PR Senior Account Director - Corporate PR

LATTE; England; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Team socials and away days

Regular training sessions

Stunning offices in Somerset House

Job summary

A prominent communications agency in London is seeking a PR Senior Account Director to oversee major accounts and manage complex reputational issues. The role demands a strong background in leading PR accounts, client relationship management, and crisis support. Ideal candidates will have excellent media relationships and the ability to deliver results quickly while maintaining high quality in a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• Proven agency or senior in-house experience leading major PR accounts at SAD level.
• Strong senior media relationships with editorial judgement, particularly in business and tech.
• Highly organised, with the ability to manage scopes and budgets.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that every aspect of a project or account runs smoothly and to the client’s satisfaction.
• Lead media relations and handle major media enquiries effectively.
• Drive business development through network building.

Skills

Agency experience

Client relationship management

Media relations

Crisis management

Leadership skills

Business development

Job description

PR Senior Account Director - Corporate PR

Join Borkowski - the go-to for businesses and leaders with big ideas and bigger ambitions. In this role, you’ll navigate complex reputational issues and build corporate fame for an endlessly diverse portfolio of clients.

📍 Location: London, Hybrid (3 office days per week)

Borkowski is an iconic, independent communications agency offering Consumer PR, Corporate PR, Arts & Entertainment PR, and Crisis & Reputation Management for clients including founders, businesses, brands, high-profile individuals and cultural organisations. In an ever-evolving and competitive media landscape, Borkowski’s intelligent, impactful and creative approach to communications has never been more relevant.

From championing the next stage in the evolution of sustainable innovation, to seeding thought leadership on the geopolitical intrigue behind the fast-moving global quantum computing sector, to reviving one of London’s great legacy music businesses as a high‑tech hypergrowth trailblazer, Borkowski is the go-to for businesses and leaders with big ideas and bigger ambitions.

Benefits & Culture

• An independent agency with a dynamic and collaborative work environment
• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• Team socials and away days
• Participation at exciting cultural events – art and entertainment, press nights and festivals
• Regular training sessions and lunch & learns
• Breakfast Briefings & Bespoke Networking Events
• Stunning offices in Somerset House

About the job

Your portfolio of clients will be fascinating and endlessly diverse. You will be building corporate fame for a range of unique businesses and brands; one day, you might be platforming neuroscience futurism for a tech‑media entrepreneur, the next launching a foundation to find London’s next entrepreneurs for a self‑made property tycoon.

You’ll also be navigating complex reputational issues whilst building and protecting the legacies of illustrious leaders and iconic brands; current and recent clients include one of the great British fashion icons, a giant of independent publishing, an entrepreneur‑turned‑philanthropist, an eco‑pioneer, a party in the UK’s highest profile ongoing civil case, one of the UK’s biggest entertainment businesses, an inventor rebelling against the tech giants, a global music industry maverick and a rock legend to name just a few.

As Senior Account Director working across the agency but principally for Borkowski’s industry‑leading corporate and crisis communications team, you’ll steer strategy, be a calm centre of gravity in complex reputational issues, whilst protecting the legacies of illustrious leaders and iconic brands spanning fashion, publishing, entertainment and more.

Key responsibilities

• Senior Leader on major accounts: ensure that every aspect of a project or retained account runs smoothly, and to the client’s satisfaction, as well as hitting deadlines and meeting internal quality benchmarks.
• Media Relations Lead – Sell‑in stories to senior media contacts and ensure that any major media enquiries are handled effectively.
• Client Strategic Lead: Take a leading role in the production of strategy and discovery work, ensuring that the scope is delivered to the highest standards.
• Drive business development through confident network building and producing materials (e.g. case studies) that aid business development.
• Secure new clients by producing and contributing to proposals, pitches and RFIs for potential new clients.
• Line manage a team of 2‑3, ensuring high standards of performance and motivation, that all training and up‑skilling requirements are met, and that they hit consistent career development milestones.

About you

• Has proven agency or senior in‑house experience leading major PR accounts at SAD level across corporate and reputation mandates, including live issues and crisis support.
• Is a confident client lead who builds positive relationships with senior decision‑makers.
• Has strong senior media relationships and sharp editorial judgement, ideally including business and tech press.
• Is highly organised with the ability to resource teams, manage scopes and budgets, and deliver at pace without compromising quality.
• Is commercially minded, spotting opportunities to grow existing accounts, drive new business and persuasively summarise the offering.
• Is a motivated, diplomatic leader who handles forceful personalities with grace and gravitas. Picks up the phone, seizes opportunities, and tackles challenges head‑on.
• Has strong leadership skills, the ability to organise and motivate junior colleagues and drive development across the agency.

Apply / ask a question about the role

Apply via LinkedIn or for more information, contact Christabel Hosking, [e-mail].

Our team reviews every application personally. If you don’t hear from us within 7 days, it means we won’t be progressing your application this time.

Sponsorship is not available for this role – you must already have the right to work in the UK to be considered.