Account Director (PR & Communications) (Earned Media) needed at Accenture

Responsibilities include but are not limited to

• Senior client lead and team lead, interprets, develops, and manages strategy for clients are in line with scope of work.
• Manage client expectations and service delivery by being a focal point for day to day interaction.
• Build and manage client business and relationships, taking ultimate responsibility and be a strategic business partner.
• Understand the client strategy and agency process to deliver efficiently and to the highest quality.
• Ensures all work produced by team is of the highest standard and demonstrates creativity, attention to detail.
• Actively ensures that team members grow and develop into strong Earned Media professionals.
• Responsible for overall health and happiness of client team.
• Expert at delivering content and solutions that speak Paid, Earned, Shared, Owned .
• Expert in at least one communication area e.g. media relations, influencer relations, content.
• Handles all contractual and financial aspects of client relationship including scope of work, client KPIs, team resourcing.

Qualifications

• Relevant tertiary qualification in PR and or Business Communications.
• Minimum 8 years working experience in PR Agency or in a similar environment.
• Proficient in MS Office i.e. Word Excel PowerPoint etc.
• Traditional and Digital Earned Media experience is essential well versed in Digital.
• Strong command of the English language both verbal and written.
• Strong presentation skills.
• Strong administrative and organisational skills.
• Strong numerical skills financial budget management experience.
• Strong multitasking skills ability to work on more than one client at any given time.
• Personal Attributes
• Team player with the ability to work independently.
• Ability to remain calm in a fast paced environment.
• Creative out of the box thinker.
• People focused including being approachable, emotionally intelligent, empathetic and compassionate.
• Proactive.
• Resilient.
• Curious and analytical.
• Deadline driven.
• Solution driven.
• Meticulous with attention to detail.
• Able to work on site in office and visit clients.