LOTUS IS HIRING FOR MULTIPLE ROLES!
LOTUS, part of W Communications, is an award-winning agency; recognised as a force in travel, food and drink PR. Representing a broad range of public and private sector clients, LOTUS is now recruiting at various levels.
Current roles available are from account executive to account manager level
Account Executive
- Salary: Subject to experience
- Location: London
- Hours: Full time (40h pw)
Ideal for someone looking to make their next step in PR, the applicants should have excellent written and communication skills, good attention to detail, digital experience and be well-equipped to work in a fast-paced cross-agency environment.
They should have good knowledge and awareness of the current media landscape and news agenda.
Skills & Attributes:
- A strategic and creative thinker and good communicator
- Excellent writing skills and impeccable attention-to-detail
- A strong knowledge of the UK media landscape and news agenda
- Strong organisational skills
- Strong commercial acumen
- Strong digital and social media skills
- Digital design experience
- PR/ press office experience
- Knowledge of PR & social media tools
Additional skills which would be a beneficial (but are not essential)
- Existing network of media and industry contacts
- An understanding of the travel industry
- Another European language (especially Spanish)
What you can expect:
- Full involvement in devising and implementing plans for clients across a number of countries
- The opportunity to work with an accomplished UK team in one of the most respected agencies in the travel industry
- A varied role working across key client portfolio
The package:
- Salary (subject to candidate experience)
- In-house and external training programmes as part of an ongoing development programme.
- Health insurance (following probation period) + pension contributions
- Regular team socials
Please send all CV's and covering letters to SMT@wearelotus.co.uk
Account Manager / Senior Account Manager
- Salary: Subject to experience
- Location: London/flexible
- Hours: Full time
The applicants should be capable and confident PR operators who have a thorough understanding of the required media and communication skills, and the media tools available to deliver on the client KPIs.
The account manager would be expected to manage accounts on a day to day basis, come up with ideas and concepts to deliver on client objectives, as well as ensuring business profitability and retention.
The account manager will also play a role in business development, offering support and training to their teams and bringing value to the wider agency.
Skills & Attributes
- Prior agency or equivalent in-house experience (B2B and B2C)
- Strong examples of PR campaigns and subsequent media placement
- An established network of media and industry contacts
- Strong knowledge of UK media landscape and news agenda
- Strong written skills
- Solid experience in PR content creation
- A creative “out the box” thinker
- Good time management and impeccable attention-to-detail
- Strong commercial acumen
- Strong social media credentials
- Business development experience (a/o experience of working on pitches)
Additional skills which would be a beneficial (but are not essential)
- A second language (Spanish in particular)
- A sound knowledge of the UK travel industry
- Travel PR experience
What you can expect:
- Full involvement in devising and implementing plans for clients across a number of countries
- The opportunity to work with an accomplished UK team in one of the leading UK consumer agencies
- A varied role working across key client portfolio
The package:
- Salary (subject to candidate experience)
- In-house and external training programmes as part of an ongoing development programme.
- Health insurance (following probation period) + pension contributions
- Regular team socials
Please send all CV's and covering letters to SMT@wearelotus.co.uk