Account Director – Property & Built Environment PR

Premier; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Premier is seeking an Account Director for a busy PR portfolio in the property and built environment sector. You’ll own senior client relationships, steer strategy and deliver hands-on campaigns across media relations, content and events.

You will lead campaigns, guide junior team members, manage scopes and budgets, and identify opportunities for account growth. A commercial mindset and strong writing and presentation skills are essential in a collaborative, entrepreneurial agency.

Qualifications

• Strong agency-side PR experience, within property, real estate, or the built environment.
• Account Director-level experience, or significant experience at equivalent level.
• Strong media relations experience and established relationships across relevant media.
• Experience delivering both strategic and hands-on communications programmes.
• Excellent client management and communication skills, with the confidence to provide senior counsel.
• Experience working on reputation, issues and crisis communications.
• A commercial mindset, with the ability to identify opportunities for account growth.
• Experience contributing to or leading new business proposals and pitches.
• The ability to direct and develop junior colleagues.
• A hands-on and adaptable approach, with the ability to move between strategy and delivery.
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills.
• Sound judgement, curiosity and a solutions-focused approach.

Responsibilities

• Taking ownership of a portfolio of clients, acting as a senior day-to-day contact and trusted adviser.
• Developing and leading strategic communications programmes aligned with clients' wider objectives.
• Delivering integrated communications across PR, media relations, content, social media and events.
• Remaining hands-on with campaign development, drafting, media engagement and delivery.
• Building strong relationships across relevant media.
• Providing senior counsel on reputation, issues and crisis communications.
• Preparing clients for media interviews and supporting media training where required.
• Directing and supporting junior team members across your accounts.
• Taking ownership of account planning, scopes, budgets and resources.
• Identifying opportunities to grow existing accounts and develop new areas of work.
• Contributing to new business activity, including opportunity identification, proposals, creative development and pitching.
• Supporting the continued development of the agency's client offering and market presence.

Skills

PR strategy

Media relations

Client management

Account leadership

Campaign delivery

New business

Crisis communications

Job description

We're working with an ambitious communications agency to find an experienced Account Director to join its team and take ownership of a portfolio of clients across property and built environment PR.

This is an opportunity for an experienced PR professional who enjoys being close to the work and having genuine ownership of their accounts. You'll act as a senior client contact, providing strategic counsel while remaining hands-on across campaign development, media relations, content and delivery.

The role would suit someone who combines strong strategic thinking with excellent delivery skills and enjoys working in a collaborative, entrepreneurial environment.

There is also scope to contribute to the wider commercial development of the business and play an active role in winning new work.

The Role

You'll be responsible for:

• Taking ownership of a portfolio of clients, acting as a senior day-to-day contact and trusted adviser.
• Developing and leading strategic communications programmes aligned with clients' wider objectives.
• Delivering integrated communications across PR, media relations, content, social media and events.
• Remaining hands-on with campaign development, drafting, media engagement and delivery.
• Building strong relationships across relevant business, trade and consumer media.
• Providing senior counsel on reputation, issues and crisis communications.
• Preparing clients for media interviews and supporting media training where required.
• Directing and supporting junior team members across your accounts.
• Taking ownership of account planning, scopes, budgets and resources.
• Identifying opportunities to grow existing accounts and develop new areas of work.
• Contributing to new business activity, including opportunity identification, proposals, creative development and pitching.
• Supporting the continued development of the agency's client offering and market presence.

About You

We're looking for someone with:

• Strong agency-side PR experience, within property, real estate, or the built environment.
• Account Director-level experience, or significant experience operating at an equivalent level.
• Strong media relations experience and established relationships across relevant media.
• Experience delivering both strategic and hands-on communications programmes.
• Excellent client management and communication skills, with the confidence to provide senior counsel.
• Experience working on reputation, issues and crisis communications.
• A commercial mindset, with the ability to identify opportunities for account growth.
• Experience contributing to or leading new business proposals and pitches.
• The ability to direct and develop junior colleagues.
• A hands-on and adaptable approach, with the ability to move comfortably between strategy and delivery.
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills.
• Sound judgement, curiosity and a solutions-focused approach.

Please note, for this role visa sponsorship cannot be offered.