BRANDstand Communications is currently seeking an Account Director with at least 5 years experience within the Beauty industry. Senior beauty contacts are a MUST!

The day-to-day

• Developing, implementing and Overseeing PR campaigns.
• Senior contact for client accounts.
• Manage client service and agency performance.
• Oversee PR campaigns from creative brief to implementation and delivery.
• Analyse PR outcomes and interpret data.
• Present findings to clients and key stakeholders.
• Delegate and provide advice to junior team members.
• Nurture and develop talent.
• Contribute to the overall business.
• Develop a wide network and establish credible contacts.
• Oversee the media database and ensure the team keep it fully updated.
• Manage superior service delivery and nurture client relationships.
• Contribute to new business opportunities, pitching to prospective clients and network contacts.

Key responsibilities

• Responsibilities will vary according to organisation and accounts but may include a combination of:
• Managing client relationships and building long-term partnerships with key client groups.
• Providing feedback and dialogue with existing clients and evaluating current and past projects.
• Executing creative client projects and liaising with key personnel regarding delivery and success.
• Manage and oversee client budgets.
• Identifying growth opportunities within current client contracts.
• Providing senior leadership within the business.
• Developing the public relations team alongside other senior leaders to support brand building exercises and boost positive media coverage.
• Manage media opportunities and ensure all staff are meeting media KPI’s.
• Taking ownership of storytelling with new and creative ideas, driving the editorial strategy with content pitches, press alerts and new campaigns in a range of media including social media.
• Monitoring the industry and external climate to advise on public relations strategy and positioning.
• Managing public relations crises and providing counsel to senior leaders.
• Reporting into the board and supplying high level data analysis.
• Developing senior press relationships and managing contacts with key commentators, industry spokespeople and sector influencers.
• Work with pitch leaders to identify pitch teams to deliver finished pitch product

Skills

• Outstanding public relations skills, both verbal and written.
• Ability to present to a range of stakeholders at a senior level and at client events.
• Creative talents with an ability to initiate new campaigns.
• Delegation and supervisory skills.
• Keen networker with an ability to build and maintain large numbers of industry and media contacts.
• Team player with leadership and management skills within a PR environment.
• Project management talents with an aptitude for organisation and attention to detail.
• Ability to analyse complex data and interpret it for a range of audiences.
• Business acumen with the ability to communicate across departments and represent PR at a senior level within the business.

Reporting

• Report to: Beauty Director and the Managing Director: 
• Direct reports: x2

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