PR Account Manager

Description:

Account Manager (B2B)
Nottinghamshire
32k Basic
Public Relations / Account Management / B2B / Strategies / Marketing / Nottinghamshire.
The recruitment group is working with an award-winning, full-service agency.
Purpose of the Account Manager
An experienced and tenacious account manager to support the wide-ranging client base. The clients portfolio of property and construction clients is growing, so it is essential you have knowledge of the sector..
Company Benefits -
. 25 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays and public holidays) - increasing with long service - and an extra day off for your birthday
. Private health insurance with Vitality
. Access to mental health support via Care Coins and mental health first aider within the team
. Generous maternity / paternity package
. Annual salary reviews
. Hybrid working (three days in the office, two days at home)
. Flexible working - altering your hours to be more flexible around the core hours
. Dedicated line manager and Personal Development Programme - alongside the extensive training opportunities
. Annual summer away day and Christmas party - and other team treats throughout the year
. Regular social events
. Bike to Work scheme
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Main duties and responsibilities of an Account Manager
Client handling
. Managing day-to-day activity and acting as a key point of contact for clients - reporting into account directors / managing director
. Actively contributing to and shaping agendas for client meetings
. Ensuring account admin is flawless, all of the time
. Understanding servicing levels - and when to review / discuss with the team
. Proactively generating creative ideas, identifying newsjacking and comment opportunities to generate headlines
. Contributing to client communications plans, working with senior team to ensure objectives and deliverables are met
. High-quality reporting including experience of monitoring platforms, Coverage Book, Google alerts and keywords, and distribution tools such as Gorkana
. The ability to measure and report on PR successes including revenue, conversion rate, traffic, referrals, influencer reach, social reach etc.
Content
. Writing various long and short forms of content (press releases, features, media alerts etc) - for use in print, online and on social channels - without support
. Confident writing technical, trade articles with accuracy
. Digital PR- how to use trackable links and generate SEO for brands (desirable)
Media relations / awareness
. Confidently able to undertake media sell-ins
. Has own group of secure media contacts
. Familiar with client's key media and actively undertakes industry reading
Business contributions
. Able to run company-wide brainstorms to generate new ideas for the agency and clients
. Willingness to attend networking events and act as a brand ambassador for the agency and clients
. Commercial awareness - including client fees, profitability of accounts, budget management etc.
. Willingness to contribute to new business - proposals, pitches, etc - and able to make first approaches to warm leads

Personal skills / development
. A passion for property and construction
. Unwavering attention to detail
. Ability to manage multiple, conflicting deadlines - and support account teams in doing so
. Well-rounded and flexible communication skills to suit internal and external audiences
. Proactively able to map out own personal development goals and work alongside senior team to suggest ways to meet these (training, etc)
Experience/knowledge requirements for an Account Manager
. Strong attention to detail with time-management and organisational skills.
. Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks with ease.
. Knowledge of Property and Construction environment
. Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
. Proven experience in PR, Marketing role, preferably in an agency.

Please call Sarah today to discuss further