We’re looking for a new Account Manager

12-month fixed term contract (full-time)

Are you an experienced PR account manager? Are you looking for a new challenge; the next step in your career? If so, we have an opportunity for you.

Speed is looking for a talented, enthusiastic and ambitious AM (or rising SAM) to join our team of communications specialists in Bristol on a 12-month fixed term contract.

About the job:

Reporting into one of our Associate Directors, you’ll be a leading member of an account team, with hands-on responsibility for projects, campaigns and client relations.

This might entail a whole list of day-to-day challenges and activities where you’ll play an active role in ensuring campaigns are delivered against plans, budgets and KPIs.

Your portfolio of clients in the Business & Corporate team will operate in the following sectors: energy, tech, legal and property.

Supported by an experienced creative and strategic senior team, on any day you might be coming up with creative story angles, shmoozing the press, delivering experiential or digital campaigns and working on new business proposals, while ensuring your team is inspired and motivated.

About you:

You’ll be able to demonstrate an impressive track record of PR campaign delivery, either as an AM or a SAM.

You are an excellent communicator, with strong presentation skills and impeccable writing ability. You’ll need strong commercial nous, an eye for a story, and a hunger to progress and improve.

You’ll have a good understanding of digital and traditional comms channels, and the ability to plan and report on campaigns that leverage the benefits of each, while thinking creatively about how to use different types of content to deliver against your clients’ objectives.

About us:

We are a diverse team of award-winning creative, energetic, curious and hilarious communications professionals, comprising the largest PR agency in the South West.

Alongside traditional PR, our offer also includes multimedia, digital and social media, experiential, design, creative strategy, content marketing…. and loads more.

We’ve created a brilliant team and a fun, supportive culture.

What you’ll get:

• A competitive salary
• Flexible working options
• 25 days’ holiday, increasing to 29 after 2 years’ service (not including Bank holidays)
• Additional holiday purchase scheme of up to 5 days per year
• Additional 5 days’ holiday on your 5th anniversary year
• Company pension scheme
• Outstanding training and development programme
• Well-being programme inc. weekly fruit delivery, eye-care vouchers
• Refer a friend and new business incentives
• Medical cash plan – including contributions to dental, optical, physio etc.

To apply please email a copy of your CV and covering letter to our Resourcing Team at recruitment@speedcomms.com