Account Manager Job in London

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Account Manager Job in London

Job Description
Job Title: Account Manager– Financial PR

Location: City of London

Salary: £35-50k + bonus

Company Overview

Headquartered in London, they are a leading communications agency with a 25-year track record of ensuring clients tell their stories to the people that matter.

They have highly qualified consultants based in their London offices serving a broad range of clients, including prestigious global corporations, private companies, and third sector organisations in the UK, as well as Asia, the USA and Europe. There are a variety of services on offer to their client, which includes media & investor relations; communications surrounding IPO, mergers & acquisitions; building brand awareness, as well as other corporate actions; content creation and reputation & crisis management.

The agency draws its consultants from journalism, business, and communications agencies – ensuring they can assemble teams with complementary skill sets and appropriate experience and capabilities.

The Account Manager role

The agency is in a growth phase and is looking for a person who can manage a portfolio of clients and promote them to their target audiences. You will play a vital role in shaping your client’s reputation and profile and will manage their press coverage within the financial PR and capital markets space.

Duties of the Account Manager

· Managing a portfolio of your clients’ accounts from a PR perspective

· Providing strategic counsel to clients to aid their PR in the financial PR capital market space

· Building relationships with key media contacts

· Dealing with the media, speaking to journalists and other members of the press

· Liaising with clients regarding press campaigns, creative projects and PR solutions

· Analysing PR coverage and providing written reports

· Providing innovative and creative ideas to clients

Key Responsibilities of the Account Manager

· Managing the needs of your client and their accounts within the capital markets space

· Point of contact with key media contacts

· Developing news angles, stories, and pitches to further the client’s profile

· Contributing to daily meetings, and liaising and updating clients on PR activities

· Building client relationships and maintaining a network of media contacts including journalists

· Involvement in pitching for new business as well as developing PR proposals

· Managing and mentoring junior members of staff

Key skills of the Account Manager

· High levels of communication – including verbal, written and presentation skills

· Strong capital markets knowledge and regulatory environment of listed companies

· Strong copywriting skills

· Passion for the media, including social media

· Flair for creativity, strategic thinking and innovation

· Good computer and project management skills

· Commercially aware and business savvy

· Service focused and sensitive to confidential information

Other Information

Hours: This role is full time, Monday to Friday and flexibility with working hours and days will be required from time to time to suit client needs.

Holidays: 25 days per annum (plus UK public holidays).

Staff Benefits: Include health insurance; pension scheme; work to cycle scheme

Job Type: Permanent, Full Time
Location: London
Category: Accounting/Financial/Insurance
City: Clerkenwell
County: Greater London
Country: United Kingdom
Salary: £35000 – £50000/annum
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