with exceptional attention to detail.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Act as lead day-to-day contact with sector clients, including leading update meetings and calls where relevant
  • Lead the team through setting out clear roles & responsibilities and making sure the team is hitting deadlines and sticking to the scope of work for each project
  • Support the team to develop integrated PR plans for campaigns; demonstrating an understanding of global media and an established network of media contacts and develop understanding of other areas of media (digital/ social and paid)
  • Help plan, organise, motivate and lead the activities of Account Executive / Account Manager and any other support staff where relevant (eg freelancers),
  • Undertaking staff appraisals as directed by Director(s) and developing skills as integrated media experts with a determination to deliver above and beyond on every project 
  • Assist the team on media outreach / sell-in for campaigns if required during busy periods
  • Ensure all teams across the business are fully briefed on projects (eg timings, key messages, branding, client and media requirements, etc, briefs for content and creative work)
  • Help prepare and write proposals and lead pitches for extension of activities with current clients, as well as support the Associates with the introduction of new business into the division
  • Help to manage client budgets, including: programme costing; budget monitoring; invoicing and purchase order tracking; and managing profitability of company accounts
  • Managing and mentoring team members

Essential skills:

  • Proven agency experience as an Account Director or strong Senior Account Manager with experience working on integrated big brand consumer communications 

  • Ability to communicate effectively at all levels; with strong verbal communication skills, and ability to write appropriately for differing requirements (including global toolkits, proposals, press releases, case studies, etc)

  • Ability to work as part of a team as well as manage others effectively within it – previous experience of managing a team of at least two people
  • An ability to prepare client documentation, schedules, step-by-step action plans as well as client proposals
  • Solid organisational skills, including multi-tasking and time-management
  • Experienced in content creation and understanding of film/design & photography production processes
  • Strong client-facing and teamwork skills, whilst being comfortable presenting
  • Proven experience of relationships with a range of broadcast, digital and print media across luxury lifestyle media 

My client offers a most competitive salary between £45,000 and £50,000 plus benefits and an opportunity to work on some amazing global luxury, lifestyle accounts.

Please forward your CV without delay and in complete confidence to [email protected]          

Company

Two Time Winner – Recruiter Awards for Excellence

Median Recruitment is one of the UK’s leading specialist PR and communications recruitment consultancies. Established in 1998, over the years Median has helped literally thousands of Public Relations professionals take their next step on the career ladder.

Our success means we have received an unprecedented five consecutive nominations at the prestigious Recruiter Awards for Excellence in the category of “Best Media Recruiter” with wins in 2006 and 2007.

At present we are recruiting on behalf of many of the top 100 UK and international PR agencies, in addition to the in-house PR departments of several world renowned blue-chip companies.

To assist our candidates, we have dedicated recruiters at all levels of PR, from graduate entry level through to account management, right up to board level. In addition, we have a team dedicated to freelance and contract positions. The team consists of highly intelligent consultants, some of whom are from the PR industry itself.

Through referrals, incentive schemes, network events and with a brand that is now entrenched in the PR market, Median attracts a wide audience of PR candidates. As a result we have been able to seriously invest in advertising and our banners, buttons and job advertisements are by far the most recognised on all the main leading PR job boards, websites and publications.

Located in the heart of London’s West End, Median Recruitment truly understands the specific requirements of PR firms and in-house departments; that’s why so many of them trust us, and us alone, to search and select their candidates.

Please don’t hesitate to contact one of our consultants on 020 7292 0455 for further information or visit our website at www.medianrecruit.co.uk

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