Freelance PR Account Director

Freelance Contract - starting asap till end of december

Purpose

Responsible for the day-to-day activities associated with managing clients' communications and engagement activities.

Craft Skills

• Develop and deploy creative PR programmes to meet the needs of clients.

• Confident in conversations with clients about priorities, quality of product and agency experience on the briefs/projects they own.

• Builds strategic decks with PR at the heart.

• Works collaboratively with the main agency to unlock further agency capabilities.

Inspiration

• Championing the agency values and brand.

• Have the ability to work on your own initiative and take charge of clients' requirements.

Strategic Thinking

• A strategic mindset and ability to oversee PR and client development plans.

• Provide strategic counsel and insight to shape clients' communications programme.

• Build new business proposals from scratch, understanding best in class.

Team

• Identifying training needs where required.

• Provide guidance and day-to-day direction for junior team members.

• Manage workloads effectively across multiple projects and ensure all work is completed in a timely manner and on-budget.

Leadership & Influence

• Promotes and lives by our agency spirit and values.

• Be a proactive part of the management team and contribute to the running of the agency.

Commercials

• Contributing to the overall business.

• Be involved in new business development, leading on team brainstorms, creation of PR proposals and new business pitches.