Senior Account Manager

Financial PR – Mining (AIM & Small Cap)

Central London

Competitive salary

Are you an experienced Financial PR Senior Account Manager (or newly promoted Account Director) looking to focus on a niche and prestigious mining portfolio? If so, read on!

Based in the heart of central London, this is a specialist financial public relations and investor relations agency with a focus on AIM & small to mid-cap listed companies.

Roles and responsibilities:

• Responsible for the management of a number of client accounts, independently, with support from Account Director and Partners
• Generally, you would be first contact for a client and as such you would manage their needs, provide a consultative approach and should be helpful, informative and responsive at all times
• Develop positive working relationships with clients and other stakeholders
• Deliver valuable solutions that exceed client expectations, steering client work streams both within the agency and externally
• Confident in managing ongoing work steams for a number of clients, simultaneously
• Managing and supporting the growth of other team members
• Creation of new ideas to better deliver success for both clients and the agency, ensuring the maintenance of superior client service levels
• Manage and attend client and agency events
• Involvement in new business pitches
• Reporting to Account Director and Partners on status of clients and projects
• Managing and attending site visits and other industry events

What we are looking for:

• Experience within a financial or corporate PR agency
• Strong relationship building experience with clients and other advisers, confidence in working closely with other stakeholders to deliver success
• Ability to respond to client briefs and successfully manage their ongoing PR requirements
• Strong existing journalist relationships or the confidence and experience to build new relationships with key journalists
• Strong communication skills including high-level presentation and writing skills
• Ability to handle the pressure of a fast-paced environment which may include dealing with difficult customers and balancing competing priorities
• Ability to initiate action and make decisions when required
• Proven contribution to securing new business
• It is essential that you are creative, organised, diligent and structured in your approach to client management as clients and their projects will be numerous and varied.

Company Benefits:

• 25 days holiday (plus Christmas-NYC period),
• Birthday off
• Phone bill expense
• Company bonus
• New business bonus (5-10% of 1 year’s revenue)
• Friday ZOOM lunch (£20 expensed last Friday of month)
• Christmas Activity & Lunch (company paid) and a case of CHAMPAGNE!

If you or anyone you know is suitable for this role, please contact me immediately.