Account Manager
Overview / About us:
We're Stripe; a PR, Social, Content and Influencer agency with a mission to get people talking. Stripe is part of Lumanity, a global organization with offices based in the US, UK, and Europe.
Responsibilities / Position overview:
Stripe Communications is looking for an ambitious, smart-thinking Account Manager to join the team in Edinburgh.
If you want to work with incredible brands on creative campaigns and have broad media, influencer and content experience, this could be the role for you.
Are you a motivated and determined self-starter with a desire to play your part? Do you want to make a difference to your clients? Do you want to run stand-out campaigns? Do you want to be part of a growing agency? If that sounds like you, get in touch!
The successful candidate will have at least three years’ experience and thrive in an ambitious, creative and fast-paced team environment.
If you’re passionate about PR and creative communications, have big ideas and a no-nonsense approach then we want to hear from you.
Imperatives- Must ideally have previous agency experience working on a broad cross section of B2C and B2B clients
- Must hold strong media contacts across print, broadcast and online
- Proven track record in delivering high impact high quality media coverage for clients
- Experience of working as part of a collaborative team
- Passion, commitment and enthusiasm for what they do
- Developing editorial strategy and creative tactics that positively promote clients
- Managing a busy press office to secure proactive coverage, and handling reactive enquiries
- Propose, organise and facilitate events with key media and influencers, securing high quality coverage in return
- Proactively pitch creative ideas, content and campaign tactics to drive media coverage and social engagement that aligns with the clients’ objectives
- Negotiate, liaise and manage relationships with third party partners, and paid influencers etc where relevant
- Agile hybrid working with office presence two days a week (Monday mandatory)
Qualifications:
- • A passion for PR and delivering great work for clients
- Strong journalist contacts across consumer, hospitality, lifestyle and business press, as well as national news and broadcast
- Strong writing and presentation skills
- Confidence and excellent communication skills
- A positive ‘can do’ attitude – a self-starter and team player, adept at working collaboratively
- An ability to think creatively
- Experience of working under pressure and at a fast pace (ability to meet deadlines)
Benefits:
- 27 days holiday + bank holidays with extra days based on length of service (up to 9 p/y)
- Birthday day off / early Friday finish / monthly happy hour
- Fortnightly training / weekly coaching / leadership training programme
- Flexible and part time remote working
- Vitality Private Healthcare insurance
- Mental health wellbeing hub & counselling support
- Enhanced maternity & paternity pay
- Long service rewards
- Group Self Invested Personal Pension Plan / life insurance
- Cycle to work scheme
- Profit related bonus scheme