PR & Partnerships Account Manager
Company
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
Posted At
2/25/2025
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Description
The Opportunity
We are looking for an Account Manager to join our PR & Partnerships team who can be a trusted and autonomous owner of client relationships and projects. This is a fun, creative and fast-paced role within an integrated agency.
As a member of our front-line media and influencer team you will be responsible for developing and maintaining consumer media relationships and utilising them to generate press coverage, as well as knowing the influencer landscapes and the right agents to have on speed dial.
You’ll be passionate about coming up with big, bold, creative ideas that drive real business outcomes. There will also be the opportunity to work with talent and brand partners, creating relationships and developing content/organising events for our clients.
Working across our key accounts, and closely with the Iris social team, you will have the opportunity to get involved in a variety of activities from everyday channel management to big campaigns and new business meetings.
How you'd spend your day
About Iris
We are Iris. The Participation Agency. With over 1000 people in 14 offices worldwide, we use the power of Participation to help brands grow further, faster. We combine creativity, data-driven media and the power of people to help brands, such as Samsung, adidas, Bentley, Pizza Hut, Beiersdorf and Samsonite, explode into cultural moments and embed themselves in people’s lives
Our office
London is our HQ. In our riverside office you’ll find 300 talented people working with ambitious client partners. We’re the lead strategic & creative agency for adidas TERREX, Pizza Hut Delivery and Abrdn. And we’re a specialist partner for NIVEA and Samsung, to name a couple.
The Iris Character
We have five core behaviours that we look for to help us to build a culture that fosters true progress: Courage, Storytelling, Collaboration, Empathy and Commitment.
What's in it for you?
‘FOR THE FREE’ Is Our Global DE&I Strategy. Its Aim Is To Create a Business Where Everyone Feels Free To Be Themselves And Has The Same Opportunity And Access To Progress. Our DE&I Strategy Encourages Courageous Thinkers Who Champion Outsider Perspectives. ‘FOR THE FREE’ Has Three Main Pillars Of Activity
Diversity - We want to invite difference. To be an organisation that is fully representative of different groups and reflects the city, country and world that we live in. We value our talents’ lived experiences – including gender, race, class, disability, neuro-diversity and sexual orientation.
Equity - We want to be fair to everyone. To remove barriers for individuals and groups and provide the bespoke access, support and opportunities that are needed to fully participate in our organisation. We are levelling the playing field.
Inclusion - We want everyone to feel at home. To provide a place where people can be themselves, express their unique identity and contribute to the life of our community
Privacy Statement
If you decide to apply for a role at Iris we will only keep the data provided by you for 2 years from the date we receive it, following which your data will then be destroyed. We have a legitimate interest to process the data you provide us and we will protect your rights in accordance with all applicable data legislation. If at any point you decide you would like us to delete the data we hold or have any more questions please email us at [email protected].
You can find out more about our Privacy Policy here: http://www.iris-worldwide.com/privacy-policy/
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and recruit on talent alone, regardless of age, gender identity, ethnicity, religion, education, class, sexual orientation or disability. We champion diversity and believe it not only benefits, but enhances our creativity, our company and the wider society at large. We are For The Forward.
We are looking for an Account Manager to join our PR & Partnerships team who can be a trusted and autonomous owner of client relationships and projects. This is a fun, creative and fast-paced role within an integrated agency.
As a member of our front-line media and influencer team you will be responsible for developing and maintaining consumer media relationships and utilising them to generate press coverage, as well as knowing the influencer landscapes and the right agents to have on speed dial.
You’ll be passionate about coming up with big, bold, creative ideas that drive real business outcomes. There will also be the opportunity to work with talent and brand partners, creating relationships and developing content/organising events for our clients.
Working across our key accounts, and closely with the Iris social team, you will have the opportunity to get involved in a variety of activities from everyday channel management to big campaigns and new business meetings.
How you'd spend your day
- Client management - you’ll be the key client contact on specific briefs or area of the client business
- Media relations – you’ll create media strategies, lead media sell-ins, taking responsibility for results. You’ll need to demonstrate a creative approach to media relations, coming up with new stories/angles
- Talent managers– you’ll lead relationships with talent and influencer agents, ensuring that we’re at the forefront of pairing talent with our brands
- Managing juniors – you will lead the junior team, setting expectations, helping prioritise their workload and leading by example
- Writing – you’ll write briefs and press materials for client projects, and contribute to planning / new business decks where appropriateÂÂ
- Reporting on our success is important so you will need to ensure this process is seamless and detailedÂÂ
- Creative ideas – you’ll take responsibility for developing regular, proactive creative ideas for retained and project-based accounts
- You’ll also lead a number of small and medium sized briefs/projects and manage them from start to finish, working closely with your AD
- You will have a strong understanding of current / emerging cultural trends and social media
- You will be an expert in the earned media and influencer field
- An expert on the media and influencer landscape and related trends, who continually pushes themselves to create an outstanding book of media and talent agent contactsÂÂ
- Someone who is passionate about knowing what’s going on in the world and constantly brings ideas to the tableÂÂ
- An experienced presenter and client counsellor, who can build relationships quickly with clients and win their trust
- A keen writer
- Someone with great organisational skills and a stickler for detail
- An enthusiastic team player
About Iris
We are Iris. The Participation Agency. With over 1000 people in 14 offices worldwide, we use the power of Participation to help brands grow further, faster. We combine creativity, data-driven media and the power of people to help brands, such as Samsung, adidas, Bentley, Pizza Hut, Beiersdorf and Samsonite, explode into cultural moments and embed themselves in people’s lives
Our office
London is our HQ. In our riverside office you’ll find 300 talented people working with ambitious client partners. We’re the lead strategic & creative agency for adidas TERREX, Pizza Hut Delivery and Abrdn. And we’re a specialist partner for NIVEA and Samsung, to name a couple.
The Iris Character
We have five core behaviours that we look for to help us to build a culture that fosters true progress: Courage, Storytelling, Collaboration, Empathy and Commitment.
What's in it for you?
- Flexible working – we offer you a balance of home and office working and the opportunity to choose your days when it suits you best
- Core hours – whether you want to enjoy an early gym session or pick up your children from school, you have the option to manage your own hours
- BUPA health care
- BUPA dental care
- Pension scheme
- Enhanced Maternity package:
- 4 months full pay after 1 years’ service
- 6 months full pay after 2 years’ service
- Enhanced Paternity package:
- 4 weeks full pay after 1 years’ service
- IVF support – giving you flexibility to attend appointments and recover from procedures
- Additional Parental support – meaning you can be there for your family’s important moments’
- Personal access to our independent Financial Advisor
- Group income protection
- Sabbatical after five years of service
- Bike to Work Scheme
- 25 core days’ holiday
- Three extra days can be used for religious holidays
- Plus your birthday day off
- Plus an extra day after three and five years of service
- Climate Exchange Day
‘FOR THE FREE’ Is Our Global DE&I Strategy. Its Aim Is To Create a Business Where Everyone Feels Free To Be Themselves And Has The Same Opportunity And Access To Progress. Our DE&I Strategy Encourages Courageous Thinkers Who Champion Outsider Perspectives. ‘FOR THE FREE’ Has Three Main Pillars Of Activity
Diversity - We want to invite difference. To be an organisation that is fully representative of different groups and reflects the city, country and world that we live in. We value our talents’ lived experiences – including gender, race, class, disability, neuro-diversity and sexual orientation.
Equity - We want to be fair to everyone. To remove barriers for individuals and groups and provide the bespoke access, support and opportunities that are needed to fully participate in our organisation. We are levelling the playing field.
Inclusion - We want everyone to feel at home. To provide a place where people can be themselves, express their unique identity and contribute to the life of our community
Privacy Statement
If you decide to apply for a role at Iris we will only keep the data provided by you for 2 years from the date we receive it, following which your data will then be destroyed. We have a legitimate interest to process the data you provide us and we will protect your rights in accordance with all applicable data legislation. If at any point you decide you would like us to delete the data we hold or have any more questions please email us at [email protected].
You can find out more about our Privacy Policy here: http://www.iris-worldwide.com/privacy-policy/
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and recruit on talent alone, regardless of age, gender identity, ethnicity, religion, education, class, sexual orientation or disability. We champion diversity and believe it not only benefits, but enhances our creativity, our company and the wider society at large. We are For The Forward.
Advertise with us by contacting: [email protected]
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