Senior Account Manager - Financial Services PR

Reuben Sinclair | Sales, Marketing, PR, Data and Digital Recruitment; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Flexible hours

25 days holiday

Bank holidays off

Private healthcare

Enhanced pension

Job summary

Reuben Sinclair in London is seeking an Account Manager or Senior Account Manager to own strategic PR campaigns for financial and professional services clients, build trusted relationships and mentor junior team members.

You will drive high-profile media coverage, lead client calls and meetings, contribute to new business, and shape campaigns with a collaborative, ambitious team in a central London office with hybrid working.

Qualifications

• 4–6 years’ corporate communications experience.
• Strong client relationship, communication and presentation skills.
• Experience managing, motivating and developing junior team members.
• Strong knowledge of social media tools, channels and strategies.
• Understanding of crisis communications and how to respond effectively.

Responsibilities

• Drive strategic, integrated PR campaigns for financial and professional services clients.
• Generate high profile media coverage and respond quickly to the news agenda.
• Use campaign performance and market developments to refine activity and identify opportunities.
• Build strong client relationships, leading client calls, meetings and presentations.
• Manage account teams, delegate effectively, and coach junior members.

Skills

Account management

Client communication

Leadership

Media relations

Crisis communications

Social media

Education

Bachelor's in PR/Communications

Tools

Social media tools

Job description

Account Manager / Senior Account Manager – financial and professional services PR

About the Agency

Join an established, award-winning corporate communications agency helping financial and professional services brands build reputation, visibility and influence.

Based in central London, this 25-person agency combines PR, content, social, design and SEO to deliver truly integrated campaigns that make an impact.

You’ll be joining a collaborative, ambitious environment where people are encouraged to contribute ideas, challenge thinking and play an active role in the agency’s continued growth.

About the Role

This Account Manager / Senior Account Manager role offers the opportunity to take ownership of exciting client accounts, shape strategic PR campaigns, build trusted client relationships and oversee talented juniors.

You’d be responsible for:

• Driving strategic, integrated PR campaigns for financial and professional services clients, ensuring activity aligns with campaign objectives.
• Generating high profile media coverage and responding quickly to the changing news agenda.
• Taking a strategic view of accounts, using campaign performance, media coverage and market developments to refine activity and identify new opportunities.
• Building strong client relationships, acting as a trusted day-to-day adviser and confidently leading client calls, meetings and presentations.
• Managing account teams, delegating effectively, and coaching junior team members.
• Contributing to new business and identifying opportunities to grow existing client accounts.
• Building strong media relationships, attending high-level press meetings and developing a valuable network of relevant media contacts.

About You

The ideal candidate will be an Account Manager or Senior Account Manager within a PR and communications agency, with experience working across financial and/or professional services clients.

You’ll bring:

• Circa 4–6 years’ corporate communications experience.
• Strong client relationship, communication and presentation skills.
• Experience managing, motivating and developing junior team members.
• Strong knowledge of social media tools, channels and strategies.
• An understanding of crisis communications and how to respond effectively.

If you’re an ambitious Account Manager or Senior Account Manager looking for a role where you can take greater ownership, develop your leadership skills and work on high-profile PR campaigns across financial and professional services, this could be the next step for you.

• Hybrid & flexible working — three days in the central London office, two from home, with flexible hours.
• 25 days’ holiday + bank holidays, plus between Christmas and New Year off.
• Private healthcare and enhanced sick pay.
• Enhanced pension contributions.

At Reuben Sinclair, we are committed to creating an accessible, inclusive and equitable recruitment process. We strongly encourage candidates of all backgrounds and identities to apply.

We recognise the positive value of diversity, promote equality and challenge discrimination. At all times we aim to represent the person who is most suited to the job and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

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