Associate Account Director

As an Associate Account Director, you will be responsible for maintaining a keen understanding of industry trends affecting clients and making appropriate recommendations regarding communication strategy. Your key responsibilities will include: - Driving new business for the agency by generating leads and creating relevant pitch proposals - Aligning campaigns, assets, communications, and messaging to corporate branding initiatives - Leveraging existing media relationships and cultivating new contacts within business and industry media - Building relationships with thought leaders to grow industry awareness - Meeting tough deadlines in a high turn-over environment - Demonstrating strong time management skills to effectively juggle several projects at once - Leading, managing, mentoring, and motivating your internal team - Planning and managing on-ground events and press conferences - Utilizing strong ideation skills to devise communication strategies that work best with the media - Developing a PR communications plan including strategy, goals, budget, and tactics - Liaising on a daily basis with clients and the media, often via telephone and email - Seeking out relevant media opportunities for clients - Preparing regular client reports and attending client meetings - Managing crisis communications effectively Qualifications Required: - Bachelor's Degree in PR, Communications, or Post Graduate in PR - 10-12 years of relevant work experience in Lifestyle PR - Excellent written and oral communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills - Strong networking abilities with the media - Excellent organizational and time management skills with the ability to multi-task - Flexibility, determination, enthusiasm, and the ability to cope well under pressure - Creativity and imagination - Team player with a positive and proactive attitude - Proficiency in Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Word, Excel) (Note: No additional details of the company were provided in the job description),