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MHP GroupPosted 2 months ago

Senior Account Manager/Account Director, Brand & Reputation

HybridLondon, England, United Kingdom

Full TimeSenior Level

Job Summary

Senior Account Manager or Account Director sought for MHP Group's Brand & Reputation team in London. The role focuses on campaigns that raise national profiles for corporate and consumer audiences, requiring tenacity, enthusiasm, curiosity and a results-driven mindset. Responsibilities include planning and delivering client campaigns, building relationships with journalists and bloggers, supporting marketing and new business activities, advising clients, managing media inquiries, drafting reactive statements and digital copy, leading day-to-day account coordination, and ensuring accounts stay on track within budget. The candidate should be an experienced, ideally agency-background professional with strong writing, media relations, and interpersonal skills, plus capability in managing teams, coordinating suppliers, spotting risks and opportunities, and creating thought leadership content for channels such as LinkedIn. A hybrid work arrangement is offered.

Required Qualifications

  • Strong existing experience as Senior Account Manager or Account Director or equivalent
  • Agency background preferred
  • Proven ability to plan and lead delivery of client campaigns
  • Strong media relations skills and ability to manage national media
  • Experience in drafting reactive statements, internal communications and stakeholder communications
  • Ability to manage budgets and liaise with suppliers
  • Excellent writing skills (press releases, opinion pieces, media pitches)
  • Strong organizational skills and team leadership abilities
  • Experience with digital channels and thought leadership content (e.g., LinkedIn)
  • Interest in working with influencers and activations across social media

Desired Qualifications

  • Agency experience
  • Strong writing and media relations
  • Campaign planning and delivery
  • Client counsel and stakeholder communications
  • Budget management
  • Team leadership and mentoring
  • Digital channels and AI awareness
  • Influencer activation
  • Media monitoring and crisis management
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills

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