Public Relations Account Manager

The Opportunity Hub UK Ltd; Town of Oxford; Hybrid; CAD 58,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Private medical and dental insurance

Enhanced pension scheme

Performance-based bonuses

Job summary

The Opportunity Hub UK Ltd in Oxford is seeking a Public Relations Account Manager to lead client relationships and deliver strategic PR campaigns. You will write press releases, briefs and pitches that catch editor attention and align with client business goals.

You will also develop media contacts, manage budgets and timelines, coach junior team members and report results clearly to clients, in a hybrid Oxford-based environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years' experience in a PR or communications agency.
• Confident written English; copy quality is critical.
• Ability to build or grow a media contacts book.
• Experience managing budgets, timelines and multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Managing a portfolio of client accounts as day-to-day contact and trusted adviser.
• Developing and delivering PR strategies aligned to client objectives.
• Writing press releases, briefing documents and media pitches.
• Building and maintaining relationships with journalists, editors and industry influencers.
• Monitoring coverage, tracking campaign performance and reporting results in plain terms.
• Coaching junior account executives and reviewing their output before release.

Skills

PR experience

Client-facing

Written English

Job description

Join a enterprise PR & Communications company as a Public Relations Account Manager in Oxford.

Reputation management has become boardroom business. As media cycles shrink and clients demand faster, sharper responses, established PR & Communications firms are investing heavily in account teams who can think strategically and execute under pressure. This is an enterprise-scale operation with a long track record in the sector, running campaigns for household names across multiple markets. The Public Relations Account Manager role sits at the centre of that work, in Oxford, managing client relationships that matter.

Here’s what you’ll be doing:

Managing a portfolio of client accounts, acting as their day-to-day point of contact and trusted adviser

Developing and delivering PR strategies that tie directly to client business objectives

Writing press releases, briefing documents and media pitches that actually get read

Building and maintaining relationships with journalists, editors and industry influencers

Monitoring coverage, tracking campaign performance and reporting results back to clients in plain terms

Coaching junior account executives and reviewing their output before it goes out the door

Here are the skills you’ll need:

At least three years' experience in a PR or communications agency, ideally client-facing

Confident written English. This job lives and dies on the quality of your copy

A working media contacts book, or the ability to build one fast

Comfortable managing budgets, timelines and multiple stakeholders at once

Calm under pressure. Crises don't announce themselves in advance

A genuine interest in the news agenda and how it shifts week to week

Key perks and benefits:

Salary of £31,000 to £45,500, depending on experience

Hybrid working, with structured in-office time in Oxford for team collaboration

Private medical and dental insurance

Enhanced pension scheme

Performance-based bonuses on top of base salary

Why pursue a career in PR & Communications?

PR & Communications has grown well beyond press releases and media lists. Clients now expect account managers who understand reputation, digital channels and crisis response as one connected discipline, and that's pushed salaries and career ladders upward across the sector. Oxford has quietly built a strong cluster of agencies and in-house teams, which means real progression without having to relocate to London. Good account managers are hard to find. Firms hold onto them.

This Public Relations Account Manager opportunity is brought to you by The Opportunity Hub UK.