Key Account Manager overseeing OTR sales and customer relationships in South Africa. Responsible for developing new business and maintaining key customer portfolios with site visits.
About the role
- Account Manager leading communications for corporate clients in a trusted global marketing firm. Managing media relations, campaign development, and team collaboration in a dynamic environment.
Responsibilities
- Serving as the daily client contact and as client lead when appropriate, earning the trust of clients to deliver day to day work as well as providing proactive counsel on new approaches or ideas.
- Media relations including story and message development, creating and driving outreach plans, speaking to journalists regularly to secure coverage/briefings, briefing spokespeople, and ongoing development of own media contacts.
- Playing a key role in the research, planning and development of campaigns and driving these forward.
- Overseeing quality and operational performance of accounts, ensuring work quality and deadline adherence for junior members of teams, providing close coaching and development.
- Producing content; writing/editing press releases, social media content, articles, PR proposals.
- Using AI or automation tools to assist in communications or campaign support (e.g. drafting content, analysing sentiment, compiling insights), with an understanding of compliance within regulated environments.
- Providing support on new business pitches – research, slide development, driving forward process including work back plans and managing junior teams’ input.
Requirements
- Desire to work as part of a large team in a busy, fast paced and highly motivated working environment.
- A deliver-driven manager and creative problem solver that can confidently take responsibility of tasks and accounts.
- Ability to service multiple clients and manage workload whilst managing/coaching junior team members.
- Team player that can manage both up and down and take overall responsibility of day to day account activity.
- Experience of integrating and collaborating with different practices/teams on cross-business work.
- Excellent verbal and written skills, ability to articulate with confidence and gravitas.
- Understanding of how to incorporate earned, owned paid and social media in holistic communications plans.
- Ability to effectively use AI-enhanced platforms (e.g. social listening tools, content generation aids, media tracking tools) to support campaign delivery, trend identification, and content development.
- Interest in current affairs, news, international business, and consumes media in all forms.
- Entrepreneurial spirit - willingness to ‘get stuck in’ and make the most of opportunities.
Benefits
- Competitive Annual Holiday plus an additional day's holiday for your birthday and 3 days over the festive season.
- Flexible working - Hybrid working policy and 30 days' work from anywhere worldwide!
- Pension plan, income protection, and life insurance at 4x annual salary.
- Maternity, adoptive leave or shared parental leave with up to five months on full company pay.
- Company child & wedding gift.
- Access to Private Medical Insurance, Digital GP and wellbeing program.
- Cycle to Work Scheme, subsidised corporate gym membership.
- Quit Smoking Scheme, Annual flu vaccinations, and 24/7 access to trained professionals.
- Clear progression routes and continuous training/professional development via Edelman Learning Institute.
- Citizenship Activities where you can spend a day each year helping a charitable cause, paid for by us.
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