Associate Director - PR

RBW Consulting LLP; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare communications agency in London is seeking a PR Associate Director. This senior role involves overseeing multiple client accounts, providing strategic counsel, and leading internal teams to deliver high-quality, compliant content. Ideal candidates will have healthcare PR experience, strong leadership skills, and a collaborative mindset. The position offers hybrid working, private medical insurance, enhanced pension contributions, and wellness initiatives.

Benefits

Private medical insurance (for you and your family)

Enhanced pension contribution

Wellness initiatives

Collaborative and supportive agency culture

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic counsel to pharmaceutical and healthcare clients.
• Lead and mentor teams to deliver quality content.
• Collaborate with colleagues to shape business strategy.
• Drive operational excellence across projects.
• Identify and pursue new business opportunities.
• Build long-term client relationships and expand accounts.
• Support development of new service offerings.
• Create a positive team culture.

Skills

Experience in healthcare PR in an agency setting

Strong leadership and mentoring skills

Strategic thinking and commercial awareness

Confidence managing complex multi-stream projects

Collaborative mindset and commitment to delivering excellence

Job description

Overview

An exceptional opportunity for a PR Associate Director to join a globally recognised healthcare communications agency. This senior role offers you the chance to lead high-value client programmes, shape strategic director and influence the continued growth of a successful practice.

You’ll be a senior leader within the practice, responsible for overseeing multiple client accounts and leading internal teams.

Responsibilities

• Providing strategic counsel to pharmaceutical and healthcare clients across a range of communications and advocacy programmes
• Leading and mentoring teams to deliver high quality, compliant and engaging content
• Collaborating with senior colleagues to shape business strategy and contribute to growth initiatives
• Driving operational excellence across projects, ensuring timelines, budgets and scopes are well managed
• Identifying and pursuing new business opportunities, leading pitches and proposals
• Building long-term client relationships and expanding existing accounts
• Supporting the development of new service offering and cross practice collaboration
• Creating a positive team culture, recognising contributions and supporting professional development

What you’ll bring

• Experience in healthcare PR in a agency setting
• Strong leadership and mentoring skills
• Strategic thinking and commercial awareness
• Confidence managing complex multi-stream projects
• A collaborative mindset and commitment to delivering excellence

What’s on offer

• Hybrid working mode: 3 days in stunning London offices
• Private medical insurance (for you and your family)
• Enhanced pension contribution
• Wellness initiatives
• Collaborative and supportive agency culture

This is a chance to make a meaningful impact in healthcare communications while advancing your leadership career in a supportive, forward-thinking environment.

Interested? Apply now! For more information please contact Nicky Stunt at [e-mail]