Account Director, Technology - Global Communications Agency

If you’re looking to continue your communications career in an award-winning global agency, then this might just be the role for you! 

Why FleishmanHillard? 

We have been named PRWeek’s Global Agency of the Year and Best Places to Work; a “Standout Agency” on Advertising Age’s A-List; NAFE’s “Top 50 Companies for Executive Women” for six years running; and among our firm’s award-winning work we’ve taken home 5 Lions at the Cannes International Festival of Creativity in previous years. 

We are committed to creating an inclusive and equitable working environment for everyone. As the only PR Agency awarded EY’s National Equality Standard (twice!), all applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age. Do let us know if you need any adjustments made during the interview process. 

The Team 

As sector specialists, we live and breathe the trends and issues around cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, fintech, SaaS, telecoms, digital transformation, data centres and storage, cloud computing and more.  We love talking about what seem like dry, technical topics, figuring out why they matter and making them easy to understand by non-technical audiences.

Our client portfolio varies from some of the world’s largest technology brands to up and coming industry challengers. Whether it’s exploring the role of artificial intelligence in modelling the future of healthcare, finding creative ways to talk about how materials recycling can help meet sustainability goals, or working with leading influencers to raise awareness of the cyber shame attached to financial fraud, our days are always different, but rarely ever dull.

Our client portfolio varies from some of the world’s largest technology brands to up and coming industry challengers. Whether it’s exploring the role of artificial intelligence in modelling the future of healthcare, finding creative ways to talk about how materials recycling can help meet sustainability goals, or working with leading influencers to raise awareness of the cyber shame attached to financial fraud, our days are always different, but rarely ever dull.

The Work

With technology rapidly becoming an inextricable part of every industry, our work spans multiple sectors, from healthcare, financial services, retail, automotive and more. This variety, along with our belief that the best communications programmes are integrated, mean our team members have the chance to contribute to, and learn from, a whole host of people and practices across the entire agency.

The role 

Working closely with senior management, you will be responsible for developing strong relationships with clients and your work will involve strategy and planning, leading UK activation including media relations, executive profiling, content development, social media and events, as well as overseeing international markets to ensure they deliver plans effectively. You will also contribute to new business initiatives, mentor junior team members, and ensure the smooth running of client accounts through strong organizational and project management skills. You will also play a role in supporting the team on new business and marketing efforts to continue to grow the practice and current portfolio of clients.

Responsibilities include:

• Being the day-to-day lead on a portfolio of client accounts. This will involve managing delivery of press office, newsroom and campaign focused activity, contributing to strategy and utilizing senior counsel as required.


• Ensuring a high standard of work and superior client service, always with an eye to driving the satisfaction that supports client retention and growth.


• Be a trusted advisor. Our clients want thought partnership, which means you need to understand their challenges and opportunities well as they do and offer smart strategic thinking to help them deliver meaningful impact internally.


• Create messaging grounded in audience insight, developing data-led communications programs and plans, offering forward-thinking expertise around channel and content strategies, ensuring the successful delivery of tactics and smart measurement to demonstrate success


• Contributing to the management of client budgets; overseeing the client budget development, tracking, billing and communications.


• Developing new business through networking and lead generation, responding to external briefs and cross-practice identified opportunities, identifying opportunities for organic growth, and supporting proposals and pitches.


• Developing integrated campaigns, working with specialists across the business while leading on activations.


• Playing a role in the development of our own sector specific thought leadership and events, as well as representing FH at industry networking events.


• Inspiring, mentoring and motivating junior team members to build a highly engaged, inclusive and productive team.


• Deliver continuous feedback; take every opportunity to be inclusive, provide guidance, counsel and support to colleagues.

 Eligibility 

You must have the right to work in the UK and be able to work in our Bankside office at least 3 days p/week. 

What We Offer You 

• A warm and friendly team with a fantastic portfolio of global and UK clients 

• A truly global network, the opportunity to be part of multi-market campaigns, regularly working with colleagues across the globe. 

• A strengths-based L&D framework with an in-house coach and development opportunities for career defining work. 

• We’ve fully embraced hybrid and flexible working. We have a great office and human contact remains an important element of our culture 

• Work-life balance, we all work hard but having a life outside work matters to all of us, and we support each other to achieve it. 

• Culture Club – from office manicures, nutritionists, inhouse massage and acupressure sessions, to Yoga on the roof terrace, quizzes, boot camps, exhibits and summer and Christmas get-togethers. 


• Opportunities to join our Employee Resource Groups (global and local), the Shadow Board or DE&I Steering committee. 

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 Apologies in advance but due to the volume of applications we receive we are unable to respond to every application individually. 

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