Account manager - united kingdom, leeds city centre, west yorkshire

don’t miss this opportunity for a passionate and experienced account manager to join the team at this fantastic pr consultancy.

account manager (pr agency)

leeds, ls1 4ba

full time, permanent

salary £25,000 - £35,000 doe

applicants must be eligible to work in the uk

this role is to work as a pr account manager at one of the north's top pr agencies. they won the prca's best medium sized pr agency 2022 and have won outstanding pr agency from the cipr more than four times. they are a specialist integrated pr team of more than 28 consultants.

if you want to learn, develop and grow and be involved in huge national and international campaigns that get people talking then you could be just right for this.

about the account manager job:

you will manage the day to day running of client accounts, monitoring and reviewing targets on a regular basis and provide solutions and support when targets are not being met.

you will have a good understanding of each individual client’s business, develop trust, manage their expectations and own the day-to-day consultancy for your client.

you will be responsible for the full lifecycle of account management, including supervision of account executives and junior team members, taking an active role in new business development and supporting account directors in researching and writing client communication strategies and managing client account teams.

key duties include:

this role will involve communicating and taking briefs by the client and also briefing the designers for the production of printed materials and multimedia, striving constantly to impress the clients.

lead client meetings and produce contact reports be responsible for news generation platform delivery on your clients own the day-to-day consultancy role for your client to be the main day-to-day contact for client liaison flag any potential account delivery/client issues to your ad in good time input creative new ideas and demonstrate value-add for clients on a regular basis ensure that weekly meetings take place and that actions are completed manage your client expectations appropriately researching and writing press releases, copy for brochures, leaflets and web copy crisis pr management – understand and help with solutions when required. managing events on behalf of clients play a full role in pitches and presentations liaising with external suppliers – ensuring we make a profit. identify potential new business opportunities supervising account executives and other junior staff supporting the development of the company including marketing and business development take an active role in new business development and pitching supporting account director in researching and writing client communication strategies and to manage client account teams develop every opportunity to gain your client’s trust in your advice and knowledge demonstrate your ability to run the account safely in your ads absence

skills

solid skills in pr strong content, research and analytical skills time management skills proven communication skills to meet requirements of daily contact with client and internal departments and formal presentations excellent written communication skills good interpersonal skills both internally and external strong attention to detail skills. creativity and imagination initiative pc skills using windows software (excel and powerpoint)

about you:

you must have 3 years or more experience in a pr agency along with existing pr account management experience at either account manager or senior account executive level and you must be able to demonstrate the drive and determination to deliver outstanding results for clients.

previous experience in a client facing role
previous experience of managing own accounts

qualifications:

a related degree, such as business/management, communication and media studies, english and creative writing, marketing

benefits:

access to full private healthcare generous holiday allowance 26 days annual leave and you can buy or sell holidays flexible working 3:2 office/home working flexi-time working

bonuses

quarterly £250 employee of the quarter bonus new business bonus – 10% of fee for first three months £250 recruitment bonus good work spot prizes

training

£2000 l&d budget per employee with minimum x2 external courses per year monthly internal training sessions (min x12/year)

social

regular social events in the local community regular office drinks, pizza fridays and fresh fruit

how to apply for the role:

if you have the skills and experience required for this position, click “apply” today and check your inbox for an email providing more information on how to tailor your application

you must be eligible to work in the uk. no agencies please.

other suitable skills and experience includes marketing, pr, digital marketing, marketing executive, sales and marketing, account executive, pr consultant, event management

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