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