Job Title: Creative Account Manager
Location: Bristol
Employment Type: Full-time
Salary: £30,000
Start Date: ASAP
Who we are:
72Point is a content creation agency which delivers top quality news stories, pictures, videos, and assets to the national news media and beyond.
We work with big names brands and agencies to help earn them coverage in the news pages online, in print, social and via broadcast, with interesting stories, case studies, research driven insight, exciting visuals and more.
Our client list includes a string of huge global brands, as well as some of the biggest names on PR Week’s Top 150.
We distribute to the biggest news publishers in the UK – from the Sun, Mirror and Daily Mail to the Times and Telegraph.
The Opportunity
We are looking for someone who may have worked in a PR agency in an account manager or account executive role for at least 18 months.
You’ll collaborate with a team of specialists to deliver great content – whether that’s video, pictures, research, copy, quizzes – you name it, we do it.
This is a creative project manager role, so you’ll be expected to help manage a high volume of exciting accounts within a dynamic and fast paced team, bringing everything together to land amazing coverage.
Creativity will be at the heart of everything you do – and you will be able to demonstrate a keen interest in the national news agenda, as well as the ability to come up with fantastic ideas.
You’ll be confident liaising with clients and presenting ideas.
You will be expected to act as the key point of contact for clients, forming strong relationships, meeting deadlines, providing consultancy and knowledge of the news agenda which you are creating content for.
Your written skills will be excellent, and you will have some previous writing experience which might be press releases, page ready news content, blogs, reviews, web copy etc.
You’ll also have a good idea of what makes a national news story.
This is not a marketing or sales role – we will therefore discount any applications without relevant PR experience and interests.
The successful candidate will have the flexibility of working from home once a period of training has been concluded. However, all staff are currently required to work from the office for a minimum of three days per week. This role is Bristol based, with a starting salary of £30k.
72Point also has a generous and growing list of employee benefits, including:
* Cycle to Work Scheme
* Health Cash Plan – reimbursement on a number of health services
* Gym Discounts
* Employee Assistance Programme
* GP Anytime
* Holiday Entitlement: 25 days (+ Bank Holidays) per year
* Hybrid Working
* Enhanced Maternity Pay
* Life Assurance
* Enhanced Paternity Pay – 4 weeks full pay
* Contribution towards homeworking equipment
* Company-wide Summer Event and Christmas Party
* Paid Bereavement / Compassionate Leave
* Railcard reimbursement for regular travellers for work
* Sick Pay
* Your birthday off
* Subscription to Furthr
* Salary Sacrifice EV Car Scheme