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Recruiter @ Major Players B Corp | Freelance Marketing, Digi Marketing & Comms
Freelance Account Director – PR
ASAP start
2-3 months
Our client, a multi-specialist PR agency with strong consumer, corporate, digital, travel and technology team are looking for an Account Director to join their Consumer team. They work with great brands across consumer tech, leisure and lifestyle including travel, mobile technology, retail and home entertainment.
Key Responsibilities
* Driving campaigns forward and coordinating activity across busy accounts
* Effectively managing a range of coverage generating techniques – identifying possible news hijacking opportunities, drafting spokesperson commentary, driving social editorial etc
* Applying your knowledge of the news & social agenda to client campaigns and using it to generate opportunities
* Maximising your extensive contacts list to seek out opportunities, sell-in and land top tier coverage
Skills & Experience
* An established Account Director with relevant consumer tech and lifestyle agency/client experience
* An excellent team player with great communication skills and leadership qualities
* Excellent media relations within consumer tech, lifestyle titles, broadcast and national news/ features writers
* Influencer campaign experience – especially with gaming influencers – would be a bonus
* Proficient in developing creative and impactful content for a variety of needs.
Location & Workplace Policy
* Hybrid, 3 days in office in Central London
If you would like a confidential chat about this role or your next career move, then please get in contact with me: ellen.omahony@majorplayers.co.uk or connect via LinkedIn: Ellen O’Mahony
Major Players are the UK’s leading digital, marketing, and creative talent agency, and over the last 30 years we’ve consistently championed our people and communities. As a proud B Corp, we are committed to improving diversity, equity and inclusion within the industries we service, creating impactful and sustainable change for our partners, candidates and employees.
We offer equal opportunities to all candidates regardless of race, religion, gender, sexuality, disability, age, and other protected status as required by applicable law. For further information about our DE&I commitments, please visit: www.majorplayers.co.uk/diversity-equity-inclusion/
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Director
Employment type
* Employment type
Temporary
Job function
* Job function
General Business, Public Relations, and Strategy/Planning
* Industries
Staffing and Recruiting
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