Account Manager - Travel PR at Finn Partners – Bunhill, England

Account Manager - Travel PR

What’s the gig?
FINN Partners is on the hunt for an Account Manager to join our UK travel PR practice. Ideally you will have three or more years’ experience in travel or consumer PR have a strong knowledge of the media landscape. You will have the desire or impulse to travel, wander and explore this beautiful world and be ready to bring your passion to an award-winning integrated agency.

What you’ll be up to?
As Account Manager you will run the day-to-day operations for some of the best destinations and brands in the business. Manage a small team and work closely with several Account Directors, across a portfolio of exciting travel clients, to deliver varied campaigns across a variety of platforms including print, digital, influencer and broadcast. Projects will be strategic and innovative, from concept through to execution to ensure excellent client exposure. You will oversee the creation of media lists, activity reports, content creation, organise and host events, sell in stories, and attend client meetings. Hosting media and keeping on top of journalistic needs and deadlines is integral to the role as well as arranging those all-important press trips. You’ll lead brainstorms and oversee campaign delivery; we are a collaborative bunch here at FINN and want the opinions of all team members.

Day to day?
There is no typical day… generally, working hours are 9.00- 5:00pm, Monday to Friday but sometimes there are times you will be out until late or up at the crack of dawn organising photo shoots or attending events – that is the nature of PR. We offer a hybrid working structure that offers a mix of WFH and WFO at our office on Old Street. We offer flexible working options.

What skills are required?
- Excellent travel and hospitality knowledge

• Enthusiasm and a desire to be involved in award winning PR campaigns
• A nose for a great story
• Strong writing skills for varied audiences
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• A love of travel
• A passion for media
• Existing media and trade contacts in relevant fields
• Excellent writing and presentation skills
• Good attention to detail, organisation and confidence are all a must
• Resourceful and innovative
• Development minded, helping to coach and develop junior members of the team
• Team player
• IT whizz
• Strong commercial acumen

What’s in it for me?
FINN Partners offers its team members a number of great benefits, including generous annual leave, private medical and dental insurance, group life, a wellness benefit to spend on physical and mental well-being, enhanced maternity leave, just to name a few. Further details and a full description of our suite of benefits will be provided during our screening process.

About FINN
We are a flexible, gregarious team full of traditional values with an evolving quest to develop and originate innovate content and award-winning ideas. We are creative thinkers that go beyond what a campaign, journalist, influencer, or brand requires.
Named as a Best Place to Work 2020 by PR Week, 1000+ of the most accomplished professionals in the industry make up Finn Partners. With 20 offices across eight countries around the world, our managing partners alone have more than 175 years of combined experience working in the consumer, technology, travel & leisure, financial services, healthcare, education and manufacturing sectors. The firm offers a full-service approach including integrated public relations, content creation, social, digital marketing and research services. Founded in New York in 2011 by Peter Finn with an innovative new model in which entrepreneurial spirit, innovation and partnership drive client success and sustainable agency growth, the firm delivers world-class client service, coupled with best-in-class employment practices, to produce award-winning work and a rewarding culture.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Statement
We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. We are happy to make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process—please let us know if you need any support.

To Apply
Please upload your resume and cover letter detailing your prior work experience. While we appreciatea the interest of all candidates, we will only respond to those with whom we have a greater interest.

About FINN Partners
Founded in 2011 on the core principles of innovation and collaborative partnership, FINN Partners has grown from about $24 million in fees to nearly $200 million in fees over ten years, becoming one of the fastest growing independent public relations agencies in the world. The full-service marketing and communications company’s record setting pace is a result of organic growth and integrating new companies and new people into the FINN world through a common philosophy. With more than 1,300 professionals across 35 offices, FINN provides clients with global access and capabilities in the Americas, Europe and Asia. FINN Partners clients are also supported through longstanding partner agencies and its membership in the PROI network of leading agencies around the world. Headquartered in New York, FINN has offices in: Abu Dhabi, Atlanta, Bangalore, Bangkok, Beijing, Boston, Chicago, Delhi, Denver, Detroit, Dublin, Fort Lauderdale, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Honolulu, Jerusalem, Kuala Lumpur, London, Los Angeles, Madison, Manila, Mumbai, Munich, Nashville, Orange County, Paris, Portland, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Shanghai, Singapore, Washington D.C. and Yangon.