PR Account Manager - 12 month fixed term contract

Rock Kitchen Harris Limited; Leicester; Remote; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading PR agency is seeking a PR Account Manager for a 12-month fixed-term contract to cover maternity leave. The role involves client management, delivering results under deadlines, and requires experience in PR, ideally within construction or housebuilding sectors. The company fosters a collaborative, remote-working environment and offers various employee benefits to enhance team spirit and personal development.

Benefits

20 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Flexible remote working

Early finish on Fridays

Birthday off

Time off for volunteering

Budget for training and conferences

Regular team social activities

Christmas and summer parties

Qualifications

• Experience working in PR, ideally with a background in housebuilding or construction.
• Ability to adapt content style and tone for different audiences.
• Demonstrated capacity to manage client budgets.

Responsibilities

• Prioritising multiple tight deadlines and leading client meetings.
• Managing a PR Account Executive and ensuring thorough preparation for proposals.
• Building and maintaining relationships with clients and journalists.

Skills

Strong verbal communication

Strong written communication

Crisis communication

Team collaboration

Attention to detail

Job description

We’re searching for a new PR Account Manager to join our team. This is an 12 month fixed term contract to cover maternity leave.

A day in this role will involve:

• Prioritising between multiple tight deadlines without breaking a sweat
• Taking a lead in client meetings and ensuring preparation is thorough
• Being the main point of contact for clients and taking responsibility for delivery of work
• Responding to client briefs and supporting wider client objectives with proposals for PR activity
• Delivering results and being on the lookout for opportunities to build on success
• Building relationships with clients/journalists and having a keen eye for a newsworthy angle
• Managing a PR Account Executive, leading by example, setting priorities for work and helping when needed
• Delivering fantastic presentations, writing brilliant proposals and pitching in on new business opportunities
• Working to short deadlines to respond to media enquiries

The right person will:

• Have experience working in PR (it's a big bonus if any of this is within the housebuilding or construction sectors), with some time as a PR Account Manager or similar role
• Find it easy to switch between style/tone to deliver content in a way an audience understands and finds interesting
• Be able to spot a missing apostrophe or typo from a mile away
• Have a can do attitude and work well within a team to meet tight deadlines
• Understand the importance of client budgets and how to keep within them
• Be able to demonstrate strong verbal and written communication skills in the delivery of work, when managing clients and working with other members of the team
• Ideally have some experience dealing with crisis comms situations

There is a real buzz, excitement and family feel about the company, especially since we became Employee Owned last year. All 70 of us are passionate about what we do. As a fully remote agency, working from home (or wherever else you fancy), is our standard but our team spirit and strong culture shines through. We frequently organise meetups to get together, share pictures of our pets and kids, and have that all important face time with colleagues and friends.

But, we get it, this is a job ad, we know how it works - other benefits include:

• Competitive salary based on your experience
• Flexibility to work remotely
• 20 days annual leave and 8 days national bank holidays plus extra time around Christmas (based on full time working hours)
• Early finish on a Friday
• Your birthday off
• Time off to volunteer for local charities to make a difference
• A big good old messy Christmas party and a mid-year summer party
• Whatever computer, software, books and other materials you might need
• A healthy budget for whatever training, conferences, and other qualifications you might be interested in taking
• Regular team social activities - both in person and remote

If this all sounds good to you, please get in touch!