Account Manager PR

Responsibilities

• Become the trusted day-to-day contact for your clients, translating agreed strategy into sharp tactical delivery across multiple accounts
• Monitor delivery against KPIs, combining PR creativity with sector knowledge to spot news hooks and thought leadership angles
• Act as a ‘critical friend', leading client meetings and building relationships with journalists and industry influencers
• Produce client-ready first drafts, press releases, pitches, by-lined features, media briefs and speaker abstracts, with minimal input needed from senior colleagues
• Oversee client social media content across social media, keeping tone of voice on-brand for every client
• Mentor and develop Account Executives, helping them build their skills and realise their potential as PR professionals
• Delegate effectively, draft in senior support where needed, and manage upwards to keep every deadline on track
• Act as a custodian of BLUE's culture, setting the standard for those coming up behind you
• Own the delivery of client events and webinars against agreed KPIs, from invitation lists and venue liaison to budgets and on-the-day delivery
• Spot commercial opportunities within your accounts and flag them to the senior team

Requirements

• Solid agency-side PR or communications experience, with a track record of managing client accounts day-to-day
• Excellent written and spoken English, with strict attention to grammar, tone and journalistic style
• Proven project management skills, the ability to juggle multiple accounts, prioritise, and manage deadlines (including upwards)
• Experience mentoring or line-managing junior team members
• Strong media relations skills, with existing relationships with journalists and industry influencers
• A commercial mindset, with the confidence to push back and manage client expectations against an agreed retainer

Preferred

• Experience in, or genuine curiosity about, the marine, renewable energy or wider sustainability sectors
• Experience managing client events or webinars
• Experience managing social media for corporate or B2B clients

Benefits

• Hybrid working, with a 4pm Friday finish encouraged
• Dog friendly offices
• A charity donation made in your name on your birthday and the day off
• Employee of the Quarter recognition
• Additional annual leave after 2 years
• New Business commission scheme
• Employee assistance scheme
• Two centrally located UK offices, fully stocked with food and drink
• Regular team socials, from dragon boat racing to scavenger hunts
• Perk Box access and discounts