Associate Director – Consumer Healthcare Pr

Riding high from their recent ‘Agency of the Year’ win, our client, a global health and consumer pR agency is looking to bolster its senior ranks with a talented Associate Director. The team is passionate about improving health outcomes and ultimately patient lives, and as part of a busy and collaborative team you will need to be as well! If you are genuinely creative, have managed a high performing team and come have 7+ years’ experience in the health/wellbeing team at a consumer PR agency, or from a healthcare PR agency  this is the call to make.

They operate a fully flexible working policy. Staff also enjoy exceptional perks such as the opportunity to work from anywhere over the summer months.

The Senior Associate Director’s Role:

• Joining at a very exciting time, the team having just won some very high profile new business on cool brands (think: exercise brands, ophthalmology, OTC remedies and nutrition, etc, etc)
• The work will be majority global, with some UK focused work and will include media relations, social and digital, competitor events, corporate and internal comms, developing strategic communications plans, etc.
• You will lead and manage a team of  account handlers and will be proactive in inspiring and developing those you manage.
• You will be play an integral role in supporting the senior leadership team.

Requirements:

• You will have significant PR agency experience up to at least senior account director level.
• You experience must be in Consumer Healthcare (NOT pharmaceutical. They do not want a pharma PR person wanting to move into Consumer Healthcare)
• Team spirit and being up to date with the latest health and wellbeing trends and ideas
• Understanding of the OTC and broader health environment.

What you will get:

• An award-winning agency who will prioritise your development and career goals
• Industry-leading training and development programmes at all levels designed by their in-house Learning & Development Director
• Winning the ‘Great Place to Work’ award for over a decade!
• Impressive budget for socials
• Excellent flexible benefits package including wellbeing perks, extra opportunity for holidays, help with travel costs and opportunities for career breaks.