Pr Associate Director - Manchester, United Kingdom - Focus 5 Recruitment

Focus 5 Recruitment

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Manchester, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Associate Director - B2B PR Agency

£ £70000/annum DOE + benefits

Manchester - Hybrid working.
Focus 5 Recruitment are looking for an Associate Director for a B2B (tech) PR Agency based in Manchester. This is a well-established PR agency focussed on campaigns for technology-based clients. You'll work with some great names and businesses fighting to become the next Unicorn in their space.

This is a flexible role to include home working, but you will need to be in commuting distance of Manchester for work in the office a couple of days each week.

They offer a unique way of running PR campaigns; whether it's whitepapers, thought leadership, events or infographics, they are expert content creators, combining this with targeted media relations programs to support their clients' new business strategies.

The PR Agency Associate Director role will involve:

Leading on key client accounts with a high level of client interaction
Managing and mentoring a team to include full line management duties
Acting as daily point of contact with key media contacts
Developing industry, sector and product focused PR campaigns
Managing the needs of the client and their accounts
Contributing to daily meetings, and liaising and updating clients on PR activities
Building client relationships and maintaining a network of media contacts including journalists and industry spokespeople
Spearheading both traditional PR and social media projects
Developing news angles, stories and pitches to further the client's profile, products and services.
Fulfilling the client's key performance indicators and growing accounts
Being involved in pitching for new business and developing PR proposals
Experience of managing B2B PR accounts at a senior, strategic level.
Agency experience, leading and managing teams.
Evidence of strategic PR work alongside board members, directors and managers in B2B organisations.
Strong communication with excellent presentation and data analysis capabilities
Aptitude to build a network of influencers and press commentators.
Ideally you will have experience in the tech sector and contacts are beneficial.