ACCOUNT MANAGER – PR

TN United Kingdom; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading agency in Leeds is seeking a PR specialist to join their dynamic team. The role involves creating press materials, pitching stories to media, and managing client relationships. Ideal candidates will have PR experience or a related degree, and a passion for developing their skills in a creative environment. The agency offers hybrid working, generous holiday allowances, and a commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Benefits

Flexible working

Generous holiday allowance

Regular performance reviews

Social events

Qualifications

• In-house or agency PR experience required.
• Experience managing digital PR accounts essential; traditional and events experience beneficial.
• Ability to secure results independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Create press materials (press releases, case studies).
• Pitch stories to journalists across various media.
• Lead client meetings and manage relationships.

Skills

Creative thinking

Relationship building

Strong media relations skills

Excellent time management

Education

Degree in PR or related subject

Tools

SEO tools

Social Media

Job description

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We have a cracking opportunity within our team for a PR specialist looking to develop their career in a unique and exciting agency – working with some extraordinary people on some superb consumer and B2B brands.

You will have in-house or agency PR experience and/or be educated to degree level in PR or a related subject. But more importantly – we’re looking for you to have tons of enthusiasm and an appetite to really develop your PR skills in a daring, dynamic and disruptive agency.

Boutique is a true channel agency, giving you exposure to a broad range of marketing services. We don’t believe in working in silos.

Some of the things you’ll do:

1. Create press materials (press releases, news stories, case studies etc.)
2. Pitch stories and feature ideas to journalists across print, broadcast and online media
3. Develop client relationships
4. People management
5. Lead client meetings
6. Evaluate campaigns effectively using best of breed PR, Social Media and SEO tools
7. Respond to enquiries from journalists and identify newsjacking opportunities
8. Demonstrate an ability to secure results independently and as part of a team
9. Engage key online influencers through a mix of channels
10. Maintain weekly and monthly reporting and evaluation documents
11. Brainstorm creative ideas

Some of the things you’ll bring:

• Creative thinking
• Relationship building
• Experience of managing digital PR accounts is essential, experience of traditional and events would be beneficial
• Experience of line management and developing more junior team members
• Strong media relations skills
• An understanding of the media across B2C and B2B publications
• Excellent time management – working to both internal and external deadlines
• Some knowledge of SEO and social media and how the channels integrate with PR

About us:

Our purpose of ‘Realise your Potential’ inspires us to create an environment for our team where you can do just that, and we take engagement very seriously. We offer Hybrid and flexible working, a fabulous office in the creative hub of Holbeck Urban Village, socials, generous holiday allowance rising with service, regular performance reviews and supported goal setting. As well as various programmes such as ‘Brewtique’ and ‘Be Extraordinary’ that we’d be happy to tell you all about.

We encourage a range of applicants because we know that a diverse workforce is a better workforce. It ensures we are representative of the society within which we live and our clients work. We believe that inclusion and diversity makes for a more inspiring and rewarding environment and we take great care to ensure our people are comfortable being themselves.