Senior Account Manager – Automotive
Are you a proactive self-starting PR professional with curiosity at your core, and an eye for a story? If so, this could be the role for you.
We are looking for an experienced Account Manager looking for the next step up or a Senior Account Manager wanting to join a leading, multi-award winning communications agency, working across global automotive brands. This particular role focuses on a number of key agency accounts and you will manage innovative activations, projects, creative content creation, earned media storytelling, media relations, and much more! If you want to be a part of a forward thinking business and team, and push your boundaries as a comms specialist, this is the job for you!
Job Description
- Daily communication with clients to build successful working relationships
- Project lead on activation delivery; from managing the brief, taking part in the creative process, presenting and delivering the idea across appropriate comms channels – ensuring outputs/outcomes are appropriately aligned to client needs & objectives
- Support the Account Director in leading the team and developing the accounts
- Owning the client relationship, providing input, keeping them apprised of time lines and managing expectations
- Copywriting – Identifying newsworthy stories, press release writing and proof reading
- Media and social influencer relations (automotive, tech, lifestyle, finance)
- Engaging in concept generation and brainstorming, and presenting creative concepts in a compelling manner
- Budget management skills
The Successful Applicant
- Agency experience preferred
- Experience with automotive and/or tech brands preferred
- Interest in cars would be beneficial
- Project management experience with an understanding of integrated comms
- Ideally B2B as well as B2C client experience
- Confident media relations skills (ideally with a good black book of contacts)
- A confident copywriter, with a passion for finding and writing newsworthy stories
- Ideally experience in creating data driven new stories
- Good understanding of traditional and digital PR and/or marketing
- Client services experience
- Able to quickly build relationships
- Assertive in advising clients and managing their expectations
- Previous Automotive/dealer experience a plus
- Driven and curious individual comfortable working in a fast-paced environment
What’s on Offer
- Competitive salary
- Immediate start
- Work with blue chip clients
- Excellent benefits package
- Friendly and supportive agency environment
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