London,
13
May
2021
|
10:34
Europe/London

LOTUS IS RECRUITING FOR A PR ACCOUNT MANAGER/SENIOR ACCOUNT MANAGER

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 thanks to a number of exciting new account wins.

  • 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/ senior 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) working in the travel industry sector
  • 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
  • A sound knowledge of the UK travel industry
  • Excellent written skills and solid experience 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)

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
  • A strong package of employee benefits
  • Internal and external training scheme

Please send CVs and covering letters to sarah@wearelotus.co.uk