Account Manager in PURPLE's Fashion division driving brand exposure through creative placement and media relations. Building relationships with key journalists and managing junior team members.
Responsibilities
Media networking and liaising across relevant beats; maintaining strong relationships with media through regular one-to-one appointments and meetings
Executing media relations plans for clients including developing outreach plans, message development, management of events, coordination of media familiarisation trips, effective pitching, training of spokespersons and pitching local, regional and national stories
Competitive media research and analysis
Participating in the creation of communications plans and strategies
Navigating partnership and collaboration opportunities
Spearheading and supporting with event logistics
Over-seeing development of weekly and monthly media reports for clients
Support AD’s on communication with all clients, building rapport and credibility based on trust and expert counsel
Overseeing the management of all product-related media requests – from email inquiry through prospective media coverage ****
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General media monitoring across clients and all competitors
Consistently producing high quality internal and external communications content
Oversight and compilation of weekly client agendas
Proactively pitch story ideas to achieve maximum editorial placement across your brands
Manage and motivate junior members of the team to ensure day to day operations run smoothly and PR results are delivered; while supporting them in their growth to the next level.
Equally support AD’s and senior members of the team to ensure maximum support across all levels.
Have a clear understanding of paid, owned and earned media strategies, and develop relationships with top influencers to support this activity
Have strong connections with leading and emerging editorial talents in the UK and Europe;
Managing the Junior Account Executive/Account Executive to help reach personal and team targets
Contribute to agency new business efforts; both creating proposals and participating in relevant pitches****
Requirements
Proven experience operating in a senior position within the fashion industry
Proven commercial experience with working in a fast-paced environment
Management experience is highly desirable
Proven track record of creating a positive impact on business through implementation of a PR strategy
Discreet, professional and well spoken, with excellent communication skills
Extremely well-organised, methodical and efficient, with a good dose of common sense and initiative
Pro-active and able to show initiative/ideas to constantly promote the PURPLE offering
Creative and strategic thinker
strong established fashion press contacts
International press contacts are also desirable
Strong experience of event management
Strong presentation & superb writing skills
Able to identify communication opportunities across multiple media platforms
Strong MS Word skills; working knowledge of PowerPoint and Excel
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