Role:
PR Account Manager
Salary: £27,000-£30,000 per annum
Location: Sheffield
Benefits:
1. Work life balance is a focus
2. Hybrid working
3. Early finish Fridays during August
4. Commission structure on top of basic salary linked to new business generation
5. 30+ days paid leave per year (including 8 bank holidays and your birthday off)
6. Christmas shutdown
Our client is looking for a talented and motivated PR professional to join their expert team.
As one of the region’s most established integrated PR, marketing and design agencies, they have been raising the profile of brands through strategic storytelling for over 26 years.
As a PR Account Manager, you will be responsible for managing a portfolio of client accounts across various sectors, including leisure, hospitality, and property. You will craft and implement PR strategies to help brands achieve their most ambitious marketing goals and communication objectives.
We are searching for someone c reative and dynamic who can demonstrate impeccable communication and organisational skills. This person should be able to deliver an exceptional client experience alongside data-backed results.
The role will include:
7. Leading client meetings
8. Managing client and project teams
9. Developing PR and marketing strategies
10. Campaign ideation
11. Building effective media relationships
12. Writing and distribution of media releases
13. Story-seeding, including press release sell-ins and feature placement
14. Journalist and media targeting, seeking proactive and reactive media opportunities
15. Producing copy for online platforms, including websites, e-newsletters and social media
16. Ad-hoc copywriting, including award submissions and marketing literature
17. Research and information gathering
18. Attending media events
19. Producing coverage and social media performance reports
20. Keeping up to date with the latest trends in PR, marketing and social media
The suitable candidate:
21. Ideally, 2 years + experience of working in a marketing/PR agency in a Senior Account Executive/Account Manager role with a proven track record of delivering integrated PR campaigns.
22. Strong leadership
23. Strategic thinking
24. Exceptional verbal and written communication
25. Outstanding organisation, with the ability to manage multiple projects and accounts
26. Commercial awareness
27. Creativity with the courage to push boundaries
28. Proactivity
29. Versatile and compelling copywriting
30. High productivity and time management proficiency
31. Interpersonal expertise and confidence in building relationships with clients and the media