As the Senior Account Manager, you will be responsible for the end-to-end management of projects and a number of clients. As part of a team, you will support and deliver client communications requirements, including media relations, social media, website management, stakeholder engagement and design and collateral requirements.
You will deliver active client contact through email, phone and meetings, and will be responsible for developing creative and innovative ideas for current and new activities, and seeking and delivering communication solutions.
Responsibilities will include:
- Research and produce a range of content for client requirements, including news releases, opinion articles, media statements, social media posts, website copy and blogs
- Have productive relationships with key media contacts (mainstream and relevant trade)
- Proactively identify and act on opportunities relating to news and political agendas within client sectors and work with colleagues to devise strategies
- Manage and produce campaign and activity evaluation reports and analysis, as required
- Delegate tasks to junior team members, and provide task-related guidance, where required and appropriate
- Ensure all tasks are completed on deadline
- Ensure client budgets are used effectively and fees and costs are adhered to
- Support new business activity, usually by helping to generate ideas, drafting proposals and pitch documents, and attending pitch presentations, when required
Key skills & attributes:
- Excellent copywriting skills, including a solid grasp of grammar and spelling and the ability to proofread and check work
- Good presentation skills, including new business pitches
- Good interpersonal skills with colleagues, clients, suppliers and media
- A keen interest in news and current affairs
- Well-organised with an ability to work to tight deadlines, with accuracy and sometimes under pressure
- Resilient, motivated and enthusiastic, with a keen appetite to learn
