Senior Account Manager at Atmosphere Communications

Job description

We’re hiring! Award-winning PR company Atmosphere is all about kick-starting big conversations through strategic creativity. If you’re a brilliant Senior Account Manager who goes above and beyond for your clients, loves being part of a close-knit team and craves the best coffee in Cape Town, we want you to join us.

Overview of role:

• Client liaison and day-to-day point of contact
• Primary holder of client relationships (with Account Director)
• Develops PR plans/calendars, communication goals and communication strategy
• Sets up, prepares for and runs client meetings
• Expert at drafting effective briefs to Creators (content producers) and Relators (media and influencer relations team)
• Support to Account Director in tracking trends, issues, competitors and industry developments and determines responses
• Support to Account Director in handling crisis communications and executing responses
• Strategic support and providing effective solutions to clients
• Support to Account Director and ensuring that top quality work is produced
• Prepares client reports, presentations and reviews pulling from inputs from other team members
• Hosting high level media at client events and briefings
• Inter-agency link (internal and external creative agencies and suppliers)
• Develops scope of works (SOW) with Account Director
• Drives delivery of SOW with the team
• Ensures growth on new and existing clients
• Handles all contractual and financial aspects of client relationship (with Account Director and Op’s team)
• Creates CEs, POs, BIs

Requirements:

• 6 – 8 years experience in the industry
• PR Management or Communications diploma or degree
• Experience on corporate or financial services clients will be advantageous