Account Manager

Copper Consultancy is looking for a tenacious, high calibre Account Manager to join their growing team nationwide. This is not a sales or Marketing AM role and the right candidate will need demonstrable experience in the Communications or PR fields. This is a Full-time, Permanent role. Hybrid working options are available.

Key Responsibilities

• Delivers consistent performance as day to day account lead; ensuring all project activities are being completed by the team to a high standard, on budget and on time
• Keeps on top of industry developments including policy, project developments and people moves and interprets relevance to clients and projects
• Demonstrates an understanding of, and make proactive and informed contributions to forecast discussions
• Management and delegation of tasks to junior team members to ensure timely delivery in line with expectations and avoid overloading team members or causing a resource issue
• Contributes to development of Copper’s broader marketing strategy through involvement with marketing programmes
• Earns position as first port of call for all client enquiries; be recognised as trusted advisor externally and internally as a safe, effective and reliable pair of hands

Person Specification

• Consultancy skills: able to develop strong client relationships; day to day account management of clients, projects and campaigns; budget management including understanding of contribution to Copper income and profitability 
• New business development: ability to identify and contribute to generating consultancy income from existing and new clients; drafting proposals, budgets and presentations (with supervision from account director); pitching 
• Communications planning: ability to develop plans from communications strategies; execute individual communications workstreams using OASIS principles 
• Media and social media: day to day knowledge of media management  
• Public affairs: politically aware: some knowledge of UK political structures (national, devolved and local) 
• Strong interpersonal skills; articulate; motivated; enthusiastic; enquiring mind; problem solver; attention to detail 

Salary and Benefits

• £35,000+ DOE
• Life assurance
• Fitness fund
• Personal development fund
• Enhanced employer pension contributions after year one
• A flexible benefits programme including the option to buy additional holidays, health cash plan and discounted gym membership

Copper is an Equal Opportunities Employer