London, Ref: Ac404

This London-based consumer PR agency is on the lookout for a strong Account Director with excellent media contacts to join the team in February.

A strong general consumer/brand background is essential as clients will include two high-profile charities, an energy supplier and an alcoholic drink brand. Relevant sector experience would also be beneficial.

The ideal candidate for this role will be an excellent strategist and a creative thinker who has a really good knowledge of the media landscape in terms of what ideas will generate outstanding coverage.

London, Ref: TF368

Contract type: 6 months, full-time. Possible temp to perm.

This global PR consultancy is searching for a Senior Account Manager to join their fast-growing Food & Drink sector.

This is a varied and challenging role which involves providing client counsel on nutrition issues, developing and implementing creative campaigns and brand-led initiatives, building on your existing media contacts, as well as running a busy press office.

The right candidate will need to be creative, a real “foodie”; passionate about the food and drink industry and aware of the issues affecting it. This is a unique opportunity to join a renowned PR agency and to work closely with market-leading food & drink manufacturers, creating engaging and innovative consumer campaigns.

London, Ref: TF398

This global communications agency is seeking a Director with strong issues & crisis management experience to help drive the Issues & Crisis team forward.

Reporting into the Head of Issues & Crisis, you will be working seamlessly across the full gambit of the agency’s clients from Food & Drink, Retail & Leisure, to Technology, Sport and Healthcare. Many of the projects this team works on are amongst the most fascinating and high profile in the communications industry.

For this role you must have a strong consumer brand background and extensive experience of issues & crisis management, a sound knowledge of the UK media environment and of current affairs and the ability to communicate well with influential journalists. You must also be coherent in digital communications and have the ability to develop crisis management strategies for both off and online channels.

Strong commercial acumen and the ability to drive the team forward are also essential in this role, which is a great opportunity to work specifically on brand reputation and on a range of high profile projects for market-leading brands.

London, Ref: TF396

This global communications agency is seeking a Consultant (SAM level) to join the Change & Internal Communications team and work across various sectors on challenging, varied assignments with international clients.

Reporting to the Director of Change & Internal Comms and working with a team of 6, you will be working on clients in the Food & Drink, Retail & Leisure, Pharmaceutical and Financial Services sectors and undertaking various projects from strategic counsel and advice on major change, to the delivery of brand campaigns.

A background in change management & internal comms is essential and you should also have experience of providing strategic counsel to large blue-chip companies/brands. You will preferably have worked in a large agency environment and participated in new business activities, as you will be helping the team identify and win new business (the agency plans to more than double the size of the Internal Comms Practice within 12 months).

There is huge opportunity for personal development within this role and the chance to take part in building on this consultancy’s relatively new offer and team, and to make it one of the best in the industry.

London, Ref: AC382

This small, relatively new PR agency is expanding rapidly and searching for an ambitious Senior Account Manager or Account Director to work with some of their biggest accounts

This is the newly-launched PR side of an integrated group that has a dedicated digital and social team as well as an advertising agency that provides access to top level strategic planning and a creative department. They work exclusively with desirable consumer brands across the Travel & Leisure, Food & Drink and Beauty sectors.

The new recruit will mainly be working across food & drink clients and one beauty client, so relevant media contacts are essential as are excellent communication and writing skills, team management abilities and an abundance of creative ideas.

This could be the ideal role for a candidate with large agency experience who has hit a glass ceiling and is looking to move into a smaller, more close-knit environment with plenty of opportunities for progression.

London, Ref: KP366

One of the world’s leading public relations consultancies is on the lookout for a Senior Account Executive to work specifically in the issues and crisis team for some of the agency’s biggest consumer accounts.

The accounts are in the food, electronics, FMCG and retail sectors, so it is essential that you have a background in consumer brand and demonstrable experience of working on issues & crisis management, preferably in a large agency environment. You must also have a sound knowledge of the UK media environment, a strong interest in current affairs and some experience with digital and social media campaigns would be beneficial.

On a personal level, you should have solid communication skills, be able to keep calm under pressure and able to work well independently as well as part of a team. This role is the ideal opportunity for you to work specifically on brand reputation with a range of high-profile clients, undertaking varied and interesting projects.

London, Ref:KP354

One of the UK’s leading specialist food and drink agencies, based in West London, is looking for a strong Account Manager to join the team and work on some leading food brands.

You must have extensive experience in Food & Drink and be a real “foodie”, passionate and knowledgeable about your sector. In addition, you must be a strong writer, have great media contacts and experience of carrying out social media campaigns. You will be building your existing media network to a new level and becoming a real specialist.

On a personal front, you should be confident and enthusiastic as you will be given a lot of autonomy and the opportunity to have real client contact and lead from the front on your accounts.

This role offers a good salary and benefits, great support and a genuine work/life balance.

London & Hertfordshire, KP345

This southwest London agency is searching for an Account Manager with extensive experience in the wine industry to join the team.

The new recruit will mainly be working with one key high profile client and their time will be divided between the agency’s London office and the client’s headquarters in Hertfordshire. Strong client handling skills are essential, as are relevant trade media contacts, and the ability to plan and implement intelligent campaigns.

Experience of working on a high profile brand is essential, either within an agency or in a blue-chip company’s communications team.