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PR Account Director (Corporate)

PR Account Director (Corporate)

AccentureZA
11 hours ago
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Job title : PR Account Director (Corporate)

Job Location : Gauteng, Cape Town

Deadline : October 29, 2025

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Overview

  • We are seeking a Cape Town-based Account Director to work on a portfolio of leading corporate and financial services clients.
  • The successful candidate must have extensive experience working on corporate Earned Media clients and campaigns, with specific experience in corporate communications and ideally, financial services.
  • It is imperative that the successful candidate keeps abreast of all Earned Media, PR and Influencer trends, within industry best practices.

    • Responsibilities (include but are not limited to) :

  • Senior client lead and team lead, interprets, develops, and manages strategy for clients and ensures that all plans are delivered and are in line with scope of work.
  • Manage client expectations and service delivery by being a focal point for day-to-day interaction and take responsibility for the delivery of exceptional work.
  • Build and manage client business and relationships, taking ultimate responsibility for client relationships with senior client contacts as well as senior business contacts and be a strategic business partner.
  • Develops the PR strategy aligned with client’s business imperatives and ensures efficient execution to deliver to the highest quality.
  • Ensures all work produced by team is of the highest standard and demonstrates creativity, attention-to-detail, contemporary thinking, use of new approaches and links to overall strategy and supports clients' business objectives.
  • Actively ensures that team members grow and develop into strong Earned Media professionals, through growth opportunities, upskilling, delegation, accountability, and mentoring.
  • Responsible for overall ‘health’ and happiness of client team. Expert at delivering content and solutions that speak to full PESO model (Paid, Earned, Shared, Owned).
  • Expert in at least one communication area (e.g. media relations, influencer relations, content).
  • Handles all contractual and financial aspects of client relationship including scope of work, client KPIs, team resourcing and hour allocation, budget tracking and management.
  • Including renegotiating annual retainer increase.
  • Manages profitability of team, over- and under-servicing trends in team and proactively manages to correct.
  • Ensures financial admin (Workbook) is running smoothly and accurately.
  • Actively looks for opportunities to sell-in new projects, services or organically grow clients in other ways.
  • Leads and participates in new business pitches.
  • Supports Practice Lead in driving and growing Earned Media through new business, new products and new thinking.
  • Ability to manage different personalities and always strive to get the best out of each individual.
  • Keep abreast of industry (Earned Media) trends to add additional value to your client’s business.

    • Requirements / Experience / Skill :

  • Relevant tertiary qualification in PR and / or Business Communications.
  • Minimum 8 years working experience in PR Agency (or in a similar environment).
  • Proficient in MS Office (i.e. Word / Excel / PowerPoint etc).
  • Traditional and Digital Earned Media experience is essential (well versed in Digital).
  • Strong command of the English language (both verbal and written).
  • Strong presentation skills.
  • Strong administrative and organisational skills.
  • Strong numerical skills (financial & budget management experience).
  • Strong multitasking skills (ability to work on more than one client at any given time).

    • Personal Attributes :

  • Team player with the ability to work independently.
  • Ability to remain calm in a fast-paced environment.
  • Creative “out of the box” thinker.
  • People focused including being approachable, emotionally intelligent, empathetic and compassionate.
  • Proactive. Resilient.
  • Curious and analytical.
  • Deadline-driven.
  • Solution-driven.
  • Meticulous with attention to detail.
  • Other : Able to work on-site / in office and visit clients.
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