Press Box PR – Client Account Manager – Sports

**Please note: This role is being advertised by Latte for Press Box PR. All applications will be screened by Latte and relevant candidates will be sent directly to Press Box PR for review.**

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’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 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.

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.

The basics:

• 30 days holiday (incl. Bank Holidays)
• Hybrid working – 3 office days/week 

Perks you’ll love:

• Annual bonus scheme paying up to 15%
• Enhanced private pension
• Juno credits – choose your own benefit to spend on wellness perk of your choice
• Annual training budget
• BUPA cash plan, enhanced sick pay and death in service cover
• Cycle to work scheme
• 31 days holiday (including bank holidays and your birthday off)

Diversity & Inclusion

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 their 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

Press Box is looking for a Client Account Manager to join their sports team, working with some of their biggest and most iconic betting and gaming accounts.

Your role will be focused on ensuring the client remains happy, their needs are understood, any issues are managed effectively and providing clear communication to the internal team so that projects are delivered on time and to the clients’ standard. 

Working alongside their content and media relations specialists, you’ll:

• Be the main point of contact for clients, delivering updates, reporting, and handling escalations.
  
• Manage internal stakeholders to keep projects on track and ensure all campaign information is captured for client reporting.
  
• Spot commercial opportunities, from major events like Cheltenham or the World Cup, to client-specific campaigns, and work proposals through with our team.
  
• Help clients understand the value of digital PR – securing high-authority backlinks to boost their search rankings, alongside brand visibility in top-tier publications. 

This is not a media pitching role, instead, you will be the pacemaker of their campaigns, keeping everything moving, both for clients and internally. This is a client servicing role that will work closely with the content and media reactions team which execute the campaigns. 

About you 

• You’ll need to come from a PR, Digital PR or earned media background. Journalism experience will be considered, but you’ll need to show experience in managing stakeholder relationships.  Agency experience is preferred but candidates from in-house backgrounds will be considered. (Please note, candidates from creative / advertising agencies unfortunately are not the right fit). 
• You must have a natural interest in sports and enjoy keeping across the latest sports news. 
• You’ll show a developed skill set in stakeholder management. You’ll have the emotional intelligence to read the room, keep clients on side, manage expectations and ensure internal team members are providing clear updates to help you with client management. 
• You’ll be someone that understands seniority and accountability – this is about being aware of organisational hierarchies (who makes the decisions, who approves budgets, who signs off on deliverables) and acting appropriately within them. It also means recognising who is responsible for what, including yourself, and being able to take ownership of their own work while respecting others’ responsibilities.

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 Dean Connelly – dean@wearelatte.com 

**Please note: This role is being advertised by Latte for Press Box PR. All applications will be screened by Latte and relevant candidates will be sent directly to Press Box PR for review.**