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Account Manager (Consumer Lifestyle PR)
Location: London
Contract type: Fixed-Term Contract (12 months)
Full Time/Part time: Full Time
Reporting into: Business Director
Role Overview
We’re seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Consumer Account Manager to join our Consumer PR team. You’ll play a pivotal role across two accounts, a large tech brand and a tourism brand, managing press office functions, developing and executing creative campaigns and events, and cultivating strong relationships with clients, internal teams, and media. We’re looking for someone passionate about creativity and innovation, who embraces diverse perspectives, with a strong interest in consumer lifestyle, and a commitment to delivering exceptional client results. Collaborating closely with clients, you’ll understand their goals and translate them into impactful consumer campaigns and effective press office strategies. Key responsibilities include proactive and reactive media relations, strategic client counsel, and end-to-end campaign delivery.
Key Responsibilities
* Manage a portfolio of client accounts, overseeing press office functions and executing consumer PR campaigns, including budget and timeline management, to ensure client satisfaction.
* Maintain a finger on the pulse of the news agenda, particularly within the tech, lifestyle and cultural spaces, to drive compelling client communications tactics.
* Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, serving as their day-to-day point of contact and source of advisory.
* Build and maintain strong relationships with key journalists across UK national and consumer lifestyle media.
* Lead proactive and reactive media relations, securing coverage for clients across a broad range of publications.
* Write compelling press releases, briefing notes, messaging and pitches that fit the clients’ tone of voice and ladder up to agreed communications strategies.
* Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including creative, strategy, analytics, and influence to manage and execute multi-channel consumer PR campaigns.
* Monitor and analyse campaign performance using data to inform decision-making and optimise campaign effectiveness.
* Mentor and develop junior team members, providing guidance and support.
* Support senior team members with planning, including providing background research and media landscape expertise.
* Ensure compliance with internal processes and procedures, including timesheets, invoicing, and project management tools.
Requirements
* At least one year’s experience at Account Manager level.
* Proven experience delivering consumer campaigns and events with high profile talent, press and influencers.
* Strong network of media contacts with a passion for, and proven experience in, the consumer lifestyle sector.
* Strong understanding of the consumer media landscape, including new trends and social media.
* Strong writing skills with experience creating press releases and compelling media pitches.
* Experience managing press office retainers and large-scale PR campaigns.
* Excellent communication, project management, and organisational skills.
* Experience in a fast-paced agency environment is preferred.
* Demonstrated experience in building consistently productive relationships.
* The ability to remain optimistic under pressure.
* Strong experience in key stakeholder management.
* A creative outlook with the ability to maximise project potential by keeping abreast of and utilising new industry developments and technology.
Benefits
* 25 days annual leave + 1 Volunteer Day
* Bupa Healthcare
* Enhanced Maternity, Adoption and Shared Parental Leave
* Flexible Working Model with core working hours: 10am – 4pm
* 1.5:1 Matching Pension Structure
* Wellbeing and Health: Up to £25.00 per month towards physical or online exercise class membership, Unmind membership, LifeWorks tool and annual eye tests and development budgets and wellbeing incentives and activities throughout the year
* Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work Scheme
* Life Assurance
Equal Opportunity Employer
We are an equal opportunity employer and we’re committed to creating an inclusive, welcoming environment for anyone who wants to work at Ogilvy. Your race, colour, ancestry, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, or veteran status have no bearing on our hiring decisions. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know and we will do everything we can to accommodate.
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