Press Box – PR Account Manager – Consumer

About the agency

Bringing together the best PR minds and ex-journalists, Press Box PR was founded in 2020 by Alex Donohue, motivated to harness the value those with firsthand experience of working in media could bring to modern day PR.

Since then, they’ve grown rapidly into a thriving agency, gaining coverage and creating campaigns for brands across sport, consumer and B2B. Press Box PR also has a Talent Management team, using editorial and PR skills to help household names grow their profiles, steal the limelight and increase their commercial value.

Press Box PR’s specialisms include digital PR/PR for SEO, creative and brand PR, B2B PR and publicity for talent, all underpinned by a thorough, firsthand understanding of how media works.

Benefits & Culture

With an open-plan office in the heart of Barbican, the Press Box PR team is a collaborative and friendly bunch who take pride in relationship building and the positives associated with regular in-person interactions with journalists, clients and colleagues.

Press Box PR is proud of creating an environment where people with all levels of experience are given responsibility, support and reward accordingly, enjoying being part of a growing team and the associated social benefits.

The basics:

• 30 days holiday (incl. bank holidays)
• Competitive annual bonus
• Hybrid working (3 office days/week)

Perks you’ll love:

• Gym membership
• Enhanced sick pay
• Medicash health insurance
• Income protection insurance
• Life cover
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice pension scheme
• Regular team socials – previous highlights include a trip to Brighton cooking school, Go Ape, and a weekend in Paris!

Training & Development 

From in-house training to external workshops, Press Box PR are committed to nurturing their teams professional development and career progression. With a great retention rate (approx. 90%) and a strong track record of promoting from within, your career is in (really) good hands.

DE&I

Press Box is an agency committed to proactively creating an inclusive environment that celebrates and champions diversity of gender, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religious beliefs and socio-economic background. The MD has committed to creating an inclusive space that not just encourages talent from different educational backgrounds, but also from underrepresented geographical locations in the UK. 

As a part of their commitment to promoting diversity and inclusion in the industry, Press Box has formed partnerships with state schools in Croydon and Peckham to raise awareness of careers in media and PR to students, participating in careers events with our own talent clients and staff whilst also successfully delivering paid work experience programmes for students without any existing connection to the industry.

They know they still have more to do, but have made a commitment to continue on this journey with concrete actions backing up commitments and regular reviews of progress. 

Over 80% of the Press Box PR team has no background in the PR industry and varying educational and professional experiences. The agency is committed to ensuring it continues to cultivate its reputation as an environment where anyone can thrive, with increased diversity and an inclusive culture playing a vital part in this journey. 

About the job

• This role is for an experienced Senior Account Executive or Account Manager with both traditional and digital consumer PR experience.
• Your portfolio will be broadly across consumer brands, with clients in F&B, sports and gambling.
• This AM role will help to guide the agency more in the lifestyle sector, bringing your understanding of the market and seeing how you can build new business with the senior team.
• Your key responsibilities will surround aiding on strategy and planning across a variety of campaigns, ideating on the creative for clients and beginning to lead on the day to day for some clients.
• You’ll work on a mixture of Digital and Traditional PR campaigns in an integrated fashion with your team and other parts of the business.
• You’ll lead by example, drafting press releases and selling-in, whilst guiding and training your juniors.

About you 

• To be considered for this role you’ll need to be an experienced PR Senior Account Executive or Account Manager with agency side experience. Candidates from an inhouse background will be considered if they have had agency experience at some point.
• You’ll need to have strong B2C digital and/or traditional PR experience in this role.
• You’ll have the gravitas and experience to maintain and develop client relationships, as well as handling challenges in this sphere.
• You’ll have started to strategise on campaigns with guidance, and having good creative input will be essential in this role.
• You’ll have a strong grasp of media relations with an excellent network of contacts.
• You’ll have experience in guiding and supporting junior staff and will be ready to look at line managing responsibilities.

For more information, please contact Satchit Srikanth on 07438 495 944 or email [email protected]. Apply by clicking the button below.