Public Relations Manager Job in London, Southern UK

·         Senior Account Manager /Account Director, Financial/Corporate PR Agency, Central London

24 - 40 hrs/wk

Salary competitive, depending on experience

Our client is looking for a talented new member of their London office. They are  an Anglo-Dutch corporate communications and financial PR agency with a close-knit team working in London and Amsterdam. 

They are looking for an experienced PR professional, with a background in financial and corporate communications. They are also interested to hear from financial/business journalists who have moved into PR, or are certain they want to do so. 

They are willing to consider applicants seeking full or part-time.

This is a varied role, so they are looking for an adaptable Account Manager/ Account Director with a range of skills and knowledge:

The Account Manager/Account Director have the following:

- Ability to build relationships with journalists, think of great editorial ideas and to sell them into the media.
- Proven PR account handling experience and polished/confident client handling experience.
- Proven and high-quality writing skills, including news feature writing, editing, sub-editing and headline writing.
- Sector knowledge relevant for our clients in finance / banking/ law / media and FMCG.
- Entrepreneurial enthusiasm, self-motivation and a willingness to work with a remote extended team.
- Social media expertise and knowledge of SEO
- European languages
- Solid administrative and IT skills (Excel, Powerpoint, InDesign)
- Strong interest in current affairs, business and voracious consumer of media.

The Account Manager/Account Director's role would typically include:

- Securing feature and news coverage for varied PR clients in the trade and national press (sectors range from law and energy, to media and advertising).
- Writing daily news and feature articles for multinational clients’ employee publications (online and print)
- Generating feature and news article ideas from client meetings, and writing/selling in press releases.
- Identifying and building new business opportunities

If you are interested and have a Financial PR agency background or have a strong background in journalism and want to move into the PR world then this Account Manager/Account Director position could be for you.