Company Description
We’re a values-based business built around a philosophy of DO | FEEL | THINK. For our people, it encourages them to DO IT, to FEEL BELONGING and to THINK INDEPENDENTLY, creating a vibrant environment where our people can do the best work of their careers. We use DO | FEEL | THINK to inspire our clients too. We want clients to show their values to the world through the acts they create digitally and in real life, helping to generate greater emotional connection with their products and brands, and creating audience relationships built on true Belief. How do we do it? By connecting the modern key Belief drivers of PR, Sustainability, Employer Brand, and Digital Influence – all crucial to helping businesses win in our increasingly values-based world. It all adds up to a vision of creating a progressive and connected creative agency that helps clients find new ways to grow.
Our Commitment
Diversity and inclusion is a core part of who we are at MSL. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture that encourages, celebrates and supports our wonderfully diverse employee group– whatever their age, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability or ethnicity. Diversity and inclusion doesn’t just fuel our creativity and innovation, it brings us closer to our people and audiences. We will continue to strive to create a culture and environment where everyone feels empowered and more importantly comfortable enough to bring their full, authentic selves to work.
Overview
Our mission is to be the most progressive networked agency in the market, a home to fresh and diverse talent. We’re looking for a brilliant Account Director to join us in our core PR team:
Key Skills and Responsibilities
You will be responsible for providing a strong vision and leadership for the accounts team, working alongside the senior team to deliver results
Have an opinion on the latest trends and able to guide our clients, the team and the wider agency as a thought leader
Responsible for day-to-day account leadership, leading the team and leveraging the specialists across MSL and the Groupe to solve our clients’ toughest challenges
Developing and executing plans which meet our client’s coverage and campaign KPIs and objectives
Overseeing team outputs and client communications with an excellent attention to detail to uphold industry-leading quality and standards
Confidently develop and run campaigns with fresh ideas that will challenge our clients & ourselves to deliver bold creative thinking
Support the Associate Director and share strategic dialogue with clients to influence the quality of the briefs we get
Contribute to the development of revenue growth within your clients, new business opportunities and pitches
Working with the Associate Directors to ensure the team structure creates an environment for ongoing learning & development.
Champion client team activity, individuals’ success and reward and recognise great work
Enrich the culture across the team and agency
Attributes and Qualities
Extensive experience in consumer and beauty PR – with strong UK media contacts and the ability to write impactful comms documents, such as toolkits and global plans
Experience working in international market management, communicating daily with multiple markets on behalf of clients to implement global PR and IM plans
Experience running influencer marketing campaigns, from planning, through execution and reporting
Experience managing a team and multiple workstreams
Confident and passionate in sharing your views and, you’ll be a team player and able to listen and take on board the views of others.
Organised, making positive things happen to help maintain and build the press office on your key account but help the team to do the same
Inventive and creative – coming up with new ideas and not relying on the creative department – and inspiring the junior team to think creatively
A natural problem solver – someone who run towards the fire, rather than away from it
Excellent presenter, with a proven track record of pitching and winning new business
Additional Information
MSL has fantastic benefits on offer to all of our employees. In addition to the classics, Pension, Life Assurance, Private Medical and Income Protection Plans we also offer;
WORK YOUR WORLD opportunity to work anywhere in the world, where there is a Publicis office, for up to 6 weeks a year.
REFLECTION DAYS - Two additional days of paid leave to step away from your usual day-to-day work and create time to focus on your well-being and self-care.
HELP@HAND BENEFITS 24/7 helpline to support you on a personal and professional level. Access to remote GPs, mental health support and CBT. Wellbeing content and lifestyle coaching.
FAMILY FRIENDLY POLICIES We provide 26 weeks of full pay for the following family milestones: Maternity. Adoption, Surrogacy and Shared Parental Leave.
FLEXIBLE WORKING, BANK HOLIDAY SWAP & BIRTHDAY DAY OFF You are entitled to an additional day off for your birthday.
GREAT LOCAL DISCOUNTS This includes membership discounts with Soho Friends, local restaurants and retailers in Westfield White City and Television Centre.
Full details of our benefits will be shared when you join us!
Publicis Groupe operates a hybrid working pattern with full time employees being office-based three days during the working week.
We are supportive of all candidates and are committed to providing a fair assessment process. If you have any circumstances (such as neurodiversity, physical or mental impairments or a medical condition) that may affect your assessment, please inform your Talent Acquisition Partner. We will discuss possible adjustments to ensure fairness. Rest assured, disclosing this information will not impact your treatment in our process.
Please make sure you check out the Publicis Career Page which showcases our Inclusive Benefits and our EAG’s (Employee Action Groups).
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