Account manager/ senior account manager

Love food and drink? Have a passion for PR & marketing? Then look no further. We’ve got just the job for you…

Due to new contract wins, we’re looking for a bright, passionate account manager or senior account manager level marketing consultant to join our friendly team.

About the role

You’ll be responsible for delivering and managing a number of high-profile B2B and B2C campaigns across a range of food, drink and supplier brands. This is a hands-on role working across our growing client portfolio that includes some of the biggest names in the business: Nestlé Professional, Kraft Heinz, Santa Maria, Premier Foods and Birds Eye.

You will play an integral role in the development and delivery of campaigns and will be responsible for the day-to-day running of accounts. You will also be responsible for managing a delivery team, budgets and will be a key client contact. You must be able to pull together a presentation, have sharp attention to detail and run client meetings autonomously.

The ideal candidate

• Expert, challenging, creative, sparky, bold and brave
• PR agency experience at account manager level – 3+ years
• Food and drink experience and contacts within the industry are a must
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deliver against KPIs
• Strong commercial acumen
• Experience in team management with the ability to prioritise projects and deliver campaigns across all media within agreed client service levels and budgets
• Excellent communicator and writer

Salary

£28,000 to £38,000 DOE

What we’ll offer you

First, there’s a competitive salary - £28,000 to £38,000. Plus, a discretionary bonus scheme.

While we work hard for our clients, we also recognise the importance of work-life balance.

Benefits include:

• Five weeks holiday
• Regular, funded foodie nights out and team lunches
• Free access to Hospitality Action’s Employee Assistance Programme – run by the industry charity with specific support for mental wellbeing. It’s completely confidential and gives the teamaccess to free personal counselling, managerial advice and a portal full of wellness advice and coaching
• Flexible working: Following consultations with the team, we now work flexibly with 100% of staff now rate our flexible working as ‘very good’/ ‘excellent’. We start between 6am and 10am– and finish from 3pm-6:30pm. To keep in touch, we encourage weekly ‘walking meetings’– catching up with teammembers while out for a walk. We also host regular virtual socials – a Christmas party with an appearance from a goat, Taskmaster challenges, team quizzes and, next up, an action-packed away day by the sea
• Mentoring from a board member and a personal development plan
• Training time – half a day a month built into your working week so you can master new skills, immerse yourself in an industry event or take time to add another string to your bow

How we work

We’re a remote-first business with hubs in Brighton and London. Full team meetings are monthly in London, with regular working days at the nearest hub to you. Please only apply if you are local to a hub in London or Brighton and willing to travel to client meetings (likely on a weekly basis).

In a nutshell

You’ll be joining the UK’s leading food, drink and marketing agency, where you’re valued for your ideas and who you are. Not only will we look after your career, we’ll look after you, too.

How to apply

If you’re ready to make your mark in the world of PR and marketing, you can apply by emailingenquiries@williammurray.co.uk.

Please share:

1.Your CV

2.A short, creative statement selling yourself and explaining why you want the role and why we should hire you. This can be written, visual, video, something else entirely. Whatever you think best captures your personalityand will make you shine

We’re a friendly bunch, so any questions please reach out.

Please note:only applications that meet the requirements above and are submitted via email will be considered. No agencies.

Closing date

Midnight, Sunday 7 September