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Rhizome Media, Account Director

Employer
Rhizome Media
Location
London (Central)
Salary
£50k - £65k, subject to experience
Closing date
Mar 1, 2019

Job Details

PRs WHO WANT TO BE THEIR OWN BOSS

Rhizome Media is looking for an Account Director with bags of experience running accounts, generating top-notch newsworthy stories and securing coverage.

Why the hell would I want to work for you?

Based in an improbably hip WeWork office at the heart of redeveloped Paddington, Rhizome Media is a fast-growing company that prides itself in delivering excellent media coverage for businesses of all sizes in all sectors.

Our offices boast a meditation room and table tennis - but you’ll be having so much fun doing PR you won’t care. Though you may be interested to know we offer an annual £500 personal development fund, whizz staff away on a yearly work holiday somewhere hot - this year it’s Faro, Portugal - and provide 25 days of annual leave, as well as half a day off on your birthday.

Who are you?

You’ll be a PR with several years’ experience working either at an agency or in-house, with excellent news sense and a knack for building relationships with people.

Above all, you’ll be a self-starter capable of running accounts independently and driving fantastic media coverage.

You’ll have honed your skills working at the coalface of the industry; drafting tight, fresh copy, handling tricky clients and juggling multiple things at once.

Finally you’ll need to be confident and articulate, be comfortable dealing with company bosses, possess a sound grasp of current affairs and above all have a nose for a good story.

A dry sense of humour and a willingness to work hard - and laugh - in roughly equal measure won’t do you any harm, either.

The day job

We’re an SME that punches well above its weight - representing everyone from SMEs to listed firms and companies across a huge variety of sectors including financial services, property, insurance, technology, health and motoring.

Our clients include household names like uSwitch, the AA, Indeed and Phil Spencer - yes, the one off the telly - as well as a number of exciting disruptors, like funeral comparison site Beyond and cybersecurity experts Top10VPN.

You will be yearning to get involved in a huge variety of tasks including ideas generation, writing press releases and features, organising and attending journo/client briefings, crunching data and crisis management.

We work a bit like a news agency, so it’s a fast-paced and exciting working environment. For the right person, this is a fantastic opportunity to help play a major role in the growth of this firm.

It goes without saying that you will have excellent people skills, be confident and articulate, possess a sound grasp of current affairs and polished writing skills, together with a nose for a good story.

Key responsibilities

  • Story idea generation
  • Running accounts and client handling
  • Writing press releases
  • Writing reactive comments about breaking news
  • Pitching news stories and features to national, regional and trade media
  • Organising and attending journalist briefings
  • Contributing to new business proposals and pitches
  • Organising radio/TV interviews and briefing clients
  • Responding quickly and efficiently to journalist requests


Skills and experience

  • Self-starter with bags of initiative
  • Ideas person – both creative and news aware
  • Excellent client handling skills
  • Faultless written and verbal communication skills
  • Impeccable news sense
  • Team player (yawn)
  • Multi-tasker
  • Good media contacts a bonus
  • Enthusiastic and intuitive
  • Ability to work quickly and accurately to tight deadlines
  • Providing direction to juniors


Apply by completing the application form below.

Company

Rhizome Media is a ‘full service’ agency focused on the start-up and SME market. Hell, we offer everything a start-up or SME could need to get their name out there and build their brand, from PR and social media campaigns to content creation, kick-ass websites and growth strategies.

Our clients include many companies that we have helped build into household names, including price comparison website uSwitch.com, online estate agent HouseSimple, the gadget insurer, Protect Your Bubble, and residential property crowdfunding platform, Property Partner.

Company info
Website
Location
10 Margaret Street
London
W1W 8RL
GB

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