Senior Account Manager

The M Collective; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic PR agency based in Greater London is seeking a Senior Account Manager to oversee a diverse portfolio of prestigious travel and lifestyle clients. The ideal candidate will have strong PR agency experience and a background in luxury travel. Responsibilities include maintaining media relationships, developing PR strategies, and mentoring junior team members. This opportunity offers a supportive work environment and the chance to grow within a collaborative team.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Fantastic range of benefits

Robust training programme

Qualifications

• Must have PR agency experience and exposure to luxury travel clients.
• Experience executing PR campaigns as agreed with clients.
• Strong journalist relationships across travel and lifestyle media.

Responsibilities

• Maintain senior level media relationships for client coverage.
• Develop PR strategies that align with client marketing objectives.
• Mentor and line-manage junior colleagues.

Skills

Strong PR Agency experience

Experience with luxury travel clients

Excellent attention to detail

Ability to secure media coverage

Experience managing junior team members

Culturally connected and curious

Job description

The M Collective is seeking a Senior Account Manager to join and lead on an exciting and diverse portfolio of industry leading travel and lifestyle clients such as andBeyond, The World’s 50 Best Hotels, The Fifth Avenue Hotel, The Audley and Mount St. Restaurant, amongst others. PR agency experience and exposure to working with luxury travel clients is a must. Restaurant PR experience is desirable but not essential.

We offer competitive salaries and a fantastic range of benefits. Our working environment is dynamic and supportive – where hard-working, collaborative, and creative people are truly valued. We have a robust training programme in place, with an eye to each team member’s personal growth. You’ll gain valuable experience working with a tightly knit team of forward-thinking, strategic, and creative professionals.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an established Account Manager or Senior Account Manager in PR or communications looking to take the next step in their career.

Please apply directly via HR by emailing your CV to [e-mail]. We’ll get back to you as soon as possible.

Roles and Responsibilities

PR Strategy & Agency Business

• Maintain senior level media relationships to ensure placement in key media and continue to develop a strong network of media contacts to ensure top coverage for our clients.
• Advocating a ‘client-first’ approach, blending agency-wide talents to deliver against client briefs; and delivering stand out campaigns and service.
• Developing imaginative, PR strategies that align with client marketing and sales objectives
• Keep abreast and in touch with key industry news, talent, and contacts.

Client Relations

• Demonstrating sector and client business knowledge to deliver strategic client counsel
• Create and implement a strategy to build engagement with clients, to help protect existing revenue; identify growth opportunities; and partner with new clients / projects.
• Attend regular client review meetings and maintain senior contact as appropriate per client.
• Ensure timely contract renewal conversations planned and managed with key clients.
• Represent the company at key external events - to support new business initiatives and to recruit top talent.

Content & Strategy

• Collaborating with the team to draft creative pitches and PR Plans
• Presenting confidently to clients and offering sound creative solutions that are within scope and budget
• Developing and implementing tactics on accounts working closely with the team.
• Implementing client strategies, ensuring deadlines are met and PR plans are being executed in a timely manner

Team Leadership

• Mentor and line-manage junior colleagues, supporting career pathing, skills development and confidence in media relations.
• Help with induction, onboarding and offboarding processes that reflect The M Collective’s work culture

What we’re looking for

• Strong PR Agency experience within a fast paced team
• Experience working with luxury travel clients
• Ability to secure round up and feature coverage with strong journalist relationships across travel, lifestyle and trade media
• Excellent attention to detail
• Experience managing junior members of the team
• Experience executing PR campaigns as agreed with clients
• Communicate in respectful and thoughtful manner
• Culturally connected and curious, with a great nose for a story