Description of Employment:
Collins Communications & Public Relations Ltd., trading as Food PR is seeking a full time (39 hrs per week) Senior Account Manager tasked with managing a portfolio of Irish food and hospitality brand clients. This is a senior, client-facing, strategy-led role combining integrated campaign development, public relations, social media strategy, influencer marketing, and copywriting, with responsibility for leading client accounts and mentoring junior team members where required.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage a portfolio of client accounts, acting as the senior point of contact and trusted strategic advisor
- Develop and oversee integrated marketing and communications campaigns, from initial concept through to execution and reporting
- Design and implement social media strategies across platforms, including content planning, content creation, community management, and performance analysis
- Source, negotiate, and manage influencer partnerships to support campaign objectives
- Write and produce copy across a range of formats, including social content, press materials, campaign assets, and client-facing documents
- Oversee public relations activity, including media outreach, press release drafting, and event coordination, ensuring campaign timelines are met from concept through completion
- Present campaign strategies, creative concepts, and performance results to senior client stakeholders
- Monitor industry trends, competitor activity, and platform developments within the Irish food and hospitality sector to inform strategic recommendations
- Manage project timelines, budgets, and deliverables across multiple concurrent client accounts
- Support the development of junior account team members where applicable
Skills and Experience Required:
- Minimum 2 years communications agency experience in account management, ideally in consumer, food and hospitality industry,
- Proven experience in account management, social media, PR, and brand strategy,
- Demonstrated track record of developing and executing integrated marketing campaigns across PR, social, and influencer channels
- Creative approach to video content, whether through hands-on creation or editing, with the ability to produce high-quality, dynamic, food-focused video content for clients
- Strong writing and copywriting skills, with the ability to adapt tone and style across brands and formats
- Experience managing senior client relationships and acting as a strategic lead
- Working knowledge of social media platforms, content strategy, and performance analytics
- Experience coordinating influencer marketing partnerships
- Strong organisational and leadership skills, with the ability to manage multiple client accounts and competing deadlines
- Excellent presentation and communication skills, both written and verbal
Software/Platform Proficiency:
- Social media management and scheduling tools (e.g. Sprout Social, Hootsuite, or similar)
- Social analytics and reporting platforms (e.g. native platform insights, Meta Business Suite, TikTok Analytics)
- Design tools for content creation and campaign assets (e.g. Capcut, Canva, Adobe Creative Suite, etc.)
- Project management/collaboration tools (e.g. Asana, Monday.com, Slack)
Pay: €36,605.00 per year
Work Location: In person
