Clementine Com is seeking an experienced Senior Account Manager or Account Director with global experience across luxury consumer brands and proven capability within the wine and spirits sector.

We are a creative communications agency, offering communications, creative, strategic and digital services to inspirational brands in consumer and luxury sectors. What do we love? To start conversations, to focus the spotlight, to create legacy.

Position Overview: 

We are seeking an experienced PR Account Director to work across and oversee our incredible wine and spirit clients in an exciting, fast-paced and growing London agency

Key requirements:

• Strong media contacts across national, consumer and trade press, especially within the wine / spirit sectors
• Experienced in managing multiple clients within a busy agency environment
• Strong client relationship skills; ability to provide clear counsel and strategic value
• Confident presenter who enjoys networking and building relationships across the industry 
• Super organization skills with strong attention to detail
• A creative writer with excellent skills in securing coverage from verbal and written pitches 
• Experienced in managing junior members of the team
• An enthusiastic, ‘can-do’ attitude and hard working ethic

As an Account Director your responsibilities would be to oversee, and support your team, whilst securing excellent results for clients:

Public Relations

• To secure regular press coverage across all your accounts on an ongoing basis through top media contacts 
• To take responsibility for the planning and strategy across your accounts 
• To identify trends, creative feature angles and orchestrate brainstorms in which you bring creative ideas
• To actively seek and introduce clients to new brands and partners across the industry, orchestrating partnerships and wider collaborations  
• To be on the pulse with a keen interest of what is happening across the industry, including attending networking events and regular press meetings 
• To manage and oversee events, from planning to execution 
• To be actively involved in securing, writing and presenting new business proposals

Client Management & Relations

• To oversee your AM and AE to develop and maintain good client relations at all times, with error free work 
• To oversee and lead client calls, acting as main client contact
• To manage budgeting and invoicing for client activities 

Team Management

• To meet with the MD to oversee and implement planning strategy, discuss opportunities, and relay achievements
• To monitor and assess junior team members’ performance to ensure they meet deadlines and produce top quality, error-free work 
• To lead by example and inspire the junior team 
• Coach and develop junior team members in PR skills.

An Account Director joining Clementine Communications should have a minimum of 5 years of agency experience and be willing to join an ‘all hands-on deck’ approach to working. In return, we offer a friendly environment, beautiful office with outside space, Thursday afternoon drinks, monthly awards and drinks evening, an annual summer away day and team lunches alongside plenty of other social activities.

Based in Parsons Green and specialising in luxury & lifestyle PR, events and digital media campaigns, Clementine has 16 years of success and an unrivalled “contact book” of journalists, industry influencers and celebrities, and a proven track record of generating valuable media coverage and awareness for brands.

To apply for this role please send your CV and salary expectation.

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