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Account Director, Tech PR

Edelman is a voice synonymous with trust, reimagining a future where the currency of communication is action. Our culture thrives on three promises: boldness is possibility, empathy is progress, and curiosity is momentum. 


At Edelman, we understand diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) transform our colleagues, our company, our clients, and our communities. We are in relentless pursuit of an equitable and inspiring workplace that is respectful of all, reflects and represents the world in which we live, and fosters trust, collaboration and belonging.


The Team


The Edelman Tech team is on a mission to help the world's greatest tech companies build and safeguard trust with an ever-growing audience of stakeholders.


The Tech Team at Edelman strategically partners with clients to deliver global, regional, and UK integrated campaigns for emerging tech companies, tech industry giants, social media platforms, huge tech product launches, and much more!


Championing diverse skills, backgrounds, and specialisms in our team is the key to our success, and it is this collective of over 50 brilliant technology communications specialists working with more than 100 corporate, brand, and integrated comms professionals who have made us an award-winning agency, and #1 in PRWeek UK’s Top 150 Tech agencies for 2023.


Successfully winning new business and growing accounts, our team is now looking for passionate PR professionals to join our Tech team. So, if you are looking to take your career in Tech PR to the next level and work with some of the best in the industry, gaining exposure to some of the biggest clients in the business, keep reading—this role could be for you...

The Role


Edelman's Tech team is now looking for an Account Director with a proven ability to lead multi-market teams, drive strategic thinking, and deliver high-impact campaigns. Your ability to translate complex technology into meaningful narratives for business and society, paired with your strategic mindset, excellent writing skills, and financial acumen, is exactly what we need.


We are looking for a leader in B2B and B2C technology communications, with strong media relations and social media expertise, complemented by a valuable network of media contacts in the UK and ideally EMEA. We want to hear how your strategic counsel and campaign leadership have driven impressive results across media, digital, and integrated platforms.


Our clients and projects are exciting and fast-paced. You must be a quick thinker and strong multi-tasker, ready to provide high-level strategic counsel, oversee multi-market initiatives, and ensure excellence in execution.


If you’re ready to take on a challenging and rewarding leadership role and want to work at PRovoke's EMEA Large Regional Consultancy of the Year 2024, then please APPLY TODAY.


Key Responsibilities
  • Client Leadership – Serve as a strategic advisor and senior point of contact for key clients, driving relationships and ensuring client satisfaction.
  • Strategic Thinking – Develop and execute integrated communications strategies, aligning PR, digital, and broader marketing initiatives.
  • Team Management – Lead, inspire, and mentor teams, ensuring professional growth and high performance.
  • Campaign Development – Oversee the creation and execution of innovative, results-driven campaigns.
  • Media & Digital Expertise – Provide strategic media counsel at both a UK and EMEA level, leveraging strong media relationships and digital expertise.
  • Business Growth – Lead new business efforts, including pitching, proposal development, and organic account growth.
  • Budget & Financial Management – Manage multi-market budgets effectively, ensuring profitability and efficiency.


Skills and Experience Required
  • Proven track record of working with global technology brands and managing agencies/teams across multiple markets.
  • Extensive experience in B2B and B2C tech communications, with a deep understanding of industry trends.
  • Strong leadership skills with the ability to inspire and unite teams behind a central concept, seeing it through to execution.
  • Experience developing and implementing strategic communications programs that simplify complex technology.
  • Exceptional storytelling abilities with a natural curiosity about the arts, culture, and societal trends.
  • Strong network of media and influencer relationships, with evidence of securing impactful coverage.
  • Financial acumen, with experience managing large-scale budgets and delivering commercial success.


Benefits   


Our benefits and policies are designed to ensure our employees feel comfortable, inspired, and equipped to thrive and do their best work. We offer a wide range of benefits across health, family, community, finance, and time away including:   


Competitive Annual Holiday plus an additional day's holiday for your birthday and 3 days over the festive season.   


Flexible working - Hybrid working policy and 30 days' work from anywhere worldwide!   


Financial Wellbeing - Pension plan, income protection, and life insurance at 4x annual salary.   


Building a Family - Whether it is maternity leave, adoptive leave or shared parental leave, take up to five months on full company pay. We also celebrate the arrival of your child or wedding day by offering a company child & wedding gift. In addition, Edelman partners with Peppy, a specialist healthcare and wellbeing service that provides all employees with access to expert pregnancy and parenthood, menopause, and fertility support.   


Health and Wellbeing – Access to Private Medical Insurance, Digital GP and wellbeing program, Cycle to Work Scheme, subsidised corporate gym membership, a Quit Smoking Scheme, Annual flu vaccinations and 24/7 access to trained professionals in relation to a range of issues, in absolute confidence.   


Personal and Professional Development - Clear progression routes and continuous training/professional development via Edelman Learning Institute 


Community – Get to know your colleagues and unwind at our weekly staff get together. We also encourage everyone to take part in our Citizenship Activities where you can spend a day each year helping a charitable cause, paid for by us.   

 

Our Values  


Core to our culture are our values, which guide our behavior, support a client-centric approach, influence the way we work with each other, our clients, and the community, and inspire great work.  


The Relentless Pursuit of Excellence: Bringing the best of ourselves and partners to our clients.  


The Freedom to be Constantly Curious: Tenacious, flexible, and thorough approach that drives creativity and growth for clients and ourselves.  


The Courage to do the Right Thing: Trusted and resilient partner, committed to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive workforce, that prioritizes the wellbeing of ourselves and our colleagues.  


The Commitment to Positively Impact Society: Performing our work with an environmental conscience, and a sense of tolerance, fairness, and equality. 


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We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t perfectly align with every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

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Founded in 1952 and headquartered in Chicago, IL, Edelman is a public relations and marketing consultancy firm. The company offers B2B marketing, branding, business transformations, digital transformation and media relations services.

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