Account Manager - Bristol

TN United Kingdom; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job description

Copper Consultancy, part of the RSK Group, is seeking an experienced Account Manager to join its expanding team. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of one year experience in Communications or PR. This full-time, permanent role follows a hybrid working model and will be based from the Birmingham, Bristol, or Manchester office.

Key Responsibilities

• Delivers consistent performance as day to day account lead; ensuring all project activities are being completed by the team to a high standard, on budget and on time.
• Keeps on top of industry developments including policy, project developments and people moves and interprets relevance to clients and projects.
• Demonstrates an understanding of, and makes proactive and informed contributions to forecast discussions.
• Management and delegation of tasks to junior team members to ensure timely delivery in line with expectations and avoid overloading team members or causing a resource issue.
• Contributes to development of Copper’s broader marketing strategy through involvement with marketing programmes.
• Earns position as first port of call for all client enquiries; be recognised as trusted advisor externally and internally as a safe, effective and reliable pair of hands.

Person Specification

• Minimum of 1 year experience in PR or Communications.
• Consultancy skills: able to develop strong client relationships; day to day account management of clients, projects and campaigns; budget management including understanding of contribution to Copper income and profitability.
• New business development: ability to identify and contribute to generating consultancy income from existing and new clients; drafting proposals, budgets and presentations (with supervision from account director); pitching.
• Communications planning: ability to develop plans from communications strategies; execute individual communications workstreams using OASIS principles.
• Media and social media: day to day knowledge of media management.
• Public affairs: politically aware; some knowledge of UK political structures (national, devolved and local).

Salary and Benefits

• £35,000+ depending on experience.
• Life assurance.
• Electric Car Scheme.
• Personal growth fund.
• Enhanced employer pension contributions after year one.
• A flexible benefits programme including the option to buy additional holidays, health cash plan and discounted gym membership.

RSK Group is an Equal Opportunities Employer