PR Senior Account Manager - Account Director - Leeds/Hybrid

ZipRecruiter; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading public relations firm in Leeds is seeking an experienced PR Account Director to build client relationships and deliver outstanding PR campaigns. The ideal candidate has at least five years of PR agency experience, focusing on corporate and B2B clients. This role offers merit-based bonuses, flexible working arrangements, and a supportive environment for professional growth.

Benefits

Merit-based bonuses

Two days working from home

Personal training budget

Flexible holiday policy

Workplace pension

Team lunches and nights out

Qualifications

• At least five years’ PR agency experience required.
• Core corporate/B2B PR background essential.
• Excellent writing and attention to detail mandatory.
• Proven track record in team management necessary.
• Experience handling press enquiries required.

Responsibilities

• Build lasting client relationships and deliver tactical PR implementation.
• Lead and manage press offices.
• Develop and deliver campaigns from inception to evaluation.
• Utilize PR, content marketing, social media, and SEO.
• Measure the ROI of communications activities.

Skills

Client relationship building

Tactical PR implementation

Team management

Creative thinking

Media contacts

Job description

Overview

Multi Award Winning Leeds based Agency is on the look-out for a bright and ambitious PR AD with strong corporate/B2B experience able to build lasting client relationships and deliver outstanding tactical implementation. Flexibility to consider Senior Account Manager’s looking to take the step up.

Their agency culture is about enabling high performance by supporting and nurturing the ambition and talent of everyone who works there. They are serious about what they do, but they are also serious about enjoying their work and having positive relationships with each other and their clients. The work is on a mix of mainly B2B and Corporate PR clients across property, professional services, logistics, manufacturing and retail.

Responsibilities

• Build lasting client relationships and deliver outstanding tactical PR implementation for a mix of B2B and corporate clients (property, professional services, logistics, manufacturing and retail).
• Lead and manage press offices, handling reactive and proactive press enquiries.
• Develop and deliver campaigns from inception through to delivery and evaluation.
• Utilise PR, content marketing, social media and SEO as part of integrated campaigns; measure the ROI of communications activities.
• Demonstrate creativity and innovative thinking, with a wide network of regional media contacts.
• Build internal and external relationships, interfacing at all levels; exhibit superior people skills and strong organizational abilities.
• Contribute to a high-performance team environment and manage workload under pressure.

Qualifications

• At least five years’ PR agency experience.
• Core corporate/B2B PR background.
• Superior writing and grammatical skills with keen attention to detail.
• Excellent and demonstrable team management experience.
• Experience of running a reactive and pro-active press office and handling incoming press enquiries.
• Excellent understanding of PR, content marketing, social media, SEO and how to successfully utilise them as part of integrated campaigns.
• Excellent publicity skills – a strong understanding of the media, editorial requirements and what makes a story.
• Experience measuring the ROI of communications activities.
• Able to demonstrate creativity and innovative thinking.
• A wide network of business and regional contacts across a broad spectrum of media.
• Experience delivering impactful campaigns from inception through to delivery and evaluation.

Benefits

• Merit-based bonuses and promotions.
• Two days working from home per week, following the completion of a three month probationary period.
• Personal training budget of £1,000 per year.
• Flexible holiday policy including office closure between Christmas and New Year.
• Workplace pension.
• Recognition rewards, team lunches and nights out.
• Extremely supportive, nurturing environment with opportunities for professional development and growth.