Responsibilities

• Lead the UK PR team from a results perspective, ensuring clients are on track with their monthly targets and their North Star
• Conduct regular training sessions with the entire PR team
• Create a monthly report for the PR director, focusing on client performance against KPIs, with recommended problem solutions
• Develop new processes and services that drive the creativity and vision of Rise externally
• Inspire the team in day-to-day creativity
• Work closely with the US on sharing training and processes
• Develop and maintain strong client relationships by ensuring delivery against client KPIs and expectations
• See around corners - you demonstrate an understanding of potential issues facing your clients and offer appropriate solutions, implementing them seamlessly
• Further grow expertise as an expert media relations practitioner, and ensure your team’s media output is exemplary
• Develop and maintain senior media contacts and develop team media relations and outreach strategies through introductions and face-to-face appointments – use contacts to leverage feature, coverage and content opportunities
• Develop and maintain talent, influencer, community and network relationships
• Lead, organise and participate in internal creative ideation
• Keep abreast of industry trends, developments, and opportunities – and share with team
• Ensure regular internal meetings take place on all clients – with team roles and responsibilities established on a weekly basis with the wider agency
• Ensure that all client & internal deadlines are respected and adhered to (for you & direct reports)
• Deliver written documents and communication with an excellent attention to detail
• Develop and drive sector-specific new business outreach; including pro-bono opportunities
• Develop case studies to ensure great work is captured
• Fully understand client finances and billing processes and how the agency makes money
• Create budget planners for projects/ campaigns

Requirements

Preferred

• Experience leading the UK PR team from a results perspective
• Specialism within PR teams and owning a topic
• Strong client relationship management with KPI delivery
• Proven ability to create budgets and action plans for campaigns
• Strong media relations practitioner with an extensive network

Benefits

• Generous holiday allowance + public holidays
• Holiday loyalty scheme
• Free mortgage advice through our in-house advisor
• Work from anywhere for up to one month a year
• Your birthday off
• Christmas and New Year office shutdown
• Access to private medical
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Flexible and hybrid working
• Bucket list scheme — one life experience on us