Account Director

City Press Services Ltd.; Manchester (NH); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus

Share of profits

Flexible workspace

Generous holiday

Job summary

Citypress, a leading UK PR and corporate communications agency, is expanding its team in a dynamic hybrid role for a senior account leader. You will drive B2B and corporate campaigns across real estate, financial services and professional services, shaping media strategy and client relationships.

Join a fast-growing, employee-owned firm with a data-driven approach, ambitious growth, and a culture that supports career development and high-quality work for major brands.

Qualifications

• 5 years’ experience in a similar role, with a focus on B2B and corporate PR.
• Strong experience managing press office programmes.
• Proven ability to manage client relationships and the day-to-day running of accounts.

Responsibilities

• Leading the day-to-day running of client programmes, ensuring deadlines and KPIs are met.
• Managing busy press offices, handling media enquiries and securing proactive coverage.
• Working with your wider teams to develop and deliver impactful work aligned to our clients’ strategic priorities.
• Supporting and guiding account teams to deliver high-quality work.
• Building and leading strong client relationships, attending regular meetings and providing well-structured updates.
• Developing and maintaining strong media relationships across B2B, regional and national press.
• Identifying media opportunities, developing creative story angles and responding quickly to newsjacking moments.
• Producing high-quality content, reports and client updates.
• Providing constructive feedback and comprehensive briefs to junior colleagues.
• Managing budgets and tracking client resources efficiently.
• Developing detailed knowledge and understanding of client businesses and their markets.
• Contributing to new business pitches and strategic proposals.
• Developing proficiency in AI and other agency tools

Skills

B2B PR

Media relations

Client management

Team leadership

Crisis comms

Job description

We are a leading PR, social and creative communications agency that works with clients to promote and protect their brands and reputations.

Our team of over 100 people across the UK are united by our ambition to create brand defining work that helps advance the cause of brands that have the scale and commitment to effect positive change in their markets. Our client partners include Lloyds Banking Group, Aldi, Arla, Molson Coors, Crown Paints, Continental Tyres, Primark and Siemens.

Citypress is independently run, regionally-connected, employee-owned and one of the leading employers in the communications sector. We have featured in The Sunday Times Top 100 Best Companies list for four years, are the most-awarded agency in the PRWeek Best Places to Work awards over the last six years and have been named as a PRWeek Agency of the Decade and most recently it's Mid-Sized Consultancy of the Year – a first for an agency headquartered outside of London.

We are a fast-growing, entrepreneurial agency with a great culture that backs people to develop their careers and deliver their best work.

Our culture is inclusive, and we actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We welcome people with different life experiences and backgrounds to bring valuable insight and perspectives to our agency and clients.

About this role

We are growing our B2B and corporate specialism and have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic, confident and ambitious account director or senior account manager to join the team.

The role is ideal for anyone with experience running busy B2B or corporate press office accounts. While sector-specific experience isn't essential, we’re looking for someone to work across brands in real estate, financial services, professional services and food & drink, so any previous work here would be helpful.

You will be joining a vibrant team of corporate PR specialists to work across some of the UK's best-known and biggest brands. Although this is a mainly corporate and B2B brief, there will also be elements of consumer PR and social media within some of our integrated programmes.

The team is focused on delivering the best results for our clients, tied to data, trends and cultural moments, as well as supporting each other to develop and deliver our best work.

You will play a key role in the day-to-day running of client accounts, supporting and guiding account teams and coming up with new ideas for how we can reach media differently, as well as acting as the main contact for senior clients.

A key element of this role will be leading media relations and we’d expect you to be confident in picking up the phone, as well as holding a number of existing relationships with trade, regional and national journalists.

Citypress is an entrepreneurial agency with a great culture that backs people to develop their careers and deliver their best work. By joining Citypress you will become part of an employee-owned agency and directly benefit from our collective success.

Role responsibilities

• Leading the day-to-day running of client programmes, ensuring deadlines and KPIs are met
• Managing busy press offices, handling media enquiries and securing proactive coverage
• Working with your wider teams to develop and deliver impactful work aligned to our clients’ strategic priorities
• Supporting and guiding account teams to deliver high-quality work
• Building and leading strong client relationships, attending regular meetings and providing well-structured updates
• Developing and maintaining strong media relationships across B2B, regional and national press
• Identifying media opportunities, developing creative story angles and responding quickly to newsjacking moments
• Producing high-quality content, reports and client updates
• Providing constructive feedback and comprehensive briefs to junior colleagues
• Managing budgets and tracking client resources efficiently
• Developing detailed knowledge and understanding of client businesses and their markets
• Contributing to new business pitches and strategic proposals
• Developing proficiency in AI and other agency tools

Role requirements

• 5 years’ experience in a similar role, with a focus on B2B and corporate PR. Consumer PR experience is also helpful, but not essential
• Strong experience managing press office programmes
• Proven ability to manage client relationships and the day-to-day running of accounts
• Experience supporting or managing account teams
• Sector-specific experience helpful but not essential – real estate, financial services, professional services and food & drink
• Excellent verbal and written skills with strong attention to detail
• Strong organisational and workload management abilities
• Ability to think critically, creatively and to demonstrate good judgement
• A proactive mindset, flexibility and enthusiasm to deliver work of a consistently high standard

What we offer

• Performance bonus
• Annual tax-free share of profit payment
• We work flexibly, spending three days a week in the office to collaborate and connect, and the rest wherever you work best
• Generous holiday allowance with additional days accrued through length of service
• We offer enhanced family leave policies, with supported return to work programme
• Menopause and fertility policies and leave
• Paid Support leave
• Extensive learning and development programme
• Dedicated mentoring and coaching
• Healthcare plan, 24 hour GP service and employee assistance programme