Account Director - A global strategic communications firm specialising in reputation and crisis management LONDON or DUBAI

 Job Purpose:

1) To lead or deputise for Senior Account Directors for a portfolio of clients, managing accounts and client relationships to ensure high quality delivery of the strategy devised by Directors.

2) To lead on day-to-day delivery for clients, managing colleagues as appropriate and as directed by Directors, Associate Directors and Senior Account Directors, commissioning research, and managing workflow and performance.

3) To be responsible for pursuing new business opportunities, pursuing client leads, developing referrer relationships and generating high quality proposals for Directors.

4) To establish long term relationships with clients and build appropriate networks to enhance the Company’s ability to deliver and maintain client satisfaction.

Responsibilities:

• To ensure high quality delivery; meeting and exceeding clients’ expectations across designated accounts.

• To devise, contribute to and implement communications strategies which deliver results and support new client proposals, including media relations, crisis management, litigation support, political strategy, digital/social media etc.

• To lead delivery and/or project management of a number of accounts and target business sector activity.

• To identify and pursue business development opportunities and new client relationships both within own area of experience and across the client range of the business.

• To provide line management, training and development to the team

• To devise and draft high quality written materials for clients as required (e.g. articles and op-eds) and to oversee drafting of materials from junior members of staff;

• To attend a variety of networking functions and events that are identified as providing opportunities to meet potential clients both for the business.

• To act as ambassador for the company at all times.

Excellent salaries on offer, bonus, health, pension and much more.

To find out more about these opportunities contact Edwina Goldman – edwina@jflrecruit.com