PR Account Director/Senior Account Director - Tourism

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• Freelance PR Account Director/Senior Account Director
• Global travel and tourism brands
• Immediate start - 3 months

Boutique tourism agency is seeking an experienced, strategic and proactive PR Account Director to support the agency’s PR team for 3 months.

This is for an immediate start to cover AM – SAD level taking extended leave during this time. 
  
The perfect candidate for this role is an experienced senior PR professional with B2B and B2C experience, which includes working in consumer and/or corporate agency environments, representing global brands and managing large scale PR projects and integrated campaigns. Experience representing travel/hospitality brands is also a plus.
  
The Account Director will be responsible for delivering PR strategies and the day to day running of agency clients during this time, as well as planning and leading teams on global and area brand campaigns.
  
The ideal candidate for this role will have solid team and project management skills, a proven track record in conceptualising, planning and delivering successful and well thought out PR and marketing campaigns, as well as extremely strong writing skills and providing expert counsel to senior global clients.
  
They will be experienced in supporting and communicating with clients at all levels, and happy and able to flex their skills and adapt these to the many situations the role demands - from briefing global CEOs through to media pitching, liaison and press materials, and working with in-house marketing teams to bring PR plans to life. They should be proactive and hands on in their approach and quickly integrate and agency environment, which is collaborative at all levels. 
  
Key requirements:
  

• Exceptional client consultancy and relationship management
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills
• Strategic and creative thinker with an integrated approach to PR and marketing
• Highly accountable and organised
• Excellent written communication skills and a high level of attention to detail
• Experienced in leading crisis communications and strategies
• Confident and inspiring approach to leadership and mentoring
• Experienced in finance and workflow management
• Proactive in driving client, team and agency efficiencies and development

  
Role specifics:-

• Predominantly working to Account Director and Head of PR across portfolio of clients
• Developing and executing press office strategies 
• Drafting press releases and briefing documents
• Drafting Q&As/advertorials (B2B mostly)
• Media relations
• Working with content producers to deliver video content to brief and in line with client feedback
• Event management and coordination 
• Full brand campaign management – working with brand ambassadors and third party suppliers, event coordination and management, copy writing and media relations (broadcast, print and online)
• Senior client liaison
• Proof reading and editing

  
The agency is a leading travel marketing communications agency engaged by some of the world’s most recognised tourism brands for its expertise in consumer marketing, public relations, sales representation, trade marketing, social media and crisis management.
  
If you're free immediately, flexible for some interstate travel, can commit to the full 3 months and have the experience outlined above, please apply now.