Account Manager (Consumer Tech)

Company Description

We're a values-based business built around a philosophy of DO FEEL THINK. For our people, it encourages them to DO IT, to FEEL BELONGING and to THINK INDEPENDENTLY, creating a vibrant environment where our people can do the best work of their careers. We use DO FEEL THINK to inspire our clients too. We want clients to show their values to the world through the acts they create digitally and in real life, helping to generate greater emotional connection with their products and brands, and creating audience relationships built on true Belief. How do we do it? By connecting the modern key Belief drivers of PR, Sustainability, Employer Brand, and Digital Influence - all crucial to helping businesses win in our increasingly values-based world. It all adds up to a vision of creating a progressive and connected creative agency that helps clients find new ways to grow.

Our Commitment: Diversity and inclusion is a core part of who we are at MSL. We're committed to building an inclusive culture that encourages, celebrates and supports our wonderfully diverse employee group - whatever their age, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability or ethnicity. Diversity and inclusion doesn't just fuel our creativity and innovation, it brings us closer to our people and audiences. We will continue to strive to create a culture and environment where everyone feels empowered and, more importantly, comfortable enough to bring their full, authentic selves to work.

Overview

The role in a nutshell

Our mission is to be the most progressive networked agency in the market, a home to fresh and diverse talent.

We're looking for a brilliant Account Manager to join us on this journey in our core PR team, working solely on a consumer tech client.

Responsibilities

Key Skills & Responsibilities

1. You will be responsible for managing the account, working alongside your Account Director to deliver results.
2. Be passionate about the tech industry, specifically phones and wearables, with an opinion on the latest trends, proactively sharing coverage and creative opportunities.
3. Drive coverage for a consumer tech account, ensuring measurement and coverage updates are clear and match the KPIs of the client.
4. Support the Account Director and share strategic dialogue with clients to influence the quality of stories and coverage delivered.
5. Identify, plan and help secure coverage opportunities amongst top tier media, and engage KOLs.
6. Excited and experienced at developing and managing multiple campaigns with fresh ideas that will challenge our clients & ourselves to deliver bold creative thinking.
7. Contribute to the development of media angles and creative opportunities.
8. Coach and mentor Account Executives in building skills that deliver and spot coverage opportunities.
9. Enrich and be part of the culture across the team and agency.

Qualifications

Attributes & Qualities

1. Experience in the world of tech communications - with strong tech and consumer tech media contacts.
2. Experience in managing multiple workstreams.
3. Experience working into product review programmes, working with the Account Director.
4. Confident and passionate in sharing your views; you'll be a team player and able to listen and take on board the views of others.
5. Organised, making positive things happen to help maintain the press office.
6. Inventive and creative - coming up with new ideas and not relying on the creative department.
7. A natural problem solver - someone who runs towards the fire, rather than away from it.
8. Confident communicator and presenter, with a proven track record in sharing results and vocalising creative ideas.

Additional Information

MSL has fantastic benefits on offer to all of our employees. In addition to the classics, Pension, Life Assurance, Private Medical and Income Protection Plans we also offer:

• WORK YOUR WORLD: opportunity to work anywhere in the world, where there is a Publicis office, for up to 6 weeks a year.
• REFLECTION DAYS: Two additional days of paid leave to step away from your usual day-to-day work and create time to focus on your well-being and self-care.
• BENEFITS 24/7: helpline to support you on a personal and professional level. Access to remote GPs, mental health support and CBT. Wellbeing content and lifestyle coaching.
• FAMILY FRIENDLY POLICIES: We provide 26 weeks of full pay for the following family milestones: Maternity, Adoption, Surrogacy and Shared Parental Leave.
• FLEXIBLE WORKING, BANK HOLIDAY SWAP & BIRTHDAY DAY OFF: You are entitled to an additional day off for your birthday.
• GREAT LOCAL DISCOUNTS: This includes membership discounts with Soho Friends, local restaurants and retailers in Westfield White City and Television Centre.

Full details of our benefits will be shared when you join us!

Publicis Groupe operates a hybrid working pattern with full-time employees being office-based three days during the working week.

We are supportive of all candidates and are committed to providing a fair assessment process. If you have any circumstances (such as neurodiversity, physical or mental impairments or a medical condition) that may affect your assessment, please inform your Talent Acquisition Partner. We will discuss possible adjustments to ensure fairness. Rest assured, disclosing this information will not impact your treatment in our process.

Please make sure you check out the Publicis Career Page which showcases our Inclusive Benefits and our EAG's (Employee Action Groups).