Account Director
London, England, United Kingdom
- Lead day to day activity and acted as a point of contact across a portfolio of six client accounts, covering corporate communications and campaigning to achieve organisational objectives - Worked and built-up expertise across a range of sectors including tech, employment, health and charitable sector - Clients included LinkedIn, Indeed, Randstad, Push Doctor, Co-op, TSB, Versus Arthritis, Anglian Water and Impact on Urban Health - Acted as first port of call for clients on day-to-day issues and counselled them on challenging matters, whilst also knowing when to seek guidance from more senior members on teams - Acted as a trouble-shooter for junior team members, coaching them through challenges and helping them flourish - Played an active role in new business pitching and communications planning for clients, working to develop and execute corporate communications strategies and creative campaigns to protect and enhance reputation and support business objectives- Strong written skills and confident in drafting high-quality strategy documents for clients as well as media materials including press releases, opinion pieces, briefing notes and blogs- Confident and considered presenter with colleagues, clients, journalists and senior stakeholders- Confident and reliable media handler with a strong list of media contacts across multiple beats and experience leading and managing high-profile press campaigns and launches- Adept at planning and leading campaigns, from running and leading brainstorms, to extracting workable ideas, to campaign planning and running through to launch day- Wide-ranging knowledge of different channels, understanding when and how to harness digital and social media and able to deliver recommendations on digital / social strategy
