PR Account Director
Salary £35,000 - £40,000
Belfast
Immediate Requirement
What’s in it for YOU:
· Joining one of Ireland’s foremost independent integrated agencies. They deliver Strategy, Advertising, Design, Digital, Videography, Media, Branding and PR to a diverse and exciting portfolio of clients.
· Opportunity to work in a company who celebrated 40 years of creative excellence delivering award-winning work for clients and partners that continue to engage, amaze and connect their brands to those that matter.
· Each full-time employee is entitled to 34 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays.
· Pension.
· Access to Mental Health and Wellbeing initiatives.
· IT equipment.
· Comprehensive continuous personal development (CPD), onboarding and training programme.
As a PR Account Director you will be responsible for Working directly to the Director of PR, you will have responsibility for managing key client accounts.
Responsibilities
· Senior contact for key agency clients, managing client service and agency performance.
· Directing and leading PR projects to ensure campaigns are delivered successfully.
- Leveraging traditional, digital and social media, as well as emerging technologies, to develop strategic communications solutions for clients.
· Providing high-level advice on strategic media handling issues, including crisis management.
· Directing and motivating other members of the team to provide the required level of executive and creative input, and ensuring work is of the highest standard.
· Providing high-level advice on strategic media handling issues, including crisis management.
· Ability to analyse complex data and interpret it for a range of audiences.
Ideal Candidate
· You will have a minimum of 3 years’ experience – ideally in an agency environment – and a University Degree or equivalent qualification.
· Exceptional written, verbal and presentation skills.
· Excellent project management skills with strong organisational and planning skills
· Planning and managing client budgets.
· Adept at building relationships with key commentators, industry spokespeople and senior journalists and sector influencers.
· It is essential that you have a genuine passion for PR, news and digital communications and a thorough knowledge of the media landscape in Northern Ireland and Ireland, both traditional and online.
If you are interested in applying for the position above, please send your CV using the link provided. Alternatively call Darrach Teague to discuss.