Freelance Corporate Account Director

at  Zeno Group

ABOUT ZENO GROUP

Zeno Group is the fiercely independent and global, integrated communications agency, born from PR. We bring together the boldest and brightest talent to help clients across industries and sectors unleash the power of strategic communications. Guided by our ‘Fearless Pursuit of the Unexpected,’ we push the boundaries to achieve real business value and societal impact for clients. Winner of the industry’s most coveted awards including the 2022 PRWeek Global Agency of the Year, 2022 PRWeek U.S. Large Agency of the Year, 2022 PRWeek Purpose Agency of the Year, PRovoke Best Large Agency to Work For in North America, 2021 PRovoke Global Creative Agency of the Year, 2021 PRovoke North American Agency of the Year, 2021 PRWeek Agency of the Year and a three-time winner of PRWeek’s Best Places to Work. Zeno has also been previously recognized by the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. Zeno is a DJE Holdings Company.
FREELANCE ACCOUNT DIRECTOR, Corporate Reputation team, Zeno London
Location: Old Street, EC1V 9BW
Type: Freelance, Fixed-term contract or Temp to Perm
Salary: Day Rate for freelancers - inside IR35, or Salary for FTC, Perm

Other requirements are:

• Client experience and sector expertise within FMCG, Food and Drink, Retail and Financial Services
• Skillset should include strong writing skills, developing strategic plans and activity reports, strong ability to lead and oversee corporate media relations programmes, deep understanding of executive profiling (integrated channel approach), internal comms
• A sound understanding of the ESG landscape and the ability to provide client counsel is important
• Issues and crisis experience
• Confidence in providing fast advice and counsel to clients and stakeholders at all levels
• An interest and ability to make and hold strong personal relationships with clients, media contacts and colleagues
• Able to manage large and busy teams and with an interest in line management and people developmen

We’re on the hunt for a freelance corporate communications consultant at Account Director level to join our growing Corporate Reputation team in London. Candidates will need to be great communicators and passionate about the world of business. We want people who are enthusiastic about brand storytelling and understand an audience-first approach to channel planning. We are always keen to hear from people with different backgrounds and those with a brilliant aptitude for problem solving and the world of brand and communications. Ideally, you will have worked in a busy agency environment with a sound understanding of agency processes and people management.

Other requirements are:

• Client experience and sector expertise within FMCG, Food and Drink, Retail and Financial Services
• Skillset should include strong writing skills, developing strategic plans and activity reports, strong ability to lead and oversee corporate media relations programmes, deep understanding of executive profiling (integrated channel approach), internal comms
• A sound understanding of the ESG landscape and the ability to provide client counsel is important
• Issues and crisis experience
• Confidence in providing fast advice and counsel to clients and stakeholders at all levels
• An interest and ability to make and hold strong personal relationships with clients, media contacts and colleagues
• Able to manage large and busy teams and with an interest in line management and people development

The client mix will be diverse and rewarding and suit somebody passionate about Purpose, Diversity and Inclusion, and Sustainability. We welcome applications from in-house roles or with journalist experience as well as agency PROs on a fast-track career path.
Please be available immediately and open to a three to six month freelance gig / contract.