PR Senior Account Manager - Cape Town
Core
Senior Account Manager responsible for end-to-end management of a client portfolio, including strategy, media relations, billing, and team leadership.
Role type
Senior Account Manager
Builds
Client relationships, media campaigns, and business growth
Domain
Public Relations / Communications
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Account management, Delegation, Project management, Selling ideas, Strategy, Writing, Media relations, Pitching skills, Research, Client relations, Billing, Budgeting, Timesheets, Reporting, Business development, People development
Preferred skills
Knowledge of South African and broader African media landscape
Technologies
Marcel Classes portal, Chase
Responsibilities
Run client status meetings, develop strategic proposals and calendars, drive journalist relationship-building, write and pitch story angles, review billing arrangements, conduct appraisals for junior staff, mentor team members.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC