Job Description
J/PR UK
Location: London, UK
Field: PR/Communications
Min. Experience: 5+ year(s)
Basis: Full-time
Description:
J/PR is a global communications firm specialising in public relations, content creation, and social media. We work with some of the best hotels, resorts, and lifestyle brands in the world, including Relais & Chateaux, Iconic Luxury Hotels, Beaverbrook, and Hilton Luxury Brands. Being a part of this international powerhouse agency will connect you to a roster of distinguished hotels, resorts, restaurants, real estate projects, and destinations across the globe. We tell compelling original stories to connect brands to their target audiences. We’re passionate, professional, and purpose-driven.
At J/PR, we’re incredibly intentional about our company culture, and we wholeheartedly believe in a work-life blend, where you'll be empowered to continue learning and growing through travel, mentorship, training, and retreats, along with a connected company culture.
Who are you?
Creative, collaborative, connected. You strive to be your best and help others be their best. You’re driven, dedicated, strategic, and solution-oriented. You bring a time-tested roster of media and influencer relationships and proven experience implementing successful campaigns for brands both big and small.
The Role:
As the Account Manager/Senior Account Manager, you will take a bigger role in strategy and thought leadership, mentoring your teams, managing direct reports, and conducting annual reviews. You’ll have the opportunity to be the day-to-day lead on smaller accounts, managing internal delegation while also stepping into account strategy with a Director’s help. You’ll own the process for creating year-long strategies for our clients and will also be learning how to anticipate the client’s needs before they ask. You’ll attend Group Press Trips, participate in pitches for new business, and focus more on KPIs and bigger placements and stories.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Account + Client Management: Manage day-to-day client activities, including communication, research, planning, implementation, and evaluation of public relations activities.
- Media Relations: Master creating buzz-worthy collaborations or spinning basic info into a bigger story.
- New Business: Participate in J/PR new business pitching.
- Team Leadership: Manage direct report(s), providing leadership, guidance, feedback, and coaching.
- J/PR / Industry: Weave your industry involvement into the agency's collective knowledge base.
- Other: Perform other tasks, projects, or duties as required.
Experience:
- University Degree or comparable experience required
- At least 5 years of public relations experience in the hospitality, culinary, travel, tourism, and restaurant arenas
- Must have stellar client and media references
- Must have strong and proven relationships with local, regional, and national media contacts
Requirements:
- Ability to travel for client needs
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Office, PowerPoint & Adobe Suite
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills, experience in a hospitality environment is a plus
- Excellent time management and organizational skills
- Must be able to identify and resolve problems in a timely manner
- Strong knowledge of media and news cycles
- Ability to thrive in a deadline-driven environment
- Strong understanding of Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
- Foundational understanding of Influencer engagement
- Polished and professional demeanor
- Self-motivated with a positive nature
Benefits:
J/PR offers a competitive benefits package, including:
- Competitive base salary based on skills and experience
- New business commission (10%)
- Summer Fridays (finish at 1pm)
- Hotel trade with our world-class clients (complimentary stays across our entire portfolio)
- Beautiful, dog-friendly offices
- Corporate rate at ClassPass
- Annual holiday and summer parties, plus regular socials
- Ongoing training and development opportunities
- Flexi-hours (Fridays WFH)
- Office swaps to our US offices
- Mobile phone stipend
- 20 days annual leave + 5 wellness days
- Day off on birthday
- Milestone gifts at five and 10 year anniversaries
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