PR Account Manager – Purpose, Corporate

Please note: This role is being advertised by Latte for Higginson Strategy. We are providing a job board service and not full service recruitment for this position. All suitable applicants will be sent directly to Higginson Strategy for review.

About the agency

Higginson Strategy is an award-winning creative communications and public affairs agency on a mission to make a positive impact. They work with purpose-driven organisations, from charities and NGOs to forward-thinking brands, helping them put purpose at the heart of their work and deliver campaigns that change policy, shift corporate behaviour, and rally public support in bold, attention-grabbing ways.

The team is ambitious, passionate and focused on real change. Their campaigns spark conversations, influence policymakers and inspire global audiences. Alongside client work, they run in-house initiatives on female empowerment and the environment and produce a thought-provoking podcast.

This leading purpose-driven communications agency is for changemakers who want their work to make a real difference.

Benefits 

• Hybrid working environment (3 days office-based, 2 days at home) ·               
• Premium office space with showers and cycle parking             
• Vitality Health Insurance           
• Training budget and an ‘academy’ environment with career mentoring             
• PRCA membership·               
• Car and bike salary sacrifice schemes 
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• 2 spontaneous half days a year·           
• Regular team events/socials  

About the job

Key responsibilities:

• Oversee and manage the day-to-day delivery of PR programmes for leading corporate or NGO clients with efficiency and effectiveness
• Drive forward media relations, both in securing excellent coverage and managing the team to achieve strong results
• Plan and implement multiple media strategies across national, trade and broadcast media
• Proactively contribute creative ideas to develop exciting and engaging campaigns for existing and prospective clients
• Deploy excellent writing skills to produce high-quality written work with a strong attention to detail
• Identify proactively and pursue new business opportunities
• Plan and lead routine client meetings, offering coherent and concise advice, and instil confidence in your oversight and command of the account with the client
• Manage the junior team through forward planning and coordination, acting as the key lynchpin between the junior and senior team
• Maintain a portfolio of excellent relationships with journalists and/or a political network

About you

Essential experience:

• You will currently be an Account Manager in a PR agency, ideally working on corporate, B2B or purpose-focused accounts. 

The ideal candidate:

• You’ll be able to demonstrate strong client and project management skills – taking briefs from clients, managing WIP’s and ensuring campaigns are delivered on time and on budget. 
• Can secure top-tier national media coverage across broadcast, print and online. 
• Have a keen desire to make an impact in a forward-thinking agency and to make the world a better place.
• Have an excellent grasp of the news agenda and the political landscape. 
• Possess excellent communication and writing skills with a professional eye for detail. 
• Be task-oriented with excellent time management skills.

Sponsorship

Sponsorship is not available for this role – you must already have the right to work in the UK to be considered.

Interested?

Apply to this role by clicking the button below. For more information, please contact Christabel Hosking – [email protected]