Public Relations Account Manager

Spencer Recruitment; Dublin; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Spencer Recruitment is seeking an experienced Account Manager to join its Dublin team on behalf of a specialist international communications agency. You will manage day-to-day relationships with technology clients, translating business priorities into clear PR strategies and campaigns.

This client-facing role requires strong media relations, exceptional writing and the ability to coordinate multi-account programmes across offices.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in PR, communications or a related agency environment.
• Strong knowledge of the technology and business media landscape.
• Proven experience managing client accounts and delivering PR campaigns.
• Excellent media relations skills and established journalist relationships.
• Strong writing, editing and storytelling ability.
• Comfortable communicating complex technology topics clearly.
• Confident advising clients and presenting recommendations.
• Highly organised, with the ability to manage multiple accounts and deadlines.
• A collaborative approach and experience supporting junior team members.
• Experience in fintech, payments, AI, deep tech, green technology or enterprise technology would be an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day relationships with a portfolio of technology clients.
• Translate clients’ business priorities into clear communications strategies and campaigns.
• Lead account planning, client meetings, reporting and forward work programmes.
• Develop creative PR campaigns that deliver measurable results.
• Draft and edit press releases, opinion pieces, pitches, briefing documents, messaging and social content.
• Turn complex technical and commercial information into accessible, engaging stories.
• Support product launches, funding announcements, executive profiling and corporate milestones.
• Build relationships with technology, business, national and sector-specific journalists.
• Identify relevant news angles, pitch stories and secure valuable media coverage.
• Prepare spokespeople for interviews and manage media activity from briefing through to follow-up.
• Coordinate account teams, delegate work and support junior colleagues.
• Manage campaign scopes, deadlines and budgets.
• Contribute to new-business pitches, proposals and the growth of existing accounts.
• Collaborate with colleagues across international offices.

Skills

PR

Media relations

Writing

Storytelling

Client management

Account planning

Job description

Spencer Recruitment is hiring on behalf of a specialist international communications agency seeking an experienced Account Manager to join its Dublin team.

This is a client-facing opportunity for a strong technology PR practitioner who combines strategic thinking with excellent campaign delivery, media relations and account organisation.

The successful candidate will manage a portfolio of technology clients, acting as their trusted day-to-day adviser while ensuring communications programmes are creative, strategically focused and delivered to a consistently high standard.

The Role

• Manage day-to-day relationships with a portfolio of technology clients.
• Translate clients’ business priorities into clear communications strategies and campaigns.
• Lead account planning, client meetings, reporting and forward work programmes.
• Develop creative PR campaigns that deliver measurable results.
• Draft and edit press releases, opinion pieces, pitches, briefing documents, messaging and social content.
• Turn complex technical and commercial information into accessible, engaging stories.
• Support product launches, funding announcements, executive profiling and corporate milestones.
• Build relationships with technology, business, national and sector-specific journalists.
• Identify relevant news angles, pitch stories and secure valuable media coverage.
• Prepare spokespeople for interviews and manage media activity from briefing through to follow-up.
• Coordinate account teams, delegate work and support junior colleagues.
• Manage campaign scopes, deadlines and budgets.
• Contribute to new-business pitches, proposals and the growth of existing accounts.
• Collaborate with colleagues across international offices.

The Ideal Candidate

• Relevant experience in PR, communications or a related agency environment.
• Strong knowledge of the technology and business media landscape.
• Proven experience managing client accounts and delivering PR campaigns.
• Excellent media relations skills and established journalist relationships.
• Strong writing, editing and storytelling ability.
• Comfortable communicating complex technology topics clearly.
• Confident advising clients and presenting recommendations.
• Highly organised, with the ability to manage multiple accounts and deadlines.
• A collaborative approach and experience supporting junior team members.
• Experience in areas such as fintech, payments, AI, deep tech, green technology or enterprise technology would be an advantage.