Senior Account Director

The Opportunity Hub UK Ltd; Newcastle; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 117,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity in the business

Hybrid working

Learning and development budget

Flat structure access to leadership

Job summary

The Opportunity Hub UK Ltd in Newcastle is seeking a mid-level Senior Account Director to shape the future of PR & Communications. Based in Newcastle, the agency is a startup where every account director directly shapes the work and growth comes from client briefs.

You will lead a portfolio from strategy to delivery, mentor junior handlers, spot growth opportunities, and sign off press materials and client reports while representing the agency at events across the North East and beyond.

Qualifications

• Solid agency or in-house experience in PR & Communications.
• Leadership experience with clients and teams.
• Strong writing and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of client accounts from strategy through to delivery.
• Build and pitch integrated PR & Communications campaigns.
• Manage and mentor junior account handlers.
• Spot growth opportunities and extend scopes of work.
• Write and sign off press materials and client reports.
• Represent the agency at events and client meetings.

Skills

Account leadership

Client handling

Press writing

Multi-sector experience

People management

Time management

Job description

An exceptional opportunity for a mid-level Senior Account Director to shape the future of PR & Communications in Newcastle.

The PR & Communications sector has changed shape fast over the last few years. Clients want counsel that understands paid, earned and owned in one breath, not three separate conversations. This particular agency is a startup built on that premise: small enough that every account director shapes the work directly, ambitious enough to be winning briefs that used to go to bigger names. Based in Newcastle, the team is growing and looking for someone who can run accounts without being told twice.

Here's what you'll be doing:

Lead a portfolio of client accounts from strategy through to delivery, acting as the senior point of contact clients trust

Build and pitch integrated PR & Communications campaigns that combine media relations, content and digital thinking

Manage and mentor junior account handlers, reviewing their work and helping them develop

Spot growth opportunities within existing accounts and help convert them into new scopes of work

Write and sign off press materials, briefing documents and client reports to a high standard

Represent the agency at industry events and client meetings across the North East and beyond

Here are the skills you'll need:

Solid agency or in-house experience in PR & Communications, ideally with some account leadership already under your belt

Confident client handler. You'll need to hold a room, not just attend the meeting

Sharp writing skills across press releases, pitches and strategic documents

Comfortable working across multiple sectors and switching gears between them in the same afternoon

Some line management experience, or a clear appetite to start managing people properly

Genuinely organised. Startups move quickly and nobody is chasing you for deadlines twice

Key perks and benefits:

£47,500 to £61,500 depending on experience

Hybrid working, with flexibility to arrange your week around the job rather than the other way round

Equity in the business, so the upside is genuinely shared

A proper learning and development budget, not a token gesture

Flat structure. You'll have direct access to leadership, not three layers of sign-off

Why pursue a career in PR & Communications?

PR & Communications rewards people who can think on their feet and write well under pressure, and demand for that combination keeps rising as clients fold digital and reputation management into one brief. Newcastle has quietly become one of the stronger regional hubs for this kind of work, with agencies here competing for national accounts rather than settling for local scraps. A Senior Account Director role at the right agency opens doors fast, because the client exposure and pitch experience you get is hard to replicate elsewhere.