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Job reference: 30767
Riding high from their recent ‘Agency of the Year’ win, our client, a global health and consumer pR agency is looking to bolster its senior ranks with a talented Associate Director. The team is passionate about improving health outcomes and ultimately patient lives, and as part of a busy and collaborative team you will need to be as well! If you are genuinely creative, have managed a high performing team and come have 7+ years’ experience in the health/wellbeing team at a consumer PR agency, or from a healthcare PR agency this is the call to make.
They operate a fully flexible working policy. Staff also enjoy exceptional perks such as the opportunity to work from anywhere over the summer months.
The Senior Associate Director’s Role:
- Joining at a very exciting time, the team having just won some very high profile new business on cool brands (think: exercise brands, ophthalmology, OTC remedies and nutrition, etc, etc)
- The work will be majority global, with some UK focused work and will include media relations, social and digital, competitor events, corporate and internal comms, developing strategic communications plans, etc.
- You will lead and manage a team of account handlers and will be proactive in inspiring and developing those you manage.
- You will be play an integral role in supporting the senior leadership team.
Requirements:
- You will have significant PR agency experience up to at least senior account director level.
- You experience must be in consumer healthcare (NOT pharmaceutical. They do not want a pharma PR person wanting to move into consumer healthcare)
- Team spirit and being up to date with the latest health and wellbeing trends and ideas
- Understanding of the OTC and broader health environment.
What you will get:
- An award-winning agency who will prioritise your development and career goals
- Industry-leading training and development programmes at all levels designed by their in-house Learning & Development Director
- Winning the ‘Great Place to Work’ award for over a decade!
- Impressive budget for socials
- Excellent flexible benefits package including wellbeing perks, extra opportunity for holidays, help with travel costs and opportunities for career breaks.