Account Manager / Senior Account Manager - B2B travel

We’re looking for an accomplished, astute and dependable PR professional with an interest in businesses in the international travel industry to join our friendly team. Working closely with the senior team and with junior executives to manage and develop, you will be responsible for creating and delivering PR programmes for global organisations, primarily within B2B duty free and travel retail. This may involve the opportunity for international travel, for example to Cannes, Paris or Singapore.

Alongside your client accounts, you will also manage your own area of business development activity, helping to drive the growth of the company and carve your own stretch opportunities within the areas of travel that matter to you.

If you see yourself as a safe pair of hands and are looking to shape your future in PR with a boutique agency at an exciting time in its development, then this is for you.

Key responsibilities

• Client management – taking a lead on global client accounts within travel
• Event management – project managing the preparation of global trade events, including on-site press centre management where required
• PR strategy – working with the senior team to create strategic PR plans and programmes for clients
• Team management – Managing the day-to-day work and professional development of junior team members
• Crisis management – providing crisis communications support
• Writing – Writing all day-to-day written material for clients and supervising junior team members in the creation of copy
• Business development – driving your own area of biz dev within a sub-sector of travel that most interests you

Experience and skills required

Personal specification – essential:

• PR consultancy background
• Account management experience
• Sharp organisation skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities and tasks
• Enthusiasm to run the press office at international travel trade events, which may involve working outside of traditional hours (such as weekends or bank holidays)
• Excellent attention to detail
• Interest and belief in the global benefits of the travel industry

Personal specification – desirable:

• Experience in corporate communications, B2B or travel PR
• Working knowledge of foreign languages

Benefits

Personal development:

• Opportunity for international travel
• £550 personal training budget per year
• PRCA membership
• Travel grants after 3 years of service
• Sabbaticals after 4 years of service

Flexibility and wellbeing:

• Annual wellbeing allowance
• Options to work from home
• Giving back days – 1 day paid leave every six months to support a charitable cause of your choice
• Monthly one-to-ones with CEO
• Manor Gym membership (on site at office)

Christmas bonus:

• Discretionary bonus of up to 10% of annual salary, dependent on business performance

Annual leave:

• 33 days annual leave (inc bank holidays)
• Increased by a day for every year of loyalty up to a maximum of 35 days