Public relations account manager

Responsibilities:

• You will work across a number of marquee automotive brands, delivering communications programmes in line with our principles of client service excellence
• As the primary day-to-day liaison with assigned clients, you will maintain positive ongoing relationships and find ways to surprise and delight them with results and opportunities
• As an account manager, supporting the account directors, you will become part of the ‘engine room’, utilising your copywriting skills and demonstrating your media relations prowess
• Working with the team, you’ll live and breathe the supportive culture at Talacom, helping to progress junior members of the team and have a can-do attitude
• You can expect to play a role in new business pitches – bringing your creative ideas to the process

About Elan

Part of Talacom, Elan is a specialist automotive media relations consultancy dedicated to securing exceptional print, online and social media exposure for clients who, like us, are passionate about all things automotive.

Our reputation is built on delivering PR results that make a difference, whether it is in support of incoming sales enquiries, increased reputation, greater product knowledge, enhanced understanding or more.

What do we do?

Elan was created to help automotive businesses amplify their stories and shape their reputations. From the outset, we’ve focused on delivering meaningful outcomes for brands working in both B2B and B2C spaces. We are a team of sector specialists, results-led and commercially focused to deliver results for our clients.

Whether it’s a regulatory shift, an EV innovation, or an engineering breakthrough, our automotive clients rely on us to keep pace, cut through the noise and connect with the right automotive audiences. In our world, knowing the people who matter – across the industry and the media – makes all the difference.

We provide highly effective trade and consumer PR campaigns, designed with a complete understanding of the unique challenges and requirements of the sector. Whether the objective is behaviour change, sales or building new partnerships, we always deliver results.

Our client team:

Achieving PR goals in a multimedia, multichannel environment requires a team with deep and different communications experiences.

Across Talacom our teams are drawn from the worlds of journalism, marketing, international PR, politics and senior corporate roles in addition to several young communications and journalism graduates. We set challenging goals for all our clients and meet them through PR programmes that are based on the application of specialist insight, behavioural science and creativity.

Key requirements:

• Exemplary writing skills
• Existing account manager or minimum three years’ experience
• Three years of Communications agency experience is essential
• Excellent communications skills
• Automotive sector experience
• Previous people management would be useful, but not essential
• Excellent attention to detail and good listening skills
• Ability to analyse situations and address issues as they arise
• A self-starter who’s willing to hit the ground running

What you can expect from us:

• A fun and engaged team who work hard to deliver for our clients
• A remuneration package commensurate to experience
• 25 days holiday a year, increasing after two and five years of service
• Training budget of £500 per annum
• Pension contribution
• Vitality Health insurance / wellness package
• Flexible home / office-based working
• An extra day off for your birthday
• Twice yearly socials
• A tree planted at our woodland!
• Please note that we have a hybrid working dynamic with the week split between 2 days remote and 3 days at our offices in North Oxfordshire. You may also be required to travel as needed by clients. This will from time to time, including evenings and weekends.

About Talacom

Elan is part of Talacom, an employee-owned group of communications agencies that finds creative ways to champion clients’ communications ambitions. We partner with organisations globally to create opportunities, tackle challenges and make an impact using the power of creative communications. With you we share a common purpose, to make the world a better place to live in, work in, and experience.

• Benefits found in job post
• Medical insurance

Requirements added by the job poster

• 3+ years of Public Relations and Communications Services experience
• Commute to this job’s location
• Valid driver’s license
• Authorized to work in United Kingdom