Public Relations Account Manager

JR United Kingdom; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading PR agency in Leeds as a Public Relations Account Manager and take your career to new heights. In this dynamic role, you will work on impactful campaigns for prestigious clients, honing your skills alongside a talented team. This position offers a collaborative environment where creativity thrives, and you can make a real difference. With a commitment to professional development, the agency provides generous training budgets and opportunities for growth. If you're passionate about PR and eager to excel, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

Benefits

Access to full private healthcare

Generous holiday allowance

26 days annual leave

Quarterly £250 employee bonus

New business bonus – 10% of fee

Monthly internal training sessions

Regular social events

Office drinks and pizza Fridays

Fresh fruit in the office

3:2 office/home working

Qualifications

• 3+ years of PR experience in a client-facing role.
• Proven track record in account management and delivering results.
• Strong content creation and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead client meetings and manage day-to-day consultancy.
• Research and write press releases and client communication strategies.
• Identify new business opportunities and supervise junior staff.

Skills

PR and social media skills

Content creation

Research and analytical skills

Time management

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

Creativity and imagination

PC skills (Excel, PowerPoint)

Education

Degree in business/management

Degree in communication and media studies

Degree in English and creative writing

Degree in marketing

Job description

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Public Relations Account Manager, leeds, west yorkshire

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Client:

Prohibition PR

Location:

leeds, west yorkshire, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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Yes

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Posted:

02.05.2025

Expiry Date:

16.06.2025

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Job Description:

Ready to Make Your Mark at Yorkshire's Best PR Agency?

Do you crave a dynamic PR environment that pushes boundaries, works on great clients and gets noticed? Prohibition, consistently recognised as one of the North's finest agencies (PRCA Grand Prix Best Use of Social Media 2024, CIPR Outstanding PR Agency x 4 and Best Use of Media Relations 2024), is searching for a talented PR Account Manager to join our thriving team of 30 integrated PR specialists.

This is more than just an account management role. This is a chance to:

• Sharpen your skills and propel your career: We're passionate about nurturing talent. Learn from the best and develop alongside a supportive, award-winning team. Every team member gets external training every year.
• Work on campaigns that truly resonate: Craft impactful strategies across various media that get people talking and clients raving working with clients like University of Oxford, Franklin & Sons, Black Sheep and many more.
• Embrace a culture of excellence: Be part of a collaborative, fast-paced environment where creativity is celebrated.

You'll thrive here if you're:

• A passionate PR professional eager to learn and grow.
• A strategic thinker with a knack for understanding client needs and exceeding expectations.
• A data whiz who thrives on monitoring and maximizing campaign performance.
• An industry chameleon with the ability to grasp diverse client sectors.

Your responsibilities

• Lead client meetings and produce contact reports

• Be responsible for news generation platform delivery on your clients

• Own the day-to-day consultancy role for your client

• To be the main day-to-day contact for client liaison

• Flag any potential account delivery/client issues to your AD in good time

• Input creative new ideas and demonstrate value-add for clients on a regular basis

• Ensure that weekly meetings take place and that actions are completed on/ahead of time for all members

• Researching and writing press releases, copy for brochures, leaflets and web copy

• Crisis PR management – understand and help with solutions when required.

• Managing events on behalf of clients

• Play a full role in pitches and presentations

• Liaising with external suppliers – ensuring we make a profit.

• Identify potential new business opportunities

• Supervising Account Executives and other junior staff

• Supporting the development of the company including marketing and business development

• Take an active role in new business development and pitching

• Supporting Account Director in researching and writing client communication strategies and to manage client account teams

• Develop every opportunity to gain your client’s trust in your advice and knowledge

• Demonstrate your ability to run the account safely in your ADs absence

PR EXPERIENCE

• 3 years + experience in a PR role

• Previous experience in a client-facing role

• You will have existing PR account management experience at either Account Manager or Senior Account Executive level and be able to demonstrate the drive and determination to deliver outstanding results for clients.

• Previous experience of managing own accounts

QUALIFICATIONS

• A related degree, such as business/management, communication and media studies, English and creative writing, marketing

SKILLS

• Solid skills in PR and social media areas

• Strong content, research and analytical skills

• Time Management Skills - Ability to support and control a multitude of activities and be able to handle multiple tasks and accounts, prioritise tasks and negotiate deadlines

• Proven communication skills to meet requirements of daily contact with Client and internal departments and formal presentations

• Excellent written communication skills

• Good interpersonal skills both internally and external

• Strong attention to detail skills.

• Creativity and imagination

• PC skills using Windows software (Excel and PowerPoint)

• Access to full private healthcare

• Generous holiday allowance

• 26 days annual leave and you can buy or sell holidays

• 3:2 office/home working

• Quarterly £250 employee of the quarter bonus

• New business bonus – 10% of fee for first three months

Training

• £2000 L&D budget per employee with minimum x2 external courses per year

• Monthly internal training sessions (min x12/year)

Social

• Regular social events in the local community

• Regular office drinks, pizza Fridays and fresh fruit