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Senior Account Manager/Account Director.

Location UK

Role
Full-time

Conditions
Office (3 days a week – Tues, Wed, Thurs) and home – with occasional travel possible.

Location
UK

Salary
Competitive London salary

What we’re looking for.

Performance Communications has a unique opportunity at Senior Account Manager / Account Director level in its Kingston upon Thames office for an experienced and proactive communications professional to join the award-winning team of automotive, technology and sports comms specialists.

We are looking for someone who is currently a strong Senior Account Manager or ready to take the next step in their career Account Director, with a track record in conceiving, planning and delivering campaigns across multiple brands. You will possess strong copywriting ability, great project management skills and a creative storytelling mind, with excellent client relationship abilities.

We have a reputation for creativity, dynamism and the successful delivery of first-class results for our portfolio of clients and we are looking for a proactive individual capable of managing a team across busy accounts.

What you will be doing.

You’ll be working on several iconic autotomtive brands
Have the opportunity to come up with creative ideas that you’ll then help bring to life
Work with team members and clients who like to challenge the status quo
Have the trust to lead and build a talented team of account executives and account managers
Be able to develop yourself, and others around you too
Have the opportunity to do some incredibly cool work and shape the strategic direction

Reporting to the Senior Account Director / Director, you will lead and manage the day-to-day smooth running of several high-profile consumer automotive/motorcycle accounts. You don’t need to be a car or bike nut – our role is to make these brands resonate with consumers (everyday people) so we must talk their language. You will be the main port of call for your clients and responsible for the team’s overall creative output, ensuring all work is delivered to the highest possible standard. You will have the chance to lead and execute large-scale national exposure campaigns through smaller creative ideas. You won’t be doing this alone, though, you’ll have a team around you to help you deliver great work you will be proud of.

What skills you
will need.

Experience of successfully leading and managing multiple accounts or campaigns
Agency experience
A proactive self-starter, who can lead and drive workflow, delivering results across key accounts
Excellent client management skills and ability to build client relationships quickly
Media relations experience, ideally trade/B2B, lifestyle and automotive
Proven track record of delivering integrated campaigns
Creative skills to come up with ideas that generate earned media coverage in a variety of media sectors, for big and small campaigns, bringing creative input to even the smallest tasks
Strong news release writing abilities - able to adapt to different client needs, TOV’s and outputs
Time management – the ability to logically plan, develop and execute plans, using the strengths of a team to ensure optimal delivery 
An ability to manage and nurture a team
Budget management
Worked with photographers and video productions companies, videographers, designers etc to create newsworthy content
Ability to build strong relationships - internally / clients / media / influencers etc.
A solid understanding of the automotive and motorcycle industries
Influencer relations experience

Some of the benefits
we offer.

Company-wide wellbeing programme (Thrive) including:

£250 wellbeing allowance

Employee Assistance Programme, which offers access to therapy, guidance around diet, gym, meditation and career coaching as well as discounts on high street chains