We’re Hiring: Account Director (maternity Cover)
We are looking to recruit an experienced Account Director for an eight month contract covering maternity leave, which will commence in January 2015.
The successful candidate will possess an excellent track record in consumer and online PR across all sectors. The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate strong judgement, sound client counsel and people management skills, as well as account management with excellent planning, implementation and evaluation skills on consumer campaigns working to deadline and within budget. The successful candidate will join a team of experienced professionals working on a portfolio of high profile Irish and international brands.
Essential Experience Required:
- Three years’ minimum experience working in a PR agency at Account Director level with a proven ability to manage diverse workloads and priorities
- Experience with consumer luxury brands, food and drink, hospitality, fashion, arts and culture and technology
- High level of attention to detail and excellent media relations and writing skills, combined with strong social media and online PR experience
- Strong ability to manage budgets on behalf of clients and costs on behalf of the agency
- Experience in developing new business strategies and proposals
Elevate is a hardworking, creative and professional PR agency. We are a big ideas agency, derived from consumer insights with a strong digital focus. We want to have fun, are fresh and forward thinking and focused on the client-agency relationship of trust. We believe in a proactive and energetic approach, working in partnership with clients to execute results driven campaigns on budget. Honesty and effectiveness are hallmarks of our work.
Salary will reflect the seniority of the position and the level of experience required. Those interested in this position should send a CV directly to Emma Kelly: emma@elevate.ie by Friday, 17 October 2014.