Freelance PR Account Manager
Top ranked PR Week B2C & B2B Technology Firm - London
Daily Rate: c.£220-£250 pd
Are you a Technology mad Freelance Consumer & B2B PR Senior Account Executive (or newly promoted Account Manager) looking to work at a top ranked PR Week B2B technology agency in the heart of central London? If so, read on!
The candidate should have excellent B2B/C technology PR skills including good press contacts at the IT trade and national press, an ability to turn tech speak into benefits/issues-led press materials and great communications skills.
Clients will include some leading cyber-security companies, as well as enterprise software accounts and a financial services client.
Freelance Account Manager role and responsibilities:
- Managing teams on all different accounts, generally acting as 'hub' of account - upwards and downwards
- Writing and editing press releases, by-liners, media alerts, research reports, blogs
- Development of proactive and creative campaigns
- Client liaison - running meetings and presentation development
- Spotting and managing news hijacking campaigns
- Running all media sell-ins
- Running all internal meetings
- Reviewing media lists
- Hosting press briefings
- Reviewing AE work-plans
- Likely directly line managing an AE
- Attending and preparation for messaging/storyboarding sessions
- Deliverables and budget management (with AD support)
- New business - pitching, presentation development and research
Company Benefits:
- 20 days holiday per year (plus 1 day for every year of service)
- Office closed between Christmas and New Year (doesn't come out of holiday allowance)
- Flexible working within the parameters of 8am-7pm, standard hours 9-6
- Calm subscription (mindfulness app)
- Interest free travel loan
- Recruitment bonus
- Contributory pension scheme where the agency will match contributions up to 5%
- 4 or 11 O'clock once a month or 3 days additional holiday
- Birthday 4 O'clock
- Company-funded summer event
- Company-funded x-mas party
- Income replacement plan for long-term sickness
- Free fruit and soft drinks in fridge; alcohol in the office on a Friday
If you or anyone you know is suitable for this role, please contact me immediately.