Job Description
Corporate PR Director (Food & Drink)
Leading UK PR Firm
London
Are you an experienced Corporate Associate Director or newly promoted Director looking for more independence and creative control at a top independent PR Firm? If so, read on!
This firm is an independent lifestyle communications agency specialising in food, drink and FMCG. They partner with reputable and premium brands to deliver creative, commercially focused and ground-breaking campaigns through insights-driven PR and digital marketing services.
The Role
You'll have the opportunity to lead a sharp team of passionate consultants across a diverse portfolio of iconic brands,
* Knowledge and confidence within clients’ business sectors
* Thorough understanding of clients’ respective businesses, commercial priorities and strategies
* Strategic & lateral thinking
* Team leadership and management
* Business & financial acumen
* Fees and budget planning and management
* Understanding commercials around planning campaigns / SOW
* Basic market understanding and increasing awareness
* Understanding levers and factors to make clients profitable
* Business development (increasing current client fees and new business)
* New business development and networking skills
* Familiar with industry sector – growing familiarity with contacts in business, media, influencers
* Delivers ‘customer delight’ to clients ~ within budget
* Innovator with new ideas/creativity – in line with digital innovation / focus
* Results orientated – outcomes v output
* Campaign led, story-telling approach to client work
* Decision making/judgement – in consultation with Senior Management and Directors
* Influencing skills – internal and external
* Knowledge sharing across the agency
* Planning skills
* Presentation skills
* Resource management
The Person
* Maturing approach to leadership, responsibility and accountability
* Confident, calm, highly motivated, ambitious, flexible, conscientious and articulate
* Strategic and lateral thinker
* Effective communicator – internally and externally
* Responsible for personal development
* Diplomatic, helpful, clear thinking, effective delegator
* An ambassador for agency, embracing our vision, mission and values
Apply immediately if you or somebody you know is suitable for this role.
Please note due to the high volume of applicants if you have not heard from one of us here in team London you have unfortunately not been selected on this occasion, we may be in touch in the future with other opportunities