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Senior Account Manager, Consumer Packaged Goods – Hill & Knowlton

ABOUT H&K

Hill & Knowlton is the global strategic communications leader for transformation. We help brands, businesses and leaders build reputation, manage risk, and create breakthrough opportunities for growth. Founded in 1927, today’s Hill & Knowlton operates 70 offices in over 30 countries, providing advisory, public relations and creative solutions to local and global clients. Our global team offers integrated strategic services, grounded in deep sector expertise, and enabled by creativity and intelligence. Headquartered in New York, Hill & Knowlton is part of WPP, one of the world’s largest communications services groups.

OUR TEAM

Our Consumer-Packaged Goods team is a 30-strong collection of comms specialists with the passion and expertise to discover, immerse and turn what we learn and think about people into an informed advantage that connects our clients meaningfully with the audiences they want to influence. Our clients span a mix of retail, beauty & grooming and food & drink.

THE ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

• We are recruiting a Consumer-focused Senior Account Manager with strong brand communications experience across the premium spirits sector to work across our enviable client portfolio of globally recognised drinks brands.
• The role will cover being a key support to account leads to shape communications strategies, and in building and driving campaign executions. You’ll work closely with your Account Leads to manage the planning and delivery of initiatives and inspiring best practice with more junior members of the team, as well as taking day to day management responsibilities and client correspondence.
• The role would suit someone with a passion for big brand consumer campaigns and experience in multi-market and UK activity. They should show strong creative and strategic thinking, media skills, have an amazing eye for detail and a finger on the pulse of societal and category trends.
• Some international travel may be required.

DESIRED ATTRIBUTES

• Professional, enthusiastic and proactive style of working
• Solid media & influencer relations and strong press office abilities across the consumer and drinks trade landscape
• Confident delivery of informed counsel and recommendations to clients and in loop-agency environments
• First class correspondence skills externally with clients and suppliers and internally with team members
• End-to-end efficiency in project management, across multiple workstreams and/ or creative elements
• High-standard writing skills; research, proposals, messaging, communications toolkits, briefs etc
• Creative and strategic thinking, showing active participation in ideation
• Great team management, leading by example and mentoring junior team members
• Confident presentation skills – both verbal and written

KEY H&K BENEFITS

• 25 days & (3 days at Christmas) annual leave
• Comprehensive health insurance (Bupa)
• SMART pension scheme
• WPP employee discount scheme
• Group life assurance scheme
• Enhanced maternity & paternity scheme
• Vouchers & extra day’s holiday for key milestone anniversaries
• Our dedicated interactive training academy - ‘The Hub’
• Cycle to work scheme
• Wellness programmes
• Weekly social events
• 2 x volunteer days per year
• Additional wellness days off for active commuting

OUR LONDON OFFICE

H&K employs over 300 people in the UK, and our stunning Southwark offices run over two floors as part of the larger WPP Campus, Rose Court. We have access to a beautiful roof terrace with panoramic views across London and a bar/restaurant area, which is a great spot for client meetings and socialising with the wider agency and other WPP OpCo’s.

DE&I

We pride ourselves on creating a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone belongs. As a company and as co-workers, we are building a workplace where everyone can reach their full potential. We are an inclusive employer and are happy to consider flexible working arrangements.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

We believe diversity is strength. Our Commitment at Hill & Knowlton is to combine our employees unique backgrounds, perspective, and experiences to build a more diverse and inclusive organisation that represents all of us and the businesses we work with. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and will consider all applicants regardless of age, gender identity ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, family or parental status, neurodiversity, and disability status. We are also happy to provide reasonable adjustments during the application and interview process. Please refer to our Diversity, Equity + Inclusion Recruitment Charter to understand more about H&K’s commitments here.

H&K is Disability Confident Committed and a Dyslexia SMART organisation. If you require any adjustments to the application or interview process with us, please don’t hesitate to email [email protected]

For more information on H&K: https://hillandknowlton.com/
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