PR Account Director

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WAA Chosen.

One agency.

Three specialisms.

Leisure & Lifestyle, Automotive and Transport, Building & Construction.

Brand, digital, direct marketing, sales promotion, PR, social media, events.

Delivering creativity with a commercial focus so brands get chosen more often.

A place where business acumen and ambition thrive.

Where people drive other people forward.

And career paths take you due north of your aspirations.

Sunday Times Top 100 UK companies to work for.

The Role

Are you an experienced B2B PR & Comms Account Director looking to work for one of the Midlands leading communication agencies? If so, we'd love to hear from you. Join us at WAA Chosen and you'll have the opportunity to take your career to the next level, working with dynamic, talented people in a collaborative working environment.

• Managing B2B PR Accounts: Acting as the lead for PR and communications for a range of B2B clients within the Trade & Construction Hub
• Writing and Content Creation: Crafting various types of content including blogs, press releases, and thought leadership articles to build brand stories and drive engagement
• Building and Maintaining Relationships: Developing strong, lasting relationships with clients, colleagues, and media partners to support client goals and agency growth
• Strategic Development and Commercial Focus: Delivering creative PR campaigns with a clear commercial focus, ensuring that work resonates with audiences and aligns with clients' business objectives
• Team Leadership: Leading and inspiring a team to excel in PR, offering guidance and support to drive high standards and meet or exceed client expectations

What We're Looking For

We're growing fast, winning pitches and looking for the best talent to join us!

• PR experience (ideally agency side)
• A hunger to continue to learn with an enthusiastic attitude
• Excellent writing skills including blogs, press releases and thought leadership features
• A creative mindset
• An ability to be the PR lead on a range of B2B clients and build strong and lasting relationships with clients, colleagues and media
• Strong leadership skills to inspire and motivate individuals to exceed client expectations.
• Good organisational and time management skills
• Self-motivation and a persuasive manner
• Commercially astute
• Calm and authoritative
• Proven presentation and negotiation skills
• Experience in the built environment / trade & construction industry desirable but not essential

What We Can Offer You

Health

• 26 days holiday per year, plus bank holidays
• Flexi-time options around core hours
• Health Shield programme providing free access to GPs and money-back on day-to-day medical fees from dentists to opticians, acupuncture to physiotherapy, plus retailer discounts
• Wellbeing programme with regular talks and visits from external specialists

Wealth

• Generous matched pension contributions
• "Electric Dreams" EV salary sacrifice scheme through Octopus Energy, providing substantial tax savings
• Death-in-service life assurance
• Bonuses for referring new people or introducing new business
• Cycle-to-work scheme offering massive savings on bikes to support our bike-to-work programme
• Individual financial coaching, with an annual review as a minimum
• 50% discounted town centre parking a 5-minute walk from the office

Happiness

...through our environment, your growth and progress

• Structured, personal development plan as part of our Your Development First (YDF) programme. We're a Gold Standard Investor in People and Platinum Standard for Continuous Personal Development with the IPA
• 70 hours of training within our industry leading YDF Programme. Learn through workshops, funded courses, online learning and our regular 'lunch and learn' events
• Funded qualification opportunities with the IPA, CIPR, CIPD and CIM
• Unique immersion programme- our people work in clients' businesses/ environments for 24 hours per year ensuring improved sector understanding
• Annual conference showcasing progress and new opportunities in line with our three-year growth plan
• Collaboration Centre providing an on-site working environment
• Town-centre location with a high street of shops 100 metres walk, and Europe's largest urban park less than a five-minute stroll
• A two-minute walk from Sutton rail station, plenty of car parking nearby, and cycle racks, lockers, and shower facilities for those who prefer to walk or cycle to work
• Regular social events...too many to mention individually!

Opening Doors to All

We are open and inclusive.

Different points of view are not only welcomed but celebrated. It helps us grow and achieve great things. We value everyone no matter what our differences. A place where talent is nurtured, potential realised, and careers fulfilled.