Account Director (travel PR)

Reuben Sinclair

  • London
  • £60,000 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 1 month ago
  • Apply easily
Are you an Account Director in travel or tourism PR looking for your next move?My client is one of the most respected and recognised agencies in the hospitality PR world, and after a number of exciting new business wins they are on the hunt for bright and experience Account Directors to join their almost 50-strong team. If you're looking for an agency with ample progression opportunities, brilliant clients and a people-centric approach to culture, this role could be for you. This Account Director role will have a senior position within the business, where you' develop your business acumen and client servicing skills, as well as play a significant role in the growth of the agency. You'll get to work in a fully integrated, digital-first team on brilliant portfolio of luxury hotel brands delivering creative campaigns that are worth talking about.About the Account Director role:As an Account Director at this agency, your role will be split into four core areas: * Client servicing - being the go-to team member for senior escalation and being responsible for the delivery of PR plans. You'll be a point person for all your clients needs as well as nurturing junior team members to effectively respond to client needs
  • Delivery and implementation - playing an active role in delivering campaigns, including pitching to media, attending relevant media meetings and events to ensure your own media black book is current and useful
  • Team development - supporting junior team members both with day-to-day objectives and bigger personal development goals as a line manager. You'll need to be nurturing, empathetic, assertive and inspiring
  • Business growth & account profitability - You will take a proactive role in new business, helping to identify new revenue streams as well as actively contributing to proposal development and attending pitch presentations You'll also be finding ways to grow existing accounts and ensure servicing levels are adequate for the fee income
The ideal Account Director:The Ideal Account Director for this role will have deep sector knowledge and experience in travel & tourism brands, working at Senior Account Manager level or Account Director level looking for a step up. You'll need to be interested in new business and overall how your clients affect the agencies bottom line - ambitious and entrepreneurial in mindset. As this agency is a boutique agency, the Account Director must be comfortable with being hands on in the delivery of work and be motivated by seeing results.What the Account Director gets in return:
  • Salary circa 50-60k DOE
  • Flexible weekly working: x3 office x2 remote
  • Flexi hours
  • Your birthday off
  • Early finish Fridays
  • Days between Christmas and New Year office closed and team on reactive duty only (not taken from holiday allocation)
  • Money allocated to wellness monthly e.g. to spend on a massage, facial, fitness classes, health food subscriptions
  • Allowance towards monthly phone bill
  • Access to discounts on client products and services
At Reuben Sinclair, we are committed to creating an accessible, inclusive and equitable recruitment process. We strongly encourage candidates of all backgrounds and identities to apply.We recognise the positive value of diversity, promote equality and challenge discrimination. At all times we aim to represent the person who is most suited to the job and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.Want to find out more about our ED&I goals? Just ask!If you have any accessibility requirements, please let your Consultant know.

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