Direct message the job poster from Skout - The B2B Agency (PR and marketing)HR and Operations Management for a PR Business

Are you commercially minded AND creative? Can you build the link or bridge the two? Are you able to spot an opportunity to solve a client problem or challenge creatively, and use your commercial skills to grow clients and budgets for success? Are you team first? Do you have a growth mindset? Can you inspire AND lead your team to success?If the answer is yes, then you may just be the B2B Account Director we''re looking for.We’re a dedicated B2B marketing communications agency. We deliver brilliant campaigns for clients, whether that’s content strategy and development, media relations, social media, earned media, influencer relations, or digital communication programmes. While our clients sit across a variety of industries, one thing connects them all: a need to build brilliant relationships in the B2B sector. That’s where we come in.We are looking for an Account Director to manage and oversee a range of clients to ensure that campaigns are delivered on time, on budget, and that objectives/targets/KPIs are met and exceeded. You will create, direct, and lead PR programmes, utilising all communication channels, from earned and paid media through to web, social, digital, and direct. We need someone who can adapt and re-direct these as required – either by adjusting client objectives, deliverables, or activity or with the introduction of a new service partner.As a people-first business, you will need to manage and inspire a client-facing team with strong leadership skills that motivate the team to be better and do better.Key Responsibilities Include:Senior contact for client accounts. You’ll be the go-to for all client communications, whether that’s strategic advice, a discussion on measurement, or pitching a new creative idea.Managing client servicing, achieving exceptional outcomes for current clients, and managing an extended portfolio ensuring consistency of service is delivered in line with company policy.Overseeing PR campaigns from creative brief to implementation and delivery, hitting targets and achieving the best results for the client.New business engagement, creating and presenting new business proposals, while also identifying and nurturing opportunities to expand existing client accounts.Growing a wide network and nurturing key contacts.Championing the agency values and brand.Working with the client team to get stuck in and deliver against plans.Line management, performance reviews, and appraisals.Nurturing talent, providing career counsel, and professional development through coaching, mentoring, and training.Key Skills Include:Advanced B2B PR experience – planning, execution, and measurement.A drive for business success, seeking out opportunities and acting on them.Has a questioning, curious, and growth mindset that is applied for Skout and client success.Client management skills and the ability to develop relationships to become a trusted advisor.Able to analyse insights and variables to create a strategic approach that will deliver client and business goals.Applies their commercial and business knowledge of the broader business environment for the benefit of clients and Skout.Insight of client’s account and activity with a view to understanding potential issues or challenges, as well as opportunities and the ability to deliver.Able to communicate accessibly and inclusively with the team and external stakeholders.Is able to understand Skout''s financial KPIs and improve profitability and growth.Has a long-term view of work, objectives, and KPIs, with the ability to identify, plan, and implement continuous improvements.Media strategy and understanding. Expertise at targeting a range of media and the ability to adapt approach where necessary.Excellent project management skills with strong organisational and planning skills.Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation skills.Solid content experience – planning, execution, and measurement.A skilled communicator who can foster a sense of purpose and commitment in all aspects of the role.Leadership skills that motivate and inspire others to perform to their best.Benefits We Offer You:Skout is an employee-owned trust, so you will benefit from a tax-free bonus up to £2.5k depending on profit.Continuity: a secure/protected place to work.Representation: a voice that is heard along with the opportunity to be a trustee after 2 years of service.Opportunity: career development with promotion opportunities within the team.Annual bonus of up to 5% of salary based on individual and company performance.25 days holiday allowance, increasing up to 28 days with service.Day off for your birthday.Reward platform – bonus points awarded for great work and teamwork.Team social events – Skout breakfasts, team lunches, summer and Christmas events, annual off-sites.4.30pm finish on a Friday.Two days per week, face-to-face working policy (one day in the Macclesfield office, one day location of your choice alongside peers).Flexible working policy, allowing you to manage your own time.Please visit our website to learn more about Skout and what life is like as a member of our team:

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alex.gladwin@skoutpr.comSeniority Level

Mid-Senior LevelEmployment Type

Full-TimeJob Function

Sales and Business DevelopmentIndustries

Public Relations and Communications Services

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