Account Manager, Tech PR

Edelman is a voice synonymous with trust, reimagining a future where the currency of communication is action. Our culture thrives on three promises: boldness is possibility, empathy is progress, and curiosity is momentum. 

At Edelman, we understand diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) transform our colleagues, our company, our clients, and our communities. We are in relentless pursuit of an equitable and inspiring workplace that is respectful of all, reflects and represents the world in which we live, and fosters trust, collaboration and belonging.

The Team

The Edelman tech team is on a mission to help the world's greatest tech companies build and safeguard trust with an ever-growing audience of stakeholders.

The Tech Team at Edelman strategically partner with clients to deliver global, regional and UK integrated campaigns for emerging tech companies, tech industry giants, social media platforms, huge tech product launches and much more!

Championing diverse skills, backgrounds and specialisms in our team is the key to our success, and it is this collective of over 50 brilliant technology communications specialists working with more than a 100 corporate, brand, and integrated comms professionals who have made us an award-winning agency, and #1 in PRWeek UK’s Top 150 Tech agencies for 2023.

Successfully winning new business and growing accounts, our team are now looking for passionate PR professionals to join our Tech team. So, if you are looking to take your career in Tech PR to the next level and work with some of the best in the industry, gaining exposure to some of the biggest clients in the business, keep reading, this role could be for you...

The Role

This is an exciting opportunity for a smart, passionate candidate who wants to accelerate their career working on a range of leading technology brands with an award-winning team.

You will be able to confidently manage teams, maintaining motivation and keep to tight deadlines, and ensuring attention to detail. Part of this includes client management and being able to manage and respond to client requests, ensuring materials are completed on time and at the highest standard. You will also be used to running multi-market campaigns in EMEA, and how to communicate with other markets and ensure campaigns are planned and executed consistently.

You’ll also have experience in developing plans which take complex technology and translate it into meaningful benefits for business and society. Your strong creative thinking is needed. You will be a strong writer and be able to create and manage budgets.

You will have supreme B2B and consumer technology media relations knowledge and experience, including fintech and cybersecurity. You will have a little black book of media contacts and be eager to expand this further and help coach the junior team in developing media relations skills. We want to hear about how your campaign ideas have translated into strong media results. 

If you’re ready to take on a challenging and rewarding role and want to work at PRovoke's EMEA Large Regional Consultancy of the Year 2024, then please APPLY TODAY. 

Responsibilities

• Client liaison – day-to-day client contact
• Proactive thinking – around campaigns and in day-to-day account work Edelman is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to an anti-discrimination policy. We expect all suppliers to act in accordance with this policy.
• Effective management of the team down, across and up
• Demonstration of creative campaign development and presentation, promoting technology solutions to business and consumer audiences
• Managing multi-market campaigns across the UK and EMEA
• Strategic media relations experience in UK (and ideally EMEA)
• B2B and B2C tech experience, ideally with some in fintech and cybersecurity but not essential
• Developing and managing client budgets 

Skills and Experience

• Proven track record of working in or with global technology brands
• Experience in developing plans which take complex technology and translates it into meaningful benefits for business and potentially consumers
• Strong client counsel experience
• Proven leadership skills with the ability to inspire and unite teams around delivering client plans
• Strong technology media relations in the B2B and B2C space, having proof of how your feature ideas have translated into strong media coverage

Benefits

Our benefits and policies are designed to ensure our employees feel comfortable, inspired, and equipped to thrive and do their best work. We offer a wide range of benefits across health, family, community, finance, and time away including:

Competitive Annual Holiday plus an additional day's holiday for your birthday and 3 days over the festive season.

Flexible working - Hybrid working policy and 30 days' work from anywhere worldwide!

Financial Wellbeing - Pension plan, income protection, and life insurance at 4x annual salary.

Building a Family - Whether it is maternity leave, adoptive leave or shared parental leave, take up to five months on full company pay. We also celebrate the arrival of your child or wedding day by offering a company child & wedding gift. In addition, Edelman partners with Peppy, a specialist healthcare and wellbeing service that provides all employees with access to expert pregnancy and parenthood, menopause, and fertility support.

Health and Wellbeing – Access to Private Medical Insurance, Digital GP and wellbeing program, Cycle to Work Scheme, subsidised corporate gym membership, a Quit Smoking Scheme, Annual flu vaccinations and 24/7 access to trained professionals in relation to a range of issues, in absolute confidence.

Personal and Professional Development - Clear progression routes and continuous training/professional development via Edelman Learning Institute 

Community – Get to know your colleagues and unwind at our weekly staff get together. We also encourage everyone to take part in our Citizenship Activities where you can spend a day each year helping a charitable cause, paid for by us.

Our Values

Core to our culture are our values, which guide our behavior, support a client-centric approach, influence the way we work with each other, our clients, and the community, and inspire great work.

The Relentless Pursuit of Excellence: Bringing the best of ourselves and partners to our clients.

The Freedom to be Constantly Curious: Tenacious, flexible, and thorough approach that drives creativity and growth for clients and ourselves.

The Courage to do the Right Thing: Trusted and resilient partner, committed to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive workforce, that prioritizes the wellbeing of ourselves and our colleagues.

The Commitment to Positively Impact Society: Performing our work with an environmental conscience, and a sense of tolerance, fairness, and equality. 

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We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t perfectly align with every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.