PR Senior Account Director

Warning: This vacancy expired on 21st Jul 2008.

Job details

Salary	Up to £50k pa dpndg on exp
Location	South West London, West London, Surrey, West Sussex
Job type	Permanent
Company	Fusion Recruitment
Contact	Ada Nisbet
Job sectors	Public Sector, B2B, B2C, IT, Media/New Media
Job disciplines	Public Relations, Agency, Communications, Branding, Media
Employment Type	All
Posted	23rd Jun 2008
Expires	21st Jul 2008

Job Description

PR SENIOR ACCOUNT DIRECTOR - up to £50,000 pa
EXCELLENT BENEFITS

A fantastic opportunity for a Senior Account Director to report to the Managing Director and working with senior leadership team (HR and Finance).

This role has both client facing as well as operation focus.

A solid background in B2B and ICT and Technology PR is a must, as well as proven people management experience.

The Company
This dynamic Public Relations agency was established in 1990 to focus solely on the technology markets and the education sector.

With over a decade's experience actively promoting businesses, organisations and events in these markets, it has built up a strong media network and offering specific expertise in the following markets:

Business to Business technology
Business to Consumer technology
ICT in education
Telecommunications
Electronics
Technology for building and construction.

Their client base covers these key areas:
o Education/educational ICT
o Public sector
o Telecoms and mobile
o Not for profit
o Electronics (UK, pan-European and US)
o Digital satellite communication

The Role and Candidate
An independent, award-winning agency specialising in b2b (with some b2c) communications across the education/educational ICT and technology sectors. This new position has been created to strengthen existing client teams, and to play a leading role in client services and new business initiatives. The agency is particularly keen to grow and develop their people and the right person will have a genuine desire to nurture emerging talent.

The job role will include:
o Account team management, coaching and mentoring, line management.
o Resource planning including billability management and account growth across education and technology portfolio.
o Solid account handling experience encompassing client relationship management and strategy direction; visibility across all account activity and taking an active strategic lead.
o Some hands-on tactical delivery across accounts including media relations and leading on client liaison.
o Business development and client services activity with both existing and new clients across both sectors.
o Strong commercial focus.

Some key clients are:
HarperCollins Media
Hitachi Interactive
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Truancy Call Issues
London Grid for Learning
Kalamazoo Thought
Securus
Ryder Systems
Lantronix

Education/skills:
o Enthusiastic, ‘can-do’ approach; genuine desire to make a difference to the business.
o Genuine interest in coaching and team management.
o Strong, creative and strategic approach to developing client relations and new business.
o Strategic approach and tactical implementation of PR/communications campaigns; full client accountability.
o Mainland European languages helpful
o Graduate or Post Graduate Degree and relevant track record of success at senior practitioner level within agency or in-house.
o Computer/technology literate

Benefits include:
21 days paid holiday plus long-service award
Training allowance*
CIPR membership*
Client contract re-sign bonus
New staff referral bonus
Stakeholder pension scheme*
Annual salary reviews and appraisal/PDP programme
Free eye tests
Free flu jab
Ad hoc Spot Bonus for ‘over and above’ work
Interest-free travel loans
Excellent IT infrastructure
Staff socials (summer bbq, away-days, Christmas etc).
(*after 6 months service)

For more details please contact Ada Nisbet.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Applicants will be required to register with Fusion Recruitment in person for an in-depth discussion of their background and skills - they will also be expected to bring in at registration point a portfolio of previous work.

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