About Premier

Premier is Europe’s leading specialist integrated agency for entertainment, arts and culture.

For more than 20 years our business has used its unrivalled influence, creativity, and network to help its clients across TV, film, gaming, theatre, sport, live events and music bring fans closer to the things they love.

Our client roster is a who’s who of the most influential businesses in entertainment and incudes Activision, Amazon, Booker Prize Foundation, Disney, EA, Fender, Live Nation, Netflix, Paramount, Sky, Sony, Universal and Warner Bros.

Job Role

We are looking for an account manager to join the Arts, Culture and Corporate team, which works on a range of retained clients across the arts, culture and media sectors. Reporting directly to division lead, they will be part of a growing team, have the opportunity to line manage and also have significant potential for growth.

The candidate will play an important role within the team across a broad range of activities, promoting our clients to the right audiences with campaigns that stand out and make a difference, winning new business and representing the department internally and externally.

They will also have an opportunity to support wider agency activities such as film premieres and screenings.

The right candidate

We are looking for a versatile and ambitious candidate to become a key member of a fast-growing team within Premier who will work closely with the Director on a range of exciting and varied clients. This is a mid-level position, for someone with a passion for arts and culture and who has prior experience in PR and communications.

The right candidate should have 2-3 years’ experience in a similar role with demonstrable knowledge of PR in the arts and culture industry. Key responsibilities include project management, report writing, media relations and day to day client management.

Key tasks – Client Servicing

• Take the lead in ensuring processes are followed, driving the client planning process and the delivery of plans as needed, while providing support to the senior team when necessary
• Ensure we are always delivering best in class consultancy to clients
• Build and maintain excellent client relationships
• Acquire and maintain a detailed knowledge of all the accounts you are across
• Work alongside department head to deliver outstanding pitch work
• Proactively manage feature placements for clients, and all previews/listings, reviews and competition placements on accounts
• Be aware of and share new trends within popular culture and wider consumer communications to inform client recommendations
• Advise on the best tools to be using to deliver first class campaigns

Key Tasks – Internal

• Have an excellent, strategic understanding of the media and the arts and culture landscape
• Maintain and grow key contacts across traditional media, websites and social channels (including influencers) and acquire up to date knowledge of deadlines and PR feature opportunities
• Support the junior team and oversee the quality of work delivered internally and for client approval (e.g. press releases, proposals, reports), requiring minimal input from senior team)
• Manage media sell-ins as directed by the department head to secure news, previews, reviews, competitions and features
• Support the department in ensuring your line manager has set goals and is delivering against them
• Raise the profile of the Business Development team in the industry by regular attendance at group events or presentations
• Initiate new business contacts and play a part in developing new business proposals
• Seek out and identify additional revenue opportunities from existing clients

Key Tasks – Company-Wide

• Follow all house systems and styles
• Contribute to the growth and culture of the company by showing an active interest in other departments and encouraging your teams to do the same
• Ensure you are fully competent and trained on all the tools used by the team

Working hours and London

This is a full-time hybrid role, based 3 days a week in our central London office (usually Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays but subject to change depending on meetings). Some out of hours will be required on occasion.

Reporting line You will report to the Director of the Arts, Culture and Corporate team.

If you’re interested please send your CV and a brief note on why you’d like to join us to jobs@premiercomms.com titling the email PR Account Manager – Arts, Culture & Corporate Team.