Recruitment Room Team

Group Account Director – Consumer PR and Influencer

Cape Town
2 weeks ago
Application ends: January 9, 2025
Deadline date:
January 9, 2025

Job Description


Group Account Director – Consumer PR and Influencer

Remuneration: R50000 – R55000 per month basic salary 
Benefits: Included if appointed permanent
Location: Cape Town
Remote work: Some remote work allowed
Education level: Degree
Job level: Senior
Own transport required: Yes
Travel requirement: Occasional
Type: 2-3 months
Reference: #LEW 03/09
Company: Lewyll Communications

This is an outstanding opportunity for seasoned PR Professional to join a leading Internationally-affiliated PR Agency – initially on a short-term contract for the duration of 2024, with the view to a permanent appointment in 2025.

The role:

As Group Account Director, with a solid understanding of consumer PR and influence strategy, you will ensure that the team you lead are always aligned with strategic objectives whilst managing both large, multi-market campaigns and a portfolio of varying-size accounts.

Your experience will include directing teams to deliver award-winning work and establishing clear operational processes that drive growth and meet performance targets.

As a proven leader and role model, you will guide the team members while collaborating instinctively with partners across all communications channels.

Requirements:

  • Hold a tertiary qualification in PR, Communications or similar
  • Have a passion for influencer marketing with a minimum of 8 years of experience in the field
  • Previous PR Agency experience is essential working on a Consumer portfolio of clients, of which a minimum of 3 years at a Senior Level
  • Be a strong dynamic leader and motivator, with a proven track record of successfully managing teams
  • Good analytical skills, and the ability to think strategically and creatively
  • A confident, optimistic individual, who operates effectively under pressure
  • Excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills
  • A keen interest in all things social, PR, digital and an avid follower of relevant news and trends
  • Self-motivated, action-oriented and ambitious with a positive “can-do” attitude

Important consideration:

1)  During the initial Contract period, the role of the GAD is based full-time at the offices of the Agency based in Cape Town.

2)  To operate effectively as the Group Account Director, a key responsibility will be to acquire a first-hand knowledge of both the portfolio of Clients – as well as the team reporting to you.

3)  As such, working remotely wil not be considered an option.

Scope of the GAD role:

This interim role should not be considered as merely a stop-gap appointment – rather the beginning of a potential longer-term working relationship.

If you have the credentials together with the required Consumer PR and Influence experience, please send your CV and a full motivation as to your suitability for this role ASAP – an ideal commencement date would be mid-October 2024

Posted on 27 Nov 07:44, Closing date 26 Jan

Apply by email

Michelle
[email protected]