We are hiring an Account Manager for a PR and Marketing Agency located in Downtown

Job Responsibilities:

• Serve as the senior contact for the client

• Proactively handle client problems quickly and adeptly

• Manages day-to-day client activities, including research, planning,

implementation and evaluation of public relations activities, and paying

careful attention to budgets, resources, deadlines and client records.

• Develop and manage annual PR/communications strategy to support the objectives and goals of the client.

• Prepares effective, comprehensive public relations programs and plans that are well organized and well written while keeping client programs on schedule and ensure all deadliness are met

• Keep client programs on schedule and ensure all deadliness are met

• Structure long term plans and program recommendations for clients

• Earn confidence of mid-to-senior level client contacts and executives with a client organization

• Demonstrates effective knowledge of community leadership and the workings of local government.

• Know the industry’s issues that directly affect the client business and map any business opportunities or events that fosters its position in the market.

• Draft/ edit client's communication material in English

• Accountable for quality control and final review of all client materials as needed

• Advise on media strategy for specific accounts

• Plan, run and follow up on media programs.

• In-depth understanding of media and how to exploit media, regional, TV and radio

• Maintain/ build new contacts as per the target sector

• Supervise the media team to keep track of media contacts as needed per account

• Prepare and handle media events (interviews, conferences, roundtables, etc)

• Work with account executives on providing the counsel needed for the client.

• Serve as a role model to team members

• Actively participate in agency development processes

• Continually communicate with the management.

• Attend agency staff meetings and group meetings

• Delegate work to interns, media coordinators, and administration (as needed)

• Informally adds feedback to the performance review of colleagues as needed

• Set budget estimates for a client for long-term and short-term programs

• Develop and deliver client presentations and proposals (as needed)