Public Relations Account Manager, Fashion Communications

London, UK (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableMid LevelFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Lead multi-channel client programs in luxury fashion communications, turning insights into campaigns that hit KPIs while mentoring a growing team and expanding trusted media relationships.

  • Ownership: Manage day-to-day client relationships, oversee campaign delivery across press, partnerships, and brand initiatives, and align work with client objectives.
  • Growth & collaboration: Build cross-office delivery, identify opportunities to expand scopes, and champion integrated, data-informed campaigns with media and influencer partners.
  • Measurement & insight: Use reporting to evaluate ROI, stay ahead of trends, and advise on optimization and innovative ideas for future programs.

Job Description

  • Manage day-to-day client relationships, acting as a trusted point of contact and leading client communications with confidence, professionalism and strong commercial awareness.
  • Deliver high-quality campaign execution across press, partnerships and brand initiatives, ensuring activity is strategically aligned with client objectives and KPIs.
  • Provide line management and mentorship to Account Assistants and Coordinators, supporting their development while ensuring efficient workflow management, strong quality control and best-practice delivery across processes including sample trafficking and reporting.
  • Collaborate with Directors and senior team members to monitor campaign performance, identify opportunities for optimisation and proactively recommend creative and strategic solutions.
  • Take ownership of defined elements of client strategy, contributing industry insight, cultural awareness and innovative thinking to support wider communications planning.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with key media, industry and cultural contacts to secure meaningful and high-impact brand coverage.
  • Work collaboratively across global Karla Otto offices and service divisions to deliver integrated client programmes and identify opportunities to expand cross-office and cross-discipline engagement.
  • Support new business development and pitch activity, demonstrating strong market knowledge and confidently representing the Karla Otto brand and service offering.
  • Identify and support opportunities to grow client accounts through integrated service offerings and expanded scopes of work.
  • Champion digital and integrated communications opportunities across client programmes, working closely with specialist teams to deliver innovative and insight-led campaigns.
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The Independents is a global ecosystem of 21 best-in-class partner agencies crafting extraordinary brand experiences that captivate audiences worldwide. In collaboration with its clients across the luxury and lifestyle industries, The Independents creates meaningful connections between people and the brands they love.The Independents’ curation reflects an expansive roster of industry pioneers, including 2 x 4, Atelier Athem, Atelier Lum, Bureau Béatrice, Bureau Betak, Bureau Future, Ctzar, Inca Productions, k2, Karla Otto, Kennedy, Kitten Production, Kitty Events, Lefty, Lucien Pagès Communication, MA+Group, Prodject, Sunshine, Terminal 9 Studios, The Qode and We Are Ona. The group’s capabilities span research, core strategy, communications strategy, design, production and distribution, a scope that adapts to every creative challenge.The group translates strategic insights into creative concepts, which are developed into personally relevant experiences that engage local and global audiences by way of its presence in Milan, Paris, London, Munich, Barcelona, New York, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Singapore, Tokyo, Seoul, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Doha and Riyadh.In March 2025, The Independents launched L’Incubateur, a pioneering initiative conceived to identify, support and accelerate the next wave of talent, entrepreneurs and creative agencies on a global scale. Since June 2023, The Independents has been backed by Banijay Group and TowerBrook Capital Partners.

Founded in 2017
Paris, Île-de-France, FRA
78 employees (7 in marketing)
0% recommend to a friend

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
7.6K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
32.6%
Direct
35.2%
Referral
6.7%
Social
24.2%
Paid
1.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~80

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
4 (5% of company)
Median Tenure
1.2 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
2

Funding

Last Raise
Series Unknown, 9 years ago

Funding History

  • Sep 2017
    Series Unknown