ACCOUNT DIRECTOR or SENIOR ACCOUNT MANAGER : CONSUMER PR
A lead relationship holder for your assigned clients, you’ll be accountable for the effective and profitable delivery of projects and retainers for these clients – consumer / brands. Effectively lead a team of account managers and account execs– Take ownership of their personal and professional growth
Take ownership of the strategic development of campaigns, with the support of your director– Ensure that creative solutions are found to client problems– Contribute creatively in all campaign planning, and leverage creative connections where relevant– Proactively demonstrate a passion for building your cultural network and understanding. Be a confident and inspiring presenter, able to deliver high quality presentations internally and externally– Create high quality written and visual documents– Demonstrate an understanding of our key youth audience, and a passion for growing and nurturing this knowledge– Demonstrate leadership on the accounts you head up. Be the clients’ key problem solver, strategic support and creative consultant– Ensure that your team are managing the account to a high standard– Contribute effectively to the development of KPIs when planning campaigns – Encourage a culture of rigorous analysis and reflection within your team– Seek to build out your network, and actively look for opportunities to generate new business opportunities for the agency– Take an active role in the resource planning process– Take an active role in the time analysis of your clients and projects– Work with directors on the resolution of over-servicing issues and ensure that solutions are found for clients
– Seek to generate new commercial opportunities within your existing client base – through expansion and cross-sell– Be aware of, and able to communicate the agency’s long and short term business objectives, and encourage an understanding of these amongst your team– Be able to build accurate project fee budgets, with the support of a director– We’re looking for a dyed in the wool PR professional who has demonstrable consumer experience (including drinks). You’ll be happy to work out of the Glasgow office with frequent client visits throughout the UK. Ideally you’ll be an existing Account Director but our client may consider a current Senior Account Manager who is punching above their weight! Salary £38,000 – £50,000 + great benefits and culture Gilchrist Recruitment Partnership are a specialist recruitment agency and recruiting partner within the Marketing, Digital communications/PR, Creative & Design and Advertising industry for Scotland, both agency and client side. If you are not currently living in Scotland, please explain/outline your plans and timelines for relocation to Scotland. We are a Scottish based recruiter who generally do not represent “remote” opportunities – thus you will be either living in Scotland or have solid plans to relocate. We aim to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to ensuring that no applicant receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status or race. Unless clearly stated otherwise, the advertised position is a permanent contract….