Senior Account Manager – Consumer Automotive PR

Media Contacts; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dog-friendly workspace

Work from anywhere month

Job summary

Media Contacts in London seeks a Senior Account Manager with a passion for cars, motorsport and tech to lead day-to-day client relationships across major automotive brands.

You will plan and deliver integrated consumer PR campaigns, develop press materials, and drive media coverage across national outlets. The role offers a hybrid setup (3 days in the West London office) with flexible working culture and a creative environment.

Qualifications

• Strong consumer automotive PR experience (agency or in-house).
• Excellent media relationships across automotive, lifestyle and national press.
• Proven track record in delivering impactful consumer campaigns from concept to coverage.
• Skilled writer and confident communicator, both client-facing and internally.
• Organised, proactive and collaborative.

Responsibilities

• Leading day-to-day client relationships across a portfolio of major automotive brands.
• Planning and delivering integrated consumer PR campaigns, events and activations.
• Driving standout media coverage across national, lifestyle and automotive outlets.
• Developing compelling press materials, campaign narratives and creative content.
• Guiding and mentoring junior team members while contributing to wider team strategy.
• Managing budgets, timelines and reporting to ensure seamless delivery.

Skills

Consumer automotive PR

Media relationships

Campaign delivery

Client communication

Team mentoring

Job description

Ref: 35476

Are you a confident consumer PR professional with a genuine passion for cars, motorsport and tech? This is an exciting opportunity to join a specialist agency, working with some of the most prestigious names in the automotive and motorsport world.

Working on pan-European and global automotive consumer accounts, you will need to be creative, a strong writer, meticulous in your attention to detail and have experience delivering top-notch client service, as well as having a passion for cars.

You could be an experienced Account Manager or Senior Account Manager in a PR agency or have equivalent in-house experience.

The Senior Account Manager Role:

• Leading day-to-day client relationships across a portfolio of major automotive brands
• Planning and delivering integrated consumer PR campaigns, events and activations
• Driving standout media coverage across national, lifestyle and automotive outlets
• Developing compelling press materials, campaign narratives and creative content
• Guiding and mentoring junior team members while contributing to wider team strategy
• Managing budgets, timelines and reporting to ensure seamless delivery

You’ll need:

• Strong consumer automotive PR experience (agency or in-house) with an understanding of the wider automotive landscape
• Excellent media relationships, particularly across automotive, lifestyle and national press
• Proven track record in delivering impactful consumer campaigns from concept to coverage
• Skilled writer and confident communicator, both client-facing and internally
• Organised, proactive and collaborative

What they can offer you:

You’ll join a proudly employee-owned, multi-award-winning agency with a reputation for excellence and a culture that genuinely supports its people. Expect a hybrid setup (typically 3 days in the West London office), early-finish Fridays, a dog-friendly workspace, plus a "work from anywhere" month each year

If you’re passionate about cars, creative communications and delivering super creative campaigns that connect, this could be your ideal next move.