BackBay Communications is looking for an Account Manager in London, United Kingdom. If you meet the requirements below, you will be eligible to apply via Digital Marketing Community.

Job Responsibilities:

• Improve and nurture relationships with media and other influencers.
• Pitch client news to financial services and business media.
• Pitch client executives as thought leaders on industry trends.
• Execute creative and effective integrated, content-driven communications programs for multiple clients.
• Draft news releases and social media posts.
• Aid manage client accounts.
• Promote new business activity.
• Actively oversee print and online news, blogs and social media to identify trends and client opportunities.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree.
• At least 3 years of PR agency experience, preferably in the financial services industry.
• Sound project management skills with the ability to juggle competing assignments, meet deadlines, be proactive, own initiatives and be successful.
• Effective new business experience.
• Outstanding writing skills.
• Proven client management expertise.
• Demonstarted understanding of traditional and digital media.
• Proven success and record in a media-facing role.
• Solid business and financial media contacts.
• Solid writing, editing/proofreading and verbal/presentation skills.
• Well organized, motivated, focused and results-orientated.
• Proactive, smart, professional, knowledgeable about business and economic news.
• Strategic thinker with the initiative to make things happen.
• Great ability to manage effective media relations and social media programmes.
• Ability to work independently and with a small team.