Job Title: Senior Account Director (Public Relations)
Location: London
Job Type: Full-Time
Role Overview:
We’re looking for a strategic and highly capable Senior Account Director with a strong passion for consumer brands. This is an exciting opportunity to lead the direction and delivery of high-impact communications across a range of dynamic consumer accounts. You will play a pivotal role in nurturing client relationships, overseeing teams, and ensuring seamless execution of campaigns from concept to delivery.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide ongoing strategic consultancy to clients, building deep, trusted relationships as their main point of contact.
• Oversee the delivery of all client reporting (daily, weekly, quarterly) ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and continual improvement of processes.
• Monitor the client’s sector and flag any relevant industry developments, trends, or risks.
• Lead internal teams in preparing and delivering engaging updates and recommendations to clients.
• Confidently manage client communications, including challenging perspectives and offering well-reasoned alternatives when appropriate.
• Run client meetings effectively and ensure the team is briefed, aligned, and clear on their ownership areas.
• Take full ownership of campaign execution, including budget management, supplier liaison, events, and creative deliverables.
• Support and lead the team in managing shoots, activations, and campaigns – from planning through to post-event reporting.
• Present compelling and insightful decks both internally and externally.
• Advise clients on timing and relevance of campaigns in the context of wider news and cultural moments.
• Own and maintain accurate budget trackers, ensuring efficient invoice processing and financial oversight.
• Contribute actively to monthly team meetings by showcasing client wins, results, and strategic thinking.
• Ensure effective team resourcing and proactively flag any capacity concerns.

About You:

• Strategic thinker with a deep understanding of consumer brands and communications.
• Excellent client management skills, with the ability to offer strong counsel and confidently lead senior discussions.
• Highly organised, with sharp attention to detail and a proactive approach to problem-solving.
• Comfortable juggling multiple accounts, deadlines, and priorities.
• Effective team leader with a collaborative and empowering management style.
• Strong time management skills and an ability to anticipate needs and streamline delivery.
• Confident presenter and communicator – both internally and with clients.
• A natural collaborator with the ability to inspire and motivate a wider team.

• Provide ongoing strategic consultancy to clients, building deep, trusted relationships as their main point of contact.
• Oversee the delivery of all client reporting (daily, weekly, quarterly) ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and continual improvement of processes.
• Monitor the client’s sector and flag any relevant industry developments, trends, or risks.
• Lead internal teams in preparing and delivering engaging updates and recommendations to clients.
• Confidently manage client communications, including challenging perspectives and offering well-reasoned alternatives when appropriate.
• Run client meetings effectively and ensure the team is briefed, aligned, and clear on their ownership areas.
• Take full ownership of campaign execution, including budget management, supplier liaison, events, and creative deliverables.
• Support and lead the team in managing shoots, activations, and campaigns – from planning through to post-event reporting.
• Present compelling and insightful decks both internally and externally.
• Advise clients on timing and relevance of campaigns in the context of wider news and cultural moments.
• Own and maintain accurate budget trackers, ensuring efficient invoice processing and financial oversight.
• Contribute actively to monthly team meetings by showcasing client wins, results, and strategic thinking.
• Ensure effective team resourcing and proactively flag any capacity concerns